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Meet Your Care Team

Support That Feels Human

At Newbury Counseling & Consulting, we don’t believe you need to have everything figured out to begin. We meet you with warmth, steadiness, and genuine care — whether you're carrying something heavy, navigating a transition, or simply craving space to slow down and reconnect with yourself.

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The People Beside You

We’re a small team of grounded, thoughtful clinicians who care deeply about the people we work with.

We show up with warmth, steadiness, and real humanity — creating a space where you can feel supported, understood, and able to move toward what matters most to you.

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Julia Newbury

MSW, LCSW, Founder & Owner

Julia has a way of making people exhale. With more than a decade of experience supporting teens, adults, and families, she offers a warm, steady presence for anyone carrying something heavy or trying to reconnect with themselves. Her style is grounding, honest, and deeply collaborative — a space where you don’t have to have the “right words,” just the willingness to show up as you are.

Julia’s approach is equal parts practical and deeply human. Her clients describe her as someone who listens with intention, reflects with honesty, and isn’t afraid to gently challenge you when you’re ready for it.
With experience spanning children, teens, young adults, and adults, she’s especially passionate about supporting people moving through life transitions — starting college, changing careers, navigating relational shifts, healing old wounds, or working through seasons of loss or growth.
Julia often blends her clinical expertise (including training in anxiety treatment, and intuitive eating) with a warm, relational style that helps clients feel both supported and empowered. She believes therapy works best when you can show up as you are — no pressure, no masks, no need to have everything figured out.
- Teens
- College Students
- Adults
What I Treat:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Grief and Loss
- Transitions
Julia has additional certifications in:
- Anxiety
- Intuitive Eating
In-Person Sessions
- 3257 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago IL 60657
Virtual Sessions
- Available to residents across Illinois
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna, BCBS, Anthem, UnitedHealthcare (UHC/UBH), + out-of-network
Out of Pocket Fee:
- $200 intake session
- $175 per session

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Abigail Serafin

MSW, LCSW, SENIOR THERAPIST

Abigail brings a calm, grounding presence to the therapy room. She supports college students, adults, and couples who are exploring identity, healing from trauma, navigating transitions, or working to strengthen their relationships. With a style rooted in curiosity, connection, and deep respect for each person’s lived experience, she helps clients move toward a life that feels more authentic, empowered, and aligned with who they’re becoming.

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Evelyn Padilla

MA, LPC, Associate Therapist

Evelyn is dedicated to creating a collaborative and empowering therapeutic space where clients feel supported, understood, and able to show up as their authentic selves. She works with individuals navigating anxiety, social anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, OCD, and life transitions, helping them build insight, strengthen coping skills, and create meaningful change.

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Eve Gottesman

MSW, Lsw, Associate THERAPIST

Eve understands that beginning therapy is a courageous step. She recognizes that the therapeutic journey can feel unfamiliar and, at times, challenging, and she is committed to creating a compassionate, affirming, and nonjudgmental space where clients feel safe to be themselves. Eve values authenticity, collaboration, and empathy, and believes that a strong therapeutic relationship is the foundation for meaningful growth and healing.

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The Heart Behind Our Work

At Newbury Counseling & Consulting, therapy is a place to land — steady, human, and free of pressure.
You don’t need answers to begin. Just a space that feels safe enough to unfold.

Whether you're moving through anxiety, relationship shifts, identity questions, life transitions, or the quiet work of caring for yourself again, we’re here to walk alongside you with warmth and grounded support.