Thrive Counseling Center
Jennifer Rook, LCPC, MT-BC serves as the President and Executive Director of Thrive Counseling Center since April 2022, bringing extensive experience in leadership roles within therapy organizations. Previously, Jennifer was the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director at the Institute for Therapy through the Arts from September 2015 to May 2022 and from June 2005 to August 2015, respectively. Jennifer's expertise includes strategic planning, board development, grant writing, and donor cultivation. Earlier roles include Music Therapist and Psychotherapist at The New Center, where individual and family therapy were provided, along with experience as a student therapist at Davita Children's Dialysis Center and James Otis Elementary School. Jennifer also managed a department of music therapists as the Director of Music Therapy at the Institute for Therapy through the Arts and completed a music therapy internship at Giant Steps Illinois, Inc. Jennifer holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Argosy University Chicago and a Bachelor’s degree in Music Therapy from Western Illinois University.
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Thrive Counseling Center
Thrive Counseling Center is a comprehensive mental health center in Oak Park, Illinois. Located just steps from downtown Oak Park, our center is easily accessible from both Chicago and the near west suburbs. Thrive Counseling Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that has served the community since 1898. For more than 110 years, Thrive Counseling Center has worked to alleviate suffering and empower individuals and families to live healthier and more hopeful lives through a range of professional mental health and community prevention services. Today, Thrive continues to respond to community needs. We are staffed by multi-cultural professional social workers, counselors, prevention specialists, and psychiatric medical staff with advanced education training and certification in a variety of specialized practice areas. Our team is sensitive to the emotional challenge of entering into counseling and takes pride in offering compassionate and respectful services. The mission of Thrive Counseling Center is to build healthy minds, families, and communities by empowering people to attain mental and emotional well-being. Hope, resilience, and recovery form the heart of our programs and services. Our highly trained staff accepts most major Insurance, Medicare and Medicaid. Sliding scale fees are also available for Oak Park & River Forest residents without insurance. Call 708-383-7500 to schedule an appointment or learn more about services. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thrivecc1