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20/05/2025

HUGE HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO ERKA CHAVEZ, LCSW!!!

Erika joined MLC in 2022 right out of graduate school, and we’ve had the privilege of watching her grow into the amazing (and heavily sought-after!) therapist she is today. As part of MLC’s supervision curriculum, she attended weekly clinical supervision with Alex, bi-weekly triadic clinical supervision with Masuma, and monthly group supervision w/ folks on the team—not to mention offering support to her peers who were learning and growing alongside her. Working with her is truly a gift.

Congratulations, Erika, LCSW!! —we are honored to celebrate you!

19/05/2025

Mindful Life Counseling hosted our 1st open mic at & wow, there’s nothing like the power of a safe space 🥹. Thank you to everyone who came out last night! To the performers, you were incredible. And to the crowd, you held space with such care & encouragement that vulnerability showed up in its most natural & authentic way. Community is everything & we felt every bit of it last night ❤️.

13/05/2025

Meet the Mindful Life Counseling Team!

First Row (left to right):
-Susan is a q***r Asian American and is our office manager.

- Nui, LPC is Bengali American woman who specializes in polyvagal/somatic work, cultural & spiritual identity development, & intergenerational healing.

- Sophia, LPC is a Cambodian-Chinese American, q***r non-binary clinician who specializes in somatic-based therapy, complex trauma, spiritual, gender & s*xuality identity development.

- Masuma, LCPC is a South Asian woman who specializes in EMDR, somatic-based therapy, complex trauma, anti-oppression & social justice education, & spiritual identity development.

- Noah-Christina, LCPC is a Black woman who specializes in EMDR, anti-oppression & social justice education, racial,
identity development.

- Luz, LPC is a q***r clinician who specializes in issues related to immigrants, gender & s*xual identity development, & q***r s*x education.

-Katie, LPC is a biracial, q***r, non-binary clinician who specializes in parentification, racial, gender, & s*xual identity development, intergenerational trauma & growth.

Second Row (left to right):

- Dekhari, MA is a 2Spirited Black man who specializes in racial, s*xual, spiritual, and gender identity & transgender health.

- Erika, LCSW is a Latinx cisgender woman who specializes in EMDR, spirituality, racial identity development, issues related to immigrants.

- Alex, LCSW, is a Chinese Vietnamese q***r and trans woman who specializes in trauma recovery, & racial, s*xual, & gender identity development.

- Tiffani, LPC is a Black cisgender woman who specializes in EMDR, life transitions, occupational stress, and dating & intimate relationships.

- Malarie, LPC is a Black woman who specializes in life transitions, and perinatal health & issues related to motherhood.

Mellany, LPC is a multi-racial, Latina, bi/pans*xual woman who provides services in English in Portuguese who specializes in immigration stressors, in*******al relations, & family relations.

- Sylvia, LSW is a Chinese-American woman who specializes in racial, ethnic, cultural identity exploration, & life transitions.

Community is everything 🦋

21/04/2025

Mindful Life Counseling is hosting an open mic on May 17th at Nabala Café! Come join us!!

10/01/2025

The wildfires in California are absolutely devastating and our hearts go out to everyone impacted.

During this times, we’re reminded of the interconnections between climate disasters and systemic exploitation, intentional neglect, and oppression. Enviromental & climate justice teaches us that harm to the planet directly translates to the harm of people—disproportionately affecting marginalized communities who bear the brunt of these crises while being the least responsible for them!!

As anti-oppressive therapists, we know that healing extends beyond the therapy room, it’s intertwined with the structural harms that create even more environmental and personal traumas.

11/12/2024

“Noah-Christina, I admire your authenticity; you are so real in every essence of the word. You remind me to show up as I am, without a mask or facade, and just be me because I feel like you’re doing the same. I feel closer to myself when I’m in the presence of you”. - Dr. Masuma Rasheed

Huge congratulations to Noah-Christina Reed, LCPC!!!

We couldn’t be prouder of Noah-Christina for her incredible dedication and hard work over these past few years, diligently accumulating her clinical hours to reach this exciting milestone in her career. Achieving full licensure is no small feat, and now, it’s officially here!

Noah-Christina joined MLC in 2001 fresh out of graduate school, and it’s been an absolute privilege to watch her grow into the amazing clinician she is today. Over the years, she has poured herself into her development—attending weekly clinical supervision with Masuma, bi-weekly triadic clinical supervision with Alex, and monthly group supervision w/ folks on the team. That’s a lot of mentorship, and Noah-Christina showed up every single time with an open mind, open heart, ready to learn & un-learn, and grow.

Her commitment to her clients and her passion for providing compassionate care are truly inspiring. This accomplishment is so well-deserved, and we’re beyond proud of her.

Congratulations, Noah-Christina—you’ve worked so hard for this, and we are thrilled to celebrate you!

20/09/2024

Mahdia Lynn founded Masjid al-Rabia, a women-centered and LGBTQ-affirming Mosque in 2016. It was the 1st Mosque in Chicago to openly welcome LGBTQ Muslims.

When I first moved to Chicago in 2016, I attended Jummah prayer at Masjid al-Rabia. The Kutbah was a group discussion & all genders prayed side by side as equals.

Mahdia would say that “Islam is too important to leave anyone behind’ & that she wanted to cultivate a space where practicing Islam was inclusive to everyone”.

Mahdia was someone so many folks looked up to & will be missed greatly.

Dearest Mahdia, may you rest in peace ❤️.

27/08/2024

Meet the Mindful Life Counseling Team!

First Row (left to right):
-Susan Tran (she/her) is a q***r Asian American and is our office manager.

- Nui Waris (she/her) is Bengali American woman who specializes in polyvagal/somatic work, cultural & spiritual identity development, & intergenerational healing.

- Sophia Ou (she/they) is a Cambodian-Chinese American and q***r non-binary femme who specializes in somatic-based therapy, complex trauma, spiritual, gender & s*xuality identity development, & intergenerational healing.

- Alex Ngo (she/her) is a Chinese Vietnamese q***r and trans woman who specializes in trauma recovery, and racial, s*xual, & gender identity development.

- Noah-Christina Reed (she/her) is a Black cisgender woman who specialized in EMDR, anti-oppression & social justice education, racial,
identity development, & intergenerational healing.

- Luz Maria Miranda (she/they) is a q***r individual who specializes in issues related to immigrants, mindfulness, gender & s*xual identity development, & q***r s*x education.

Second Row (left to right):

- Dekhari Dixon (he/him) is a 2Spirited Black man of trans experience who specializes in racial, s*xual, spiritual, and gender identity & transgender health.

- Erika Chavez (she/her) is a Latinx cisgender woman who specializes in EMDR, herbalism & spirituality, racial identity development, issues related to immigrants, & intergenerational healing.

- Masuma Rasheed (she/her) is a South Asian cisgender woman who specializes in EMDR, somatic-based therapy, complex trauma, anti-oppression & social justice education, & spiritual identity development.

- Tiffani Clay (she/her) is a Black cisgender woman who specializes in EMDR, life transitions, occupational stress, and dating & intimate relationships.

- Malarie Marquez (she/her) is a Black cisgender woman who specializes in life transitions, intergenerational trauma, and perinatal health & issues related to motherhood.

- Sylvia Chen (she/her) is a Chinese-American cisgender woman who specializes in racial, ethnic, cultural identity exploration, stress management, & life transitions.

Community is everything 🦋

19/08/2024

MLC summer outing 2024 ✨🦋✨

Super meaningful to collectively share this Chicago sunset moment with an incredible team.

06/07/2024

*This is not therapy or guidance, it is my personal story 🦋*

Decolonizing My Understanding of “Surrender” 🙏🏽

In 2018, I got a tattoo that said ‘surrender’ in Arabic (استسلام). At the time, my understanding of the term ‘surrender’ came from spending over a decade in white wellness spaces (IYKYK).

The world of yoga helped me so much back in the day but in recent years, as I started to shed all the ways whiteness has held me back, I didn’t feel called to the yoga mat in the same ways I had before. Decolonizing yoga & reclaiming what the practice means to me has been a journey & I’m still on it. For now, it took time & reflection to process this transition ❤️

02/07/2024

“Pride for Whom?”
Let’s just name that LGBTQ allyship & protection look different for BIPOC q***r folks than for their white counterparts. Allyship from institutions, like the police, isn’t really allyship for BIPOC q***r folks (i.e. when the Pride Parade has a police float, as if they weren’t just arresting & harming q***r folks protesting at encampments 😒).

MLC stands proudly with the q***r community holding both celebration AND acknowledging Pride’s radical roots led by Black trans women. As we continue to learn about what it means to de-colonize Pride, we scream from the rooftops that PALESTINE LIBERATION IS Q***R LIBERATION 🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸.

Thank you for your support !

22/05/2024

The MLC team sharing a communal Palestinian meal was so special! 💕

It’s not lost on us how privileged we were to share this meal together. Palestinian liberation is tied to all of our liberation 🍉.

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