📍 Lombard, IL · DuPage County
What happened to you does not have to define the rest of your life. Our licensed trauma therapists in Lombard specialize in PTSD, complex trauma, and trauma-informed care, at your pace, on your terms.
Your care team in Lombard
Every therapist at our Lombard center is trauma-informed and experienced in PTSD and complex trauma. You will meet your therapist before committing to anything.
With a Master’s in Social Work and formal training in CBT, Jami Aitken leads our team with expertise in depression, anxiety, trauma, and family therapy. Jami’s goal is to foster open communication and build strategies for strong relationships among her clients.
A former collegiate athlete and experienced counselor, Megan specializes in sport and health psychology. She helps clients facing co-occurring mental health challenges, guiding them to gain insight and awareness to live fulfilling, meaningful lives.
Ray is a dedicated therapist with a passion for supporting individuals and families through trauma, anxiety, and life challenges. She creates a safe, collaborative space where clients can explore their experiences, build coping skills, and move toward healing with confidence and clarity.
With a client-centered approach and expertise in Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, and PTSD, Kailyn is a compassionate, EMDR-certified therapist committed to fostering personal growth and resilience. Her background in child welfare and trauma work informs her care.
Rhealee takes a trauma-informed approach and helps clients work through difficult past experiences and recognize their own resilience. She draws on DBT, ACT, CBT, Prolonged Exposure, and queer-affirming therapy.
Colleen is a compassionate therapist with over 20 years of experience helping individuals, couples, and families navigate trauma, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She creates a safe, supportive space for healing and personal growth.
Mariam is a compassionate therapist with 10 years of experience supporting individuals through complex trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and life challenges. She creates a safe, collaborative space where clients feel empowered to do the difficult work and build lasting skills for the future.
Liz is a warm and collaborative therapist who supports children, teens, and adults through challenges like anxiety, OCD, trauma, and family stress. She uses evidence-based tools, art and play, and an individualized approach to help clients grow with confidence and clarity.
Quentin is a compassionate therapist who supports children, teens, and adults navigating trauma, ADHD, grief, and life challenges. Using a strengths-based, trauma-informed approach, he helps clients build coping skills, resilience, and hope for the future.
Becca is a warm, strengths-based therapist specializing in teens and young adults navigating anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, and life transitions. She draws from CBT, DBT, and attachment-based approaches to help clients build self-awareness and grow.
Atavia is a collaborative, strengths-based therapist who supports youth and adults navigating anxiety, life transitions, stress, and emotional regulation challenges, using evidence-based approaches to help clients build coping skills and move forward with clarity and confidence.
Chloe is a warm, strengths-based therapist who specializes in supporting adolescents and young adults navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, and ADHD. She creates a safe, judgment-free space where clients feel seen, heard, and empowered to grow.
Who our therapists help
Many of our Lombard clients do not think of themselves as "trauma survivors." They just know something happened, and life has not felt the same since. Our therapists meet you exactly where you are.
Not sure whether what you're dealing with is trauma or specifically PTSD? Read more about the difference and how each is treated, or just reach out and we'll help you figure it out together.
Find a therapist for me →Unwanted images, sounds, or physical sensations that pull you back into the past without warning.
Always scanning for danger, unable to relax, startled easily. Your nervous system stuck in threat mode.
Steering clear of people, places, or situations that remind you of what happened, often shrinking your world over time.
Feeling detached from yourself, others, or your own emotions. Going through the motions without really being present.
A persistent sense that what happened was your fault, or that something is fundamentally wrong with you because of it.
Difficulty falling or staying asleep, disturbing dreams, waking exhausted no matter how many hours you rest.
How our therapists work
Our therapists use evidence-based modalities specifically designed for trauma and PTSD. Talk therapy alone is often not enough. These approaches work at the level where trauma is actually stored.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is one of the most researched trauma treatments available. At Dayrise, Kailyn Donovan, LCSW, our EMDR-certified therapist in Lombard, offers EMDR. It helps your brain reprocess traumatic memories so they lose their emotional charge, without requiring you to relive them in detail.
Our therapists use narrative approaches to help you separate your identity from the trauma, rewrite the story you carry about yourself, and reclaim the authorship of your own life.
A structured, evidence-based approach that addresses the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors trauma creates, particularly effective for children, adolescents, and adults with PTSD.
Trauma lives in the body, not just the mind. Our therapists incorporate body-awareness techniques to help regulate the nervous system and release the physical holding patterns trauma creates.
When a child experiences trauma, the family needs support too. Our therapists work with children and parents together, restoring safety and attachment within the family system.
Our trauma therapists offer secure video sessions for all Illinois residents. For clients with PTSD, attending from a safe and familiar environment is sometimes an important part of the healing process.
What clinicians want you to know
Megan Bomicino, LCPC, Dayrise’s Director of Operations, works from a somatic standpoint. She explains what she sees in teens, young adults, and adults.
PTSD can look like nightmares, avoiding reminders, irritability, trouble concentrating at school, and feeling constantly on guard. Older teens and young adults may take risks such as using substances, turn defiant with parents or teachers, or lose motivation. Symptoms can start right after the event or months later. Behavior can reflect trauma, but it does not always.
Adults often keep meeting their responsibilities and look high functioning while they carry trauma privately. It can show up as trouble at work, conflict in relationships, avoiding intimacy, isolation, repeated illness, and sleep or appetite changes. Some feel detached, as if they are living day to day without feeling it.
Earlier trauma, repeated or severe events, chronic pain, financial stress, ongoing abuse, and limited support all make PTSD harder to shake. So do beliefs like "it was my fault" or "nowhere is safe," avoidance, shame, and poor sleep. When danger is ongoing, practical safety support comes first.
PTSD is not only for people in war. It can follow assaults, serious accidents, and any event where your safety was threatened. Needing help does not mean you are weak. Numbness does not mean you are safe, and feeling on edge does not always mean danger. Trauma therapy does not erase a memory. It reduces the distress the memory causes.
EMDR can be very effective, and it brings painful memories to the surface. Before it starts, clients need a basic level of distress tolerance (a DBT skill) plus grounding and body awareness, so they can stay present instead of sliding into panic or a flashback. We build those skills first.
Somatic work pays attention to what happens in the body: a racing heart, muscle tension in the neck and shoulders, nausea, numbness. Grounding, noticing the chair or floor, gentle movement, and slow breathing help regulate the body, and a calmer body can calm the thoughts that follow. New or worrying physical symptoms still need a medical evaluation.
Seek an urgent assessment if you or someone you care about has suicidal thoughts, self-harm, thoughts of harming another person, or a sharp decline in the ability to function. Other warning signs include severe dissociation that creates a safety risk, escalating substance use, being unable to meet basic needs, and ongoing violence, abuse, or exploitation. In an emergency, call or text 988, or call 911.
Insights from Megan Bomicino, LCPC, Director of Operations at Dayrise Wellness.
Co-authored and clinically reviewed by Megan Bomicino, LCPC, Director of Operations. Last reviewed October 27, 2026.
Who our therapists see in Lombard
Our therapists work with children and adolescents experiencing trauma from abuse, accidents, loss, bullying, or adverse childhood experiences, using age-appropriate, evidence-based approaches and parent involvement throughout.
Whether trauma stems from a single event or accumulated over years, our therapists help adults process what happened, regulate the nervous system, and rebuild a sense of safety and identity.
Trauma changes relationships. Our therapists work with families navigating a shared traumatic event, secondary trauma, or the relational damage that unaddressed PTSD creates over time.
Getting started
Starting trauma therapy takes courage. We make every step as gentle as possible.
Our Care Coordinator listens with care, answers your questions, and matches you with the trauma therapist whose experience and approach fit your specific situation. No pressure, no commitment.
Your therapist takes the time to understand your history, your goals, and what feels safe for you, then builds a care plan around your pace, not a standard protocol or fixed timeline.
Work with your therapist to process what happened, restore a sense of safety, and rebuild the life and identity that trauma tried to take from you. One session at a time.
Why Dayrise Wellness
At Dayrise, trauma-informed does not just describe a therapy style. It describes how we answer the phone, how we match you with a therapist, and how we structure every session. Safety first, always.
Trauma therapy depends entirely on the relationship. Our Care Coordinator matches you carefully based on your specific trauma history, age, and comfort with different approaches.
Our therapists use trauma-specific approaches, and Kailyn Donovan, LCSW, is formally trained and certified in EMDR. These methods are designed for how trauma is actually stored.
The only center in Lombard with TEAMS™, combining Therapy, Education, care Coordination, and Lifestyle Support to address the full impact trauma has on daily life.
We are in-network with BCBS PPO, United Healthcare PPO, and Aetna PPO. We verify your benefits before your first session so cost is not a barrier to starting.
What clients say
★★★★★"Every human that makes up this team has proven to be collaborative, compassionate, and lead with integrity. Jamie does, and has always, fought for the best interest of her clients and Krystyna has made such a big impact on this community, she has been a great bridge for helping people find care. Thanks for what you all do!"
★★★★★"I have had nothing but a positive experience working with Dayrise. Krystyna is incredibly knowledgeable and always responsive and available to answer any questions. I truly appreciate her support and professionalism."
★★★★★"Dayrise Wellness is top-tier. The staff is professional, caring, and focused on providing excellent patient care. Krystyna, their Outreach Manager, is fantastic to work with. She's attentive, knowledgeable, and truly invested in her work. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Dayrise Wellness to others."
Insurance & payment
Our trauma therapists are in-network with PPO plans from major Illinois insurance providers. Our Care Coordinator handles verification so the financial piece does not become another barrier to getting help.
Don't see your insurance? Call us at (331) 425-8625. We'll check your specific plan before your first session.
Tell us your insurance and we'll verify your mental health benefits, free, before you book anything.
Call to verify coverage →Frequently asked questions
Where to find us
500 Waters Edge, Suite 100, Lombard, IL 60148
Located on Waters Edge Lane, easily accessible from I-88 and I-355 in the heart of DuPage County. On-site parking available.
Free consultation
You do not need to explain everything in the first call. Our Care Coordinator will listen at your pace, answer your questions, and help you take the next step, completely free, no commitment.
Your information is private and HIPAA-compliant. We never share it.
The consultation is just to talk. You decide whether to move forward.
Weekday and weekend slots available. In-person or telehealth, your choice.
We check your benefits before your first session. No surprise bills.
Pick a day and time that works for you. No commitment.
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