Specialty · Women's Mental Health
Therapy for women who've been holding a lot
You've been the strong one, the fixer, the person everyone leans on. Somewhere in there, you stopped counting your own load. This work is about putting it down long enough to see it clearly.
In person in Oak Lawn, IL & Marietta, GA · Telehealth across Illinois, Georgia & Florida
Women's mental health at Growth & Guidance isn't a marketing category — it's woven into how the practice was built. Our founder Jalinia Logan produces the Women's Mindset Mastery Workshop precisely because so many women arrive at therapy after years of saying 'I'm fine' out loud while everything under the surface said otherwise.
That commitment shapes the work here. We take burnout seriously. We name the double shift, the caretaking labor, the boundaries you weren't given permission to have. We're honest about what's a mental health issue and what's a systemic one — and we help you tell the difference so you can respond to each in ways that actually work.
How we help
- Women's issues — identity, roles, being 'the one who holds it together'
- Burnout, resentment, and boundary work without guilt scripts
- Perinatal, postpartum, and maternal support (Anna Aranda offers Maternal Support Services)
- Anxiety, depression, and mood shifts across hormonal life stages
- Grief, pregnancy loss, and identity loss during motherhood or career shifts
- Career, self-esteem, and self-harming support (Yerre'Elle Patton lists Women's Issues among her therapy services)
What working together looks like
A calm, human first step
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Book a free 10-min consult
Tell us what's bringing you in — no pressure, no clinical detail required.
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Match with the right therapist
We'll pair you with a clinician whose training fits what you need.
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Start where you are
Warm first session at your pace. You choose what to share.
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Grow — in person or online
Ongoing support across Illinois, Georgia, and Florida.
"For the first time I felt like someone was actually listening — not fixing me, just walking with me."
— Growth & Guidance client
Rooted in community, not just the office
Our founder's Women's Mindset Mastery Workshop exists to bring women's mental health out of the therapy room and into a space where it can be spoken about honestly. If a full course of therapy feels like too much to commit to right now, the workshop, our online course, and the guided journal in our shop are meaningful smaller doors in.
Who on our team works with this
Yerre’Elle Patton, MSW, LCSWLicensed Clinical Social Worker - Therapist
LCSW whose therapy services explicitly include Women's Issues, mood disorders, anxiety and stress, career counseling, and self-harming.
Anna Aranda, MSW, LSWLicensed Therapist
Licensed therapist offering Maternal Support Services, parenting support, trauma-informed care, and domestic violence counseling; bilingual in English and Spanish.
Jalinia Logan, MSW, LCSW, CCATP, LPNFounder & Clinical Director
Founder and producer of the Women's Mindset Mastery Workshop; CCATP with a nurse-informed mind-body approach.
Common questions
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Do I have to be in crisis to come?
No. A lot of the women we see are functioning at a high level and quietly exhausted. Therapy is a place to put the load down before it turns into something bigger.
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Do you support new and expecting moms?
Yes. Anna Aranda's practice includes Maternal Support Services and parenting support alongside individual and family work, in English and Spanish.
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What's the Women's Mindset Mastery Workshop?
It's the women's mental health workshop produced by our founder Jalinia Logan — an intimate, community-facing gathering dedicated to women naming what 'I'm fine' has been covering. The work in this office is an extension of that same commitment.
Not sure where to start? A 10-minute call is a low-pressure way to find the right fit.
This page is for information only and is not a substitute for medical or mental-health advice. If you are in crisis, call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.