Our Therapists

Claudia Skowron, MS, LCPC/LPC, CADC

Licensure Illinois/Colorado

Claudia Skowron, LCPC, CADC is the owner and founder of CST Counseling & Consultation. She is a licensed clinical professional counselor and a certified alcohol and drug counselor. Claudia earned her Master’s Degree in Clinical-Counseling Psychology, graduating summa cum laude.

Claudia has extensive experience across a range of treatment settings including inpatient mental health, PHP/IOP (partial hospitalization/intensive outpatient), community mental health, and private practice. She also has experience working with high-profile cases, business consultation, and workplace dynamics.

Her clinical framework draws from cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), motivational interviewing, strength-based approaches, and psychoeducational coaching. Claudia takes an eclectic approach to therapy, tailoring treatment to meet each client’s individual needs. Claudia regularly attends trainings and conferences to stay current with evidence-based practices and enjoys mentoring early-career clinicians.

Claudia works with adolescents, young adults, couples, and adults. She is especially passionate about helping young adults navigate transitional phases, including college, career shifts, and work/life balance. “Life will always include stress and transitions, our job is to come prepared to navigate them.”

She has presented at the Illinois Association of Behavioral Health Conference, been interviewed on podcasts including Feeding Curiosity, and was featured as a “Top Counselor” in The Waiting Room Magazine. Claudia is an expert writer for Psychology Today and was recently featured in Experience Life magazine. She is also a member of the American Psychological Association and the Worldwide Leaders in Healthcare.

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Claudia Skowron LCPC therapist and practice owner

Claudia's Specialties Include:

Anxiety/Phobia/Panic
Depression/Seasonal Affective
Adjustment Disorders
Life Transitions
Stress Management/Coping Skills
Relational Distress
Substance Use Disorders
Adolescents/Young Adults
Neurofeedback
Health/Wellness/Chronic Illness

Laura Esposito, MA, LCPC

Licensure Illinois

Laura is a licensed clinical professional counselor and has experience working with ages 4-65 across various settings. Prior to working at CST Counseling & Consultation, Laura worked with at risk youth in a non-for-profit crisis setting for nearly 2 years. She has helped children, adolescents, and their families receive appropriate treatment to ensure a supportive transition out of crisis.

Laura has experience with a wide variety of issues including, but not limited to, depression, anxiety, trauma/PTSD, suicidal ideation, self-injurious behaviors, behavioral issues, self-esteem issues, LGBTQIA, relational distress, and life transitions. Laura appreciates taking a client-centered approach to therapy. She values a collaborative and genuine relationship and wants to help you learn about yourself.

Her goal is to create a safe space for clients to express themselves and guide individuals to learning about mindfulness, radical acceptance, their window of tolerance, their self-worth, and more.

Megan Oberhauser, MA, LCPC

Licensure Illinois

Megan Oberhauser is a licensed clinical professional counselor and has worked in hospital, residential, and outpatient levels of care for nearly a decade. After graduating with honors in 2015, she immediately began her career specializing in the treatment of eating disorders. While continually working with the eating disorder population, Megan expanded her clinical repertoire as she interned with survivors of domestic and sexual violence, going on to receive her master’s degree in 2019. From there, Megan has developed a passion and proficiency for treating not only eating disorders, but also trauma, OCD, LGBTQ+ issues, borderline personality disorders, and family/interpersonal dynamics.

Megan has studied as an attachment theorist but takes an eclectic approach when working with clients. She believes that her expertise, in conjunction with a client’s own self-knowledge can come together and create the right treatment modality for each individual. Specific interventions Megan utilizes include exposure and response prevention (ERP), emotion focused family therapy (EFFT), behavioral modification, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and radically open DBT (RO-DBT.)

Megan believes, on a personal and professional level, that everyone deserves to live their fullest life; a life that is not only physically, but mentally and emotionally healthy and well-rounded. She is so happy you're here and cannot wait to work with you as a team to get you where you want to be!

Megan Fuller, MA, LPC

Licensure Illinois

Megan Fuller, LPC is a licensed professional counselor with a master’s degree in counseling from The Family Institute at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. With over 18 years of experience in the mental health field, Megan has worked across a diverse range of settings, including behavioral health hospitals, community mental health centers, therapeutic middle and high schools, college counseling centers, domestic violence agencies, and within the criminal justice system.

Megan specializes in couples therapy, family systems, individual therapy, group therapy, psychoeducation, and clinical assessments. She is trained in the Gottman Method of Couples Therapy, Level 1 and Level 2, and is especially passionate about helping couples build stronger, healthier relationships. Her clinical expertise also includes working with complex trauma, PTSD, attachment issues, mood disorders, chronic mental illness, anxiety, LGBTQIA+ concerns, personality disorders, at-risk youth, life transitions, gender-related issues, self-injury, suicidal ideation, substance use, and family of origin dynamics.

Megan especially enjoys working with adolescents, young adults, adults, and families. Her foundational training is in psychodynamic theory, though her therapeutic approach is integrative, tailored to each client’s unique needs and grounded in what will be most effective in facilitating growth and healing. Megan values the role of family and community in the healing process and often incorporates support systems into treatment when appropriate.

Megan believes that everyone encounters periods of feeling stuck, and her goal is to help clients move forward by healing developmental wounds, fostering emotional awareness, making empowered choices, and creating meaningful behavioral change.

Laura's Specialties Include:

Depression
Anxiety
Suicidal Ideation
Self-injurious behaviors
Trauma/PTSD
Relational Distress
LGBTQIA
Self-esteem issues
Life transitions
Mindfulness

Megan's Specialties Include:

Eating Disorders
PTSD/Trauma
Borderline Personality Disorder
OCD
LGBTQ + issues
Anxiety
Depression
Family Therapy

Megan's Specialties Include:

Trauma: complex/acute/PTSD
Anxiety and Panic Disorders
Mood Disorders
Family and Couples
Personality Disorders
Attachment Disorders
Substance Use
LGBTQIA+
School issues: truancy, bullying
Family-of-origin issues
Life transitions

Olive Rose, Therapy Dog

Hi! My name is Olive Rose and I am a mini goldendoodle. You can often find me making an appearance on my mom's (Claudia) therapy sessions. I love to make people feel better by my calm and loving demeanor. I am a certified ESA (emotional support animal), hold my Canine Good Citizen (CGC) certification and enjoy cuddling and sending love and wet kisses to everyone I can. I hope to see you soon!

Olive's Specialties Include:

Cuddles
Kisses
Sending unconditional love
Being the goodest of the good girls