Creating Space for Grief Counseling & Trauma Therapy

Growth & Transformation for children, teens, and adults in Geneva, Naperville, and statewide via telehealth.
Creating Space Therapy Wins 2025 Best Mental Health Services in Batavia
When the results came in, my first thought was not about the award itself. It was about the people behind it. Every client who sat with something hard and decided to ask for help. Every parent who called us because their child was struggling and they did not know what else to do...
You didn’t expect your life to look like this.
“I feel stuck and don’t know where to turn.”

“I’ve tried handling this on my own, but it’s not getting better.”

“I hate seeing my child in so much pain and not knowing how to help.”
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At Creating Space Therapy, we provide compassionate care to help you and your family begin to heal.

Life doesn't have to stay this way.

Have you been white-knuckling it for so long that you don’t even remember a time when you truly felt at peace? Have you been trying to cope by trying to convince yourself “It’s in the past” or “I shouldn’t still be affected by that”? Maybe you’ve gotten really good at ignoring it, pushing it down, or looking the other way.

Is the anxiety, hypervigilance, and emotional avoidance making your life feel overwhelming? Do you have thoughts that you have to be perfect, that you’re not good enough, or your needs don’t matter? Are you experiencing flashbacks, overreacting to others, or avoiding people or places that remind you of things you don’t want to remember?

Has your child or teen fallen into a downward spiral leaving you feeling overwhelmed? Have they become stoic and seemingly numb to everything that's happened? Are they acting with an 'I don't care' attitude about everything?

What We Do

Our therapy services go beyond talk.
We use evidence-based, body-oriented methods to help you move from surviving to truly living.
We focus on integration, not symptom reduction—helping you reconnect to your body, identity, and self-worth.

Therapy

For adults, teens, and children navigating emotional pain including anxiety, depression, trauma, and grief.

Groups & Workshops

A place to learn, connect, and grow alongside others who are ready to create meaningful change.

Who We Help

At Creating Space Therapy, we work with children, teens, and adults who feel stuck- even after trying books, podcasts, or therapy. Many of our clients are cycle-breakers, determined to stop generational patterns and create healthier lives for themselves and their families.

We support:

  • Parents striving to raise emotionally healthy children.
  • LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent adults seeking safety, authenticity, and belonging.
  • Latinx individuals navigating cultural identity and connection.
  • Grievers processing losses others don’t fully understand.
  • Trauma survivors who want more than coping skills—they want real transformation.
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Children
We provide compassionate child therapy to help young ones navigate emotional challenges, build resilience, and feel supported.
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Teens
Our teen therapy services guide adolescents through the complexities of growth, self-discovery, and overcoming emotional struggles.
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Adults
We offer tailored individual therapy to adults to support healing, growth, and empowerment in overcoming grief, trauma, and life’s challenges.
Join Us

Upcoming Events

Groups, Workshops and Creative Soul-Care sessions for Children, Teens and Adults.

How We Help

Our Specialized Healing Modalities

EMDR

Our EMDR therapists are experienced, trained and certified through EMDRIA and are committed to helping you heal and grow.

Somatic Therapy

Our trauma therapists specialize in polyvagal-informed somatic therapy, helping you heal trauma by restoring safety and connection in your body.

Parts Work

Our Parts Work therapy integrates Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Ego State Therapy to help you understand, heal, and harmonize the inner conflicts keeping you stuck.

Play Therapy

Our child-centered play therapists help children express emotions, build regulation skills, and feel safe through the natural language of play.

Expressive Arts

Our expressive arts therapists use creativity and imagination to help you process emotions, express what feels unspeakable, and reconnect with your authentic self.
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Bibliotherapy

Our expressive arts therapists use creativity and imagination to help you process emotions, express what feels unspeakable, and reconnect with your authentic self.

Trauma-Informed Weight Lifting

Our expressive arts therapists use creativity and imagination to help you process emotions, express what feels unspeakable, and reconnect with your authentic self.

EMDR

Our EMDR therapists are experienced, trained and certified through EMDRIA and are committed to helping you heal and grow.

Somatic Therapy

Our trauma therapists specialize in polyvagal-informed somatic therapy, helping you heal trauma by restoring safety and connection in your body.

Parts Work

Our Parts Work therapy integrates Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Ego State Therapy to help you understand, heal, and harmonize the inner conflicts keeping you stuck.

Emotion Focused
Individual Therapy

This therapy is rooted in attachment theory, emphasizing how past relational experiences influence emotional patterns and connection with others.

Expressive Arts

Our expressive arts therapists use creativity and imagination to help you process emotions, express what feels unspeakable, and reconnect with your authentic self.

Next Steps

Request a free consultation call →
During this call, we'll answer any questions you have so that we can be sure we're a good fit
Get the support you need to begin your healing journey
Together, we will help you develop a greater awareness and insight into your concerns and goals. We'll develop the tools you need to heal and support you all along your journey.
Experience personal growth and transformation
With the increased awareness, insight, and personalized tools you'll achieve the transformation that've been longing for.

A Practice That Actively Stands Against Harm

​Guided by our personal values and professional code of ethics, Creating Space Therapy
actively rejects discrimination, exploitation, and oppression in all forms. This includes harm based on race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, immigration status, ability, age, or family structure. Creating Space Therapy is committed to fostering an environment where difference is respected and where clients do not need to educate or defend themselves in order to receive care.

Safety is not neutral. It is intentionally created. Through advocacy, ethical decision making, and culturally responsive care, our practice works to ensure that therapy remains a place of refuge, integrity, and justice for those who have often been asked to shrink or stay silent elsewhere.

Why Clients Choose Us:

We Understand Hard Times
Everyone Is Welcome
Care That Fits Your Life
Real Change Happens Here

Meet Our Dedicated Team of Therapists

At Creating Space Therapy, our team is dedicated to helping clients navigate life’s most challenging moments with compassion and expertise. We specialize in evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Somatic Therapy, and IFS/Parts Work to support your unique healing journey.

With a client-centered focus, we create a safe space where you can process pain, build resilience, and find renewed hope and purpose. Our skilled therapists are here to guide you every step of the way.
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Charlotte Shuber
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
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Emma Rooney
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
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Thelma Razo
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Why It Matters
This is life-changing work. We help clients reclaim their lives.
At Creating Space Therapy, we offer a different kind of therapy experience -compassionate, whole-person care that goes beyond symptom relief. Our mission is to help you reconnect with yourself, feel grounded, and build a life that feels authentic and whole. This is life-changing work, and we are here to help you reclaim your life.



We exist to create safe spaces where grief and trauma are met with compassion and belonging—so you can heal deeply, grow into the person you long to be, and change your future.


Our practice was founded on lived experience. We know the isolation and shame that come from carrying invisible pain. That’s why we do this work: to offer the kind of healing support we once needed ourselves.
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FAQ

Creating Space Therapy is a niche grief and trauma therapy practice with offices in Geneva and Naperville, offering online telehealth services across Illinois. We specialize in helping adults, children, and teens heal from loss, trauma, and life transitions using approaches that go beyond traditional talk therapy. Our therapists are trained in EMDR, somatic therapy, and attachment-focused and experiential modalities, so you can expect therapy that works at the level where healing actually happens.

Yes, Creating Space Therapy accepts several major insurance plans. We recommend contacting us directly to confirm whether your specific plan is accepted, as coverage varies. We are also happy to provide documentation for clients who wish to submit claims to out-of-network benefits. Our team will help you understand your options so that cost is not a barrier to getting the support you deserve.

Yes, we offer secure online telehealth therapy to clients throughout Illinois. Whether you are located near our Geneva or Naperville offices or anywhere else in the state, you can access the same high-quality, specialty grief and trauma therapy from the comfort of your own home. Online therapy is available for individuals, parents, children, and teens.

Creating Space Therapy is not a general therapy practice. We are a niche specialty practice known for grief-affirming and trauma-informed care, and we are the practice therapists refer their most complex cases to. Our approach integrates EMDR, somatic therapy, and experiential healing, offering something meaningfully different for people who have tried talk therapy before and felt like something was missing. We do not just help you cope. We help you restore.

Getting started is simple. Reach out through our website to request a free 15-minute consultation call. This call is designed to help you feel comfortable, ask questions, and explore whether Creating Space Therapy is the right fit for you. There is no pressure and no commitment required. When you are ready, we will match you with the therapist best suited to your needs and get you scheduled.

Our Locations

Geneva, IL
2000 S. Batavia Ave, Ste 300, Geneva, IL 60134
Naperville, IL
1315 Macom Dr Suite 207, Naperville, IL 60564
We proudly serve surrounding communities including Aurora, Batavia, St. Charles, Bolingbrook, Montgomery, North Aurora, West Chicago, and Woodridge.
Also Available Online via Telehealth for Illinois Residents

From Our Blog

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Free Download!

Get our completely free eBook that teaches you concrete skills to cope with the big, heavy, deep emotions that come with grief and trauma.  We hope to help ease your suffering by guiding you in developing healthy coping skills.

Professional Endorsements

Highly recommend! This couldn’t be more perfectly named. Safe space to process.

Michelle Taylor, LPCC

Kelly’s growing practice is becoming the go-to for trauma and grief focused therapy in the metro area. 

Jessica Hogan, PsyD.

​Empathetic, knowledge and professional!

Dr. Daniela Krotzer

Let’s Create Space for Healing—Together

Healing from trauma and grief is possible.

You don’t have to do it alone.


At Creating Space Therapy, we’re here to walk beside you, every step of the way.
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