Rilea Petersen is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Wheaton College Graduate School. Prior to joining Alliance, she worked with adolescents and adults in a private practice setting, helping them work through mental health concerns such as anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts/self-harm, and trauma. Rilea is passionate about walking alongside adolescents and adults as they navigate anything from the demands of daily life to mental health concerns. Rilea is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) and Written Exposure Therapy (WET), which are helpful treatment interventions for patients who have a history of trauma. She approaches patient care with a person-centered approach and utilizes empirically-derived interventions such as CBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. Rilea exclusively sees clients via Telehealth.