Hi, I’m Ellie Schwartzman, LCSW and founder of Sage Mental Health. I created Sage with the vision of offering compassionate, personalized therapy that helps people feel understood, supported, and empowered to create meaningful change in their lives.

In my work, I draw from evidence-based while always tailoring sessions to meet each client’s unique needs. I believe therapy should feel collaborative, warm, and practical—giving you tools to carry into your everyday life while also offering space for reflection and healing.

I earned my bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and my master’s degree in social work from the University of Illinois at Chicago. My clinical experience has given me the privilege of supporting individuals, couples, and families as they navigate challenges such as anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, stress, and life transitions.

Starting Sage has been my way of combining professional expertise with a genuine passion for connection. It’s important to me that therapy feels like a safe and welcoming place where you can bring your full self, find clarity, and move toward the quality of life you want and deserve.

Eleanor Wolfe is a Licensed Psychotherapist/Certified Addictions Counselor/Certified Grief Counselor who offers interactive, action-oriented therapy with a personalized approach. She meets emerging adults, families and seniors who are challenged with mood disorders, substance abuse, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, vocational challenges, life transitions and self-esteem issues. She entered the psychotherapy profession with the core belief of her mental health work was to relieve the suffering and heartbreak of people trying to cope with the most difficult moments of their lives. Finding success in healing that pain can lead to hope and strength.

Her experience spans a wide range of emotional and psychological difficulties and encourages the healing power of the therapeutic relationship. Through this powerful relationship, clients learn to explore meaningful connections in their lives; relationships with partners, spouses, friends, co-workers, children, grandchildren and strengthen the connection to the self. Stuck in the past or fear the future? As a witness and a guide, she is at your side to navigate the difficult and the uncertain with confidence and courage. She integrates a variety of tools (psychodynamic theory, cognitive behavior, acceptance commitment therapy, dialectical behavior, solution-based theory and evidence-based intervention) to support your needs in the moment. You will be able to learn how to use your own special ability to cope.

Most importantly, she provides you with a safe space to feel heard while challenging you to sort out and defeat obstacles that have kept you living the life you want and deserve. To your resilience and health!