About Us
ABOUT US
Get the right care from the people who care
Meet our passionate clinical professionals, Emily and Colleen, who bring a combined three decades of experience. Having worked across all levels of behavioral healthcare in both clinical and senior leadership roles, they lead a team of skilled clinicians at Reclaim.
At Reclaim, we understand that life’s challenges come in various forms. Our team specializes in supporting individuals and couples dealing with:
Years of Experience
Experts Psychiatrist
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Meet theTeam
Colleen Kula Hopkins, LCPC
Co-founder and Psychotherapist
Emily Derkin, LCPC
Co-founder and Psychotherapist
Emily provides compassionate, integrative, and person-focused counseling to help individuals work through challenging issues, gain clarity, and foster personal growth and change. She believes that everyone has the inner resources to lead fulfilling lives, and her aim is to assist people in accessing their strengths, gifts, and talents. Regardless of the specific issue, each person is unique and deserves the opportunity to explore their identity and aspirations.
Emily’s training and experience has largely revolved around treating co-occurring eating disorders, addictive disorders, trauma, and mood disorders. She has learned that addressing immediate problems often leads to the revelation of underlying issues. It is essential to explore and address all aspects in order to achieve true healing.
Seeking therapy is a significant step towards initiating positive change, and Emily aims to honor that commitment. Whether you have previous experience with therapy and treatment or are considering it for the first time, she strives to create a comfortable and open environment for you.
Alex Spooner, LPC
Psychotherapist
Alex believes that therapy is a collaborative space between clinician and client, in which everyone requires a different treatment and approach. She works hard to offer a space where clients can feel safe and supported through their exploration of self. With transparency, humor, and acceptance, she supports clients toward healing and empowerment. She is passionate about redefining sex and intimacy, acknowledging systems that cause harm, and helping clients to reconnect with self.
She practices from a person-centered and relational approach, applying an anti-oppressive, attachment, and trauma-informed lens. Her primary focus areas are sex and intimacy, relationships, trauma, anxiety, and identity. She specializes working with adults, elders, couples, and those who hold marginalized identities. She holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology in Counseling Practice from Roosevelt University here in Chicago. She brings experience from the community mental health sector, where she provided therapy and crisis intervention services for adults, couples, groups, and elders.
Brent Showalter, LPC
Psychotherapist
Brent envisions therapy as a space for healing, where we develop deeper self-understanding and discover new ways to relate to ourselves and others. Specializing in relational approaches, Brent meets each client where they are, fostering personal insights about where, why, and how old patterns show up. Through this collaborative journey of self-exploration, clients identify and practice effective strategies to resolve both internal and external conflicts.
Guided by innate curiosity, Brent can connect with people from all walks of life to help them lead more fulfilling lives by recognizing and realizing the inner potential for change. He has a particular interest in supporting queer folks and spiritual seekers. Influenced by Buddhism and mindfulness practices, Brent guides clients to ground themselves in the present moment, connect with their strengths, and gain clarity.
Before becoming a therapist, Brent worked as a researcher and data analyst to support public education. He holds Master’s Degrees in Organizational Psychology from Illinois State University and Community Counseling from Loyola University Chicago.
Ali Cochran, LPC
Psychotherapist
Ali approaches therapy with warmth, authenticity, and a collaborative spirit. She believes meaningful therapy begins with feeling comfortable enough to be fully yourself and strives to create a space where clients feel understood, supported, and free from judgment.
Ali works with teens, young adults, and adults facing anxiety, depression, perfectionism, self-esteem concerns, relationship challenges, burnout, and major life transitions. She provides a supportive, judgment-free space where clients can gain insight, develop practical coping skills, and build confidence as they navigate life’s challenges.
Ali’s approach is conversational, relational, and person-centered, drawing from evidence-based practices including CBT, DBT, and ACT while tailoring treatment to each client’s unique needs and goals. She values honesty, humor, and creating a warm, approachable, and engaging environment.
Her goal is to help clients better understand themselves, build healthier patterns, and feel more grounded and connected in their lives and relationships.
Before becoming a therapist, Ali worked in a fast-paced sales career, giving her a firsthand understanding of stress, pressure, ambition, and high-performance environments.
Ali completed her clinical training at Linden Oaks Behavioral Health and earned her Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from The Chicago School, where she received the Distinguished Graduate Award. She graduated summa cum laude from High Point University and received the Presidential Scholarship award.
Brent Showalter, LPC
Psychotherapist
Brent envisions therapy as a space for healing, where we develop deeper self-understanding and discover new ways to relate to ourselves and others. Specializing in relational approaches, Brent meets each client where they are, fostering personal insights about where, why, and how old patterns show up. Through this collaborative journey of self-exploration, clients identify and practice effective strategies to resolve both internal and external conflicts.
Guided by innate curiosity, Brent can connect with people from all walks of life to help them lead more fulfilling lives by recognizing and realizing the inner potential for change. He has a particular interest in supporting queer folks and spiritual seekers. Influenced by Buddhism and mindfulness practices, Brent guides clients to ground themselves in the present moment, connect with their strengths, and gain clarity.
Before becoming a therapist, Brent worked as a researcher and data analyst to support public education. He holds Master’s Degrees in Organizational Psychology from Illinois State University and Community Counseling from Loyola University Chicago.
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