Family_Feb2021-26 (1).jpg

Meet Sasha Taskier.

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist &

Certified Perinatal Mental Health Provider (PMH-C)

I believe the therapeutic space is meant to both hold you in compassion and safety, and challenge you towards growth. Laughter, tears, silence, and questions are all a part of the process.

My passion for therapy exists within a relational framework; I believe that our experiences in childhood, our caretakers, and the larger socio-economic and cultural contexts that we inhabit have an enormous influence on who we are. Understanding these aspects of our identity can help answer the questions so many of us have about why we interact with our loved ones (& friends, colleagues, strangers, etc.) the way we do. 

It is an immense honor to help my clients deepen their understanding of both themselves and their loved ones, and work towards healing. I find incredible purpose in walking alongside my clients as they work to transform their lives.

I am committed to my own work of acknowledging implicit biases, listening to and learning from people of color, as well as continuing to understand how we, as a community, must work to dismantle systemic oppression and racism. I work with all genders, religions, races, ethnicities, and relationship contexts. All people are welcome in my space. 

EDUCATION

  • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Northwestern University

  • M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy, Northwestern University

  • Clinical Training with The Family Institute’s Bette D. Harris Child and Family Clinic at Northwestern University

  • Advanced Training in Perinatal and Postpartum Mental Health, Postpartum Support International & The Postpartum Stress Center

  • Internal Family Systems Therapy (Level 1 trained)

EXPERIENCE

  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Illinois & Washington, DC)

  • Perinatal Mental Health Certified (PMH-C)

  • Clinical Fellow of The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

  • AAMFT Approved Supervisor

  • Individual Supervisor at The Family Institute’s Marriage and Family Therapy Master’s program

  • Group Private Practice working with individuals, couples, and families

I welcome the opportunity to talk more with you, answer questions you may have and determine if we are a good fit.