SECRETARY

Dr. Michelle Kukla

Licensed Clinical Psychologist & Neuropsychologist Michelle Kukla, Psy.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist with over 15 years of experience in helping individuals cope with emotional and physical pain associated with psychiatric and medical illnesses.  She is the owner and founder of Healthy Living Counseling Center, a health consortium in the Chicagoland area compromised of a team of wellness professionals providing exemplary health care services.  She obtained her master’s and doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology from Roosevelt University.  Dr. Kukla completed her internship training with Mayo Clinic Health System.  She also completed a two year fellowship in Neuropsychology.  She has appeared on television for her clinical work with children, teens, and adults and has also been an Expert Topic writer on PTSD for GoodTherapy.org.

Dr. Kukla’s trauma expertise has allowed her to become a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional from the International Association of Trauma Professionals and a Certified Traumatic Stress Consultant from the Institute for Traumatic Stress.  Dr. Kukla is a member of the National Register of Health Service Psychologists and the American Psychological Association’s Rehabilitation Psychology, Health Psychology, and Clinical Neuropsychology divisions.  She is also a proud partner of Give an Hour which is volunteer organization where mental health professionals donate one hour a week of free mental health services to our active and returning military personnel, veterans and their family members of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.  Additionally, Dr. Kukla’s drive to help survivors of sexual trauma launched HLCC’s pioneering program Empower Hour to ensure survivors get access to quality care during their journey towards healing.  Her Empower Hour program has donated over $60,000 in free trauma therapy since 2012 to survivors of sexual violence.  Due to this passion, Dr. Kukla is a Board Vice President of PAVE which is a national non-profit that fights to shatter the silence against sexual violence.  Dr. Kukla has dedicated her career to pursuing innovative methods to successfully treat PTSD.