Aspire Integrated Health, PLLC

06/11/2025

What are you holding on to? ✊

Imagine your mind as a tightly clenched fist, gripping onto perfectionism —an insatiable urge to solve every problem or a need to control every situation. These habits might reduce your anxiety in the moment, but they reinforce danger and ultimately create more tension and stress! 📈

Letting go is like opening your fist, allowing you to feel at ease, without that unnecessary tension. 🙌 Just as a bird needs to release its grip to soar, we too can find freedom and peace by loosening our hold on these habits and embracing a genuine sense of safety. 🦅

05/05/2025

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/veronica-n-chevalier-mount-vernon-il/928951

Veronica N. Chevalier, Licensed Professional Counselor, Mount Vernon, IL, 62864, (618) 822-3530, Have you been thinking about learning ways to improve how you deal with stress? Is your life overwhelming and you are not sure how to help yourself with your emotions? Does it seem like no one listens to...

05/05/2025

Veronica Chevalier MS, LPC Brainspotting Therapist is now accepting clients via Telehealth for counseling sessions ages 12 and up. Veronica utilizes techniques such as Brainspotting, CBT, and play therapy; she is fluent in both English and Spanish. Call 618-634-7753 to schedule today!

10/18/2024

Congratulations to Veronica Alcerro, MS LPC on completing the Illinois requirements for the Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) including recently passing the National Counselor Exam. Veronica has been a counselor since 2008 and has served in various settings. She has been at Aspire Integrated Health since 2020; she also just had her 4 year anniversary with us. Veronica specializes in working with children and adults and is fluent in English and Spanish. She is accepting new clients via teletherapy and is able to see clients with Blue Cross Blue Shield and private pay at this time.

06/19/2024

12/11/2023

Have you considered working on improving your overall health and wellness? Professional Counseling can be a meaningful and effective way to achieve optimal health both physically and emotionally. Call today to set up an initial appointment

(618)-634-7753

Do you have a family member or friend that might benefit from talking with a counselor? We offer gift certificates for services in addition to accepting more traditional methods of payment.

These are some topics you may never have considered working on with a Professional Counselor before:

- Career Change
- Healing from Divorce
- Empty Nest
- Loss of a pet
- College and Career Advice
- Career Development such as improving communication skills
- Relationship and Social Skills
- Complicated Grief
- Developing more effective coping mechanisms for stress

Licensed Professional Counselors (LCPC) are trained to work with severe mental health conditions such as PTSD, Depression, and Anxiety, but we often also help clients achieve goals related to enhancing their life satisfaction.

Alice Badger LCPC has openings in the evenings after 5:30 M-Th
Michaela Harrison LCPC currently has openings during the day until 5:00 T-Th.

Both of these Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors have years of experience working with adolescents and adults to achieve ultimate wellness.

11/02/2023

Michaela Harrison LCPC will be joining the Aspire Integrated Health team the week of December 4. Call today to schedule your initial appointment. The first step is always the hardest to take, but you will never regret investing in your wellness.
618-634-7753 or email amberschweda@aspirepcs.org

11/02/2023

We are so very excited to announce that Michaela Harrison LCPC will be joining our team at Aspire Integrated Health, PLLC.

Call today to schedule your first appointment, she will be accepting new clients starting December 5. Currently she is in network with Blue Cross Blue Shield and also accepts private pay.

618-634-7753 or email amberschweda@aspirepcs.org

Michaela is a Southern Illinois native and specializes in working with teens and adults utilizing various forms of psychotherapy.

"Meeting you where you are and finding realistic solutions to help you cope are some of my primary goals as your therapist!"

Michaela earned her bachelor’s degree at SIUE in Psychology in 2015 and went on to obtain her master’s degree in professional counseling at Lindenwood University, graduating in 2017. She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and dedicates herself to continued education to develop her skills as a therapist. Her special interests include depression, anxiety, college/career development, women's health, and grief. She also enjoys helping clients through life transitions such as career change, divorce, college, and adolescence.

We offer counseling services including EMDR, Brainspotting, and Body focused psychotherapy.

03/28/2023

We have a new Therapist in training and I think she found her spot in my office 🐶🐾❤️

Welcome Pheobe Penelope Schweda

07/11/2022

https://apple.news/AfXNWIwE7S5acmyITaa8P2g

Starting July 16, a new federally mandated crisis number–988–will be available to all landline and cellphone users, much like the other famous three-digit one.