Bella Sisarica, MA, LCPC

About Bella Sisarica

Bella Sisarica is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Illinois in Chicago, and her Master’s degree in Community Counseling from Loyola University. Bella has extensive experience working with adolescents, adults, couples, and families. She is also an experienced group therapist and student supervisor. Bella’s areas of expertise include working with individuals struggling with anxiety, adjustment issues/life transitions, borderline personality disorder, emotion regulation, divorce/separation, interpersonal relationship difficulties, mood disorders, and schizophrenia.

On the most fundamental level, Bella believes that meaningful change happens within the context of a trusting relationship. Therefore, she provides a compassionate, collaborative and nonjudgmental space for individuals to explore their challenges as they navigate forward. Through this process of growth and healing, individuals learn new skills, behaviors and insights. Bella operates from a strengths-based perspective and utilizes an integrative therapeutic approach which combines Client-Centered, Family Systems, Solution- Focused, and Mindfulness with evidence-based practices such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). She also recognizes the value of humor as a therapeutic tool and understands that individuals need more than clinical jargon to overcome life’s struggles. Bella believes that treatment interventions should be designed to meet the unique needs of the individual, with her role being to support and to empower each individual in creating and defining their most meaningful life, while strengthening their capabilities.