Branch South Loop

Clinical Excellence. Whole-Person Wellness. Community Healing

Branch South Loop is a Black woman-owned and led mental health and integrative wellness practice located in the heart of Chicago’s South Loop, just steps from Michigan Avenue.

We provide evidence-based clinical therapy alongside holistic and mind-body services designed to support emotional health, stress regulation, and sustainable life change.

Our clients include professionals, executives, creatives, and students seeking high-quality, discreet, and results-oriented care.

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Our Approach

A premium clinical experience with integrative care

At Branch South Loop, we combine:

  • Evidence-based psychotherapy
  • Trauma-informed and culturally responsive care
  • Mindfulness and somatic regulation
  • Health & life coaching
  • Hypnotherapy for subconscious change
  • Reiki for energetic and emotional balance
  • Community healing through group work
  • EMDR
  • Medication Management

We believe true healing occurs when clinical insight, daily practice, and safe connection come together.

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Who We Serve

We support high-functioning individuals navigating:

  • anxiety, stress, and burnout
  • depression and emotional fatigue
  • trauma and complex life experiences
  • identity stress and cultural pressure
  • relationship challenges and life transitions
  • workplace stress and leadership demands
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Workplace Stress & Identity-Based Burnout

Many of our clients are managing environments that require constant vigilance, code-switching, or emotional containment.

We provide specialized support for individuals experiencing:

  • microaggressions and discrimination
  • chronic workplace anxiety
  • burnout and fear of instability
  • leadership stress and decision fatigue
  • identity-based stress for Black and Brown professionals and LGBTQI+ communities

Our clinical approach provides real-world care for nervous system regulation.

Reiki

Reiki is a gentle, non-invasive energy-based practice that supports relaxation, emotional balance, and nervous system regulation.

Reiki may help clients with:

  • stress and burnout
  • emotional overwhelm
  • fatigue and tension
  • grounding and centering
  • mind-body awareness

Reiki is offered as a wellness service and can complement therapy, meditation, or coaching.

Hypnotherapy

Hypnotherapy is a focused, evidence-informed approach that works with the subconscious mind to support emotional and behavioral change.

Hypnotherapy may be used to support:

  • anxiety and stress reduction
  • trauma processing (when clinically appropriate)
  • confidence and performance
  • habit change and motivation
  • sleep and relaxation
  • grief and emotional healing

Sessions are conducted by trained clinicians and integrated thoughtfully with therapy or coaching goals.

Individual Therapy

Private, structured, evidence-based care focused on:

  • anxiety and mood regulation
  • trauma recovery
  • relationship and attachment patterns
  • ADHD and executive functioning
  • grief and major life transitions

Available in-person and via telehealth.

Group Programs

Our groups address the loneliness epidemic by offering:

  • connection and belonging
  • skill-building and emotional regulation
  • accountability and shared growth
  • safe, identity-affirming spaces

Group themes may include:

  • Burnout Recovery for High Achievers
  • Workplace Stress & Microaggressions
  • Black Women’s Wellness & Anxiety
  • LGBTQI+ Affirming Process Group
  • Mindfulness for Emotional Regulation
  • Relationships & Boundaries

Meditation Coaching

Meditation is a trainable mental skill and a tool for nervous system regulation.

Meditation coaching supports:

  • stress reduction and sleep improvement
  • focus and clarity
  • trauma-sensitive grounding
  • emotional regulation
  • integration with therapy goals

Offered individually or in group formats.

Health & Life Coaching

Coaching focuses on growth, direction, and daily-life change:

  • goal setting and accountability
  • habit building and lifestyle balance
  • emotional wellness strategies
  • decision-making and confidence
  • work-life integration
  • values clarification

Ideal for clients who are stable and ready for forward-focused work.

Executive & Workplace Stress Support

We offer psychiatric evaluations and medication management as part of our integrated care model. Our psychiatric providers collaborate closely with therapists to ensure treatment plans address both symptoms and root causes.

Services include:

  • Diagnostic assessments
  • Medication management
  • Treatment for anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, and mood disorders
  • Ongoing coordination with therapy and wellness services

Our approach honors the connection between brain, body, and lived experience.

Executive & Professional Support

Executive & Professional Support

Discreet care for leaders and professionals navigating:

  • burnout and overwork
  • organizational trauma
  • workplace conflict
  • identity-based stress
  • performance pressure

EMDR

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based trauma treatment that helps the brain reprocess distressing memories, so they no longer feel overwhelming or intrusive.

EMDR can support healing from:

  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Childhood experiences
  • Medical or relational trauma
  • Anxiety and phobias
  • Performance blocks and confidence issues

Our clinicians use EMDR within a culturally responsive, nervous-system-informed framework.