I specialize in working with creatives, LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, chronically ill, Lyme, and nonconforming people. Mindscapes is a private practice providing mental health services in the Lincoln Square area of Chicago. It was founded in 2014 by Michelle Heyden, MAAT, LCPC, following 5 years of solo private practice. About Michelle
Michelle graduated from Millikin University with a BFA in Art Therapy and holds a Master of Arts in Art Therapy degree from University of Illinois at Chicago. In 2005, she became a Licensed Clinical Professional
Counselor which involved 2 years of supervised clinical work in addition to state and national board exams. The LCPC license allows her to ethically and legally conduct psychotherapy sessions to treat mental health issues and disorders. Michelle has over 14 years post-graduate experience with children, adolescents, adults, couples, groups, and families from diverse backgrounds. Michelle's work experience includes:
~Founding and maintaining a thriving private practice for over six years, while providing psychotherapy to teens, adults, and couples.
~Providing verbal and art psychotherapy to adults and couples as part of Urban Balance, a group of private practitioners, at both their downtown and Ravenswood locations.
~Conducting group and individual art therapy groups, completing intake assessments, and providing team-based case management and community support to adults, adolescents, and children at Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4), a community health center with locations throughout the city of Chicago
~Providing crisis assessments at hospitals, schools, and homes in addition to facilitating office and home-based therapy to youth ages 4 to 21 through the Screening Assessment Support Services (SASS) program at C4. Through this position, I coordinated with professionals from various disciplines including psychiatrists, educators, social workers, and child-care workers.
~Providing on-call emergency services for a 24 hour crisis line.
~She also completed several undergraduate and graduate internships at the following facilities: a nursing home, a domestic violence shelter, an outpatient substance abuse program, a residential treatment facility for teens, a high school counseling center and a community mental health center.
