Spiritual Life Center

Vitality and health for living are the heart of our mission. We provide affordable, spiritually grounded services that support balanced living, spiritual discovery, transformation and healing through counseling, spiritual direction, art, retreats, workshops and consultations.

Services

• Individual and couples counseling

• Spiritual direction and spiritual journeying

• Dream groups

• Pre-marital counseling

• Clinical supervision

• Groups and workshops for learning, insight, and healing

Counselors and Spiritual Directors

Please inquire directly with a counselor or spiritual director with whom you may interested in working.

Karol Weigelt, LCPC

Karol Weigelt, MS, LCPC, is a Spiritual Director and therapist. She facilitates creative and reflective inner work with individuals, couples and groups, through dream work, expressive writing/journaling and the arts. Karol’s unique approach to psychotherapy reflects her own growth and healing, as well as her training in Spiritual Direction and Pastoral Counseling. Karol serves as adjunct faculty at Loyola University, Institute of Pastoral Studies. She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with the state of Illinois and is available for the services we offer.

+ 773-206-4741
+ email@lweigelttherapy.com
+ kweigelttherapy.com

Carol Schickel, LCPC

Carol Schickel is a psychotherapist with more than 20 years of experience in working with adults and adolescents. She provides counseling for individuals and couples to help clients resolve past trauma and hurt and discover an emotionally healthy and aware life that brings a full sense of well- being. Carol also offers coaching related to life transitions, with a particular passion for engaging with young adults. She is available for people of all faiths including clergy and other caregivers. Carol also provides leadership for retreats and workshops, and she serves as a consultant with several faith-based groups. Carol can assist in using health insurance for her services. She is an ELCA rostered Deacon and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor

+ 312-909-9337
+ schickel@sbcglobal.net

Brooke Petersen, LPC, PhD

Brooke Petersen is a psychotherapist specializing in addressing spiritual concerns in therapy while also working to help clients meet challenges and deepen relationships with self and others. Brooke's clinical training took place at the Center for Religion and Psychotherapy. Her therapeutic techniques are eclectic, meaning that she uses techniques and theories best suited to each client. Brooke's work is intersectional in nature, centered in anti-racist and feminist theory. She is mindful of the ways that trauma influences life experience and therapeutic practice. Brooke has experience with a wide range of clients in age, race, and sexual orientation. She also has significant experience in addressing spiritual concerns as well as religious difficulty and religious trauma. Brooke has specific training in Narrative, Client-Centered, Family Systems and Self Psychology methods and is a Licensed as a Professional Counselor (LPC) in Illinois.

Brooke began her career as a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. After working in the parish for 6 years, Brooke returned to school to work on a PhD in Pastoral Psychology at Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary. Her dissertation specifically focused on Queer persons who had experienced Religious Trauma in non-accepting religious communities. Brooke's academic research begins with the belief that religious communities must recognize and affirm the fluidity and diversity of gender identities and sexuality in order to meaningfully support human flourishing.

+ 630.803.1062
+ brooke@brookepetersencounseling.com
+ brookepetersencounseling.com