The Juniper Center
Susan Kottra is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) currently serving at The Juniper Center since February 2022 and also works as a National Trainer for Treatment Innovations since December 2020. With extensive experience in integrated care, Susan was promoted to Integrated Care Coordinator at the DuPage County Health Department from October 1999 to March 2021, where oversight of an LGBTQ+ inclusivity project was a significant achievement. Susan has presented at notable conferences, including the NACCHO Annual Conference, focusing on integrated care and addressing health disparities. Previously, Susan managed case management and therapeutic services at Debrah's Place from July 1993 to October 1999, contributing to the care of women experiencing homelessness. Educational credentials include a Master's of Social Work from Loyola University Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts from Cornell College.
The Juniper Center
The Juniper Center provides expert, individualized care by 60+ clinicians in five Chicagoland locations and throughout the state of Illinois via teletherapy. The Juniper Center specializes in trauma recovery, depression and anxiety, diverse sexuality and gender identities, addiction treatment, and relationship and family therapy. Founded by Dr. Margo Jacquot in 1996, The Juniper Center is one of the largest women-owned counseling and therapy practices in the area, and provides counseling and psychotherapy, psychiatry and medication management, therapeutic yoga and movement therapy, and psychological testing services for all ages. The Juniper Center takes its name from the juniper tree: Resilient beyond measure, growing and thriving in the most barren of places; shaped by the wind and sun, its trunk becomes a beautiful, majestic sculpture amidst treacherous terrain.