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Stride Mental Health therapists partner with clients on what they want.

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Allison L. Schieferle Uhlenbrock

MA, NCC, LCPC

Owner & Counselor

Allison Schieferle Uhlenbrock has been a mental health therapist since 2014, with experience across clinical, school, and private practice settings—including the Children’s Hospital of Illinois, Knox College, and East Peoria Community High School.

She has advanced training in childhood and adolescent anxiety, grief and loss, and DBT, along with specialized training in religious trauma through the Global Center for Religious Research.

Allison works with clients across the lifespan, employing modalities such as EMDR, Internal Family Systems, and CBT, always with the intent of companioning folks on what they want and what they’re willing to do to get it.

“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”
— Viktor Frankl

Marie L. Mullins

MA, LCPC

Counselor

Marie Mullins has been helping clients heal since 2012, with experience spanning private practice, schools, healthcare settings, and most recently, a trauma recovery center. She integrates evidence-based approaches including EMDR, Brainspotting, CBT, and DBT, tailoring treatment to each client’s goals.

Marie works with children, teens, and adults and has extensive experience supporting folks navigating trauma, chronic illness, grief and loss, and major life transitions. Her work with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, as well as individuals from historically underserved communities, has shaped a deeply compassionate, nonjudgmental approach to care. She believes that what happened to you is not your fault and that healing is possible through finding your voice, challenging self-blame, and breaking generational cycles.

Whether you're processing trauma, coping with loss, or learning to quiet harsh self-criticism, she strives to create a space where you feel safe enough to heal and empowered enough to grow.

Hannah Courtney

MA, LCPC

Counselor

Hannah Courtney has been a licensed therapist since 2023 and brings experience from community mental health, inpatient hospital and private practice settings. She draws from Somatic Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, existential therapy, psychoanalysis, and other integrative approaches to help clients understand themselves and move towards their identified goals. 

Before becoming a therapist, Hannah worked as a journalist where reporting on substance use disorders and effective treatment sparked a passion for mental health. This continues to shape her commitment to advocacy and appreciation of the role that attachment plays in relationships and growth.

As an ally and member of the LGBTQI+ community, Hannah is committed to creating an affirming and inclusive space for people from marginalized and historically underserved spaces. She enjoys working with clients navigating trauma, Borderline Personality Disorder, Dissociative Disorders and neurodivergence. Hannah has completed advanced training through the Somatic Approaches in Therapy Summit and in Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in healthcare.

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