The LoSAH
Team
Angela Sedeno - CEO of Expanded Mental Health Services of Chicago Executive Director, LoSAH Center of Hope
Dr. Sedeño is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who earned her doctorate at Loyola University Chicago with a specialty in child and family psychology. She is a native Chicagoan who has worked in community mental health since 1999. Prior to joining The Kedzie Center as Executive Director, she served as Family Services Program Director at the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center. Her clinical specialties include adolescent psychology, conduct disorders, trauma informed care, acculturation, cultural identity and immigration-related stress and resilience. Other interests include social and restorative justice and the roots and impact of community violence on youth and families. A first generation Mexican-American, she is bilingual/bicultural.
Gisel Romero, LCSW - Program Director
Gisel is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who earned her Master of Social Work from Loyola University Chicago. She has experience working with adolescents in the school setting and adults in a community mental health setting. She has used her bilingual (Spanish) skills and bicultural identity to support those with a first-generation and immigrant experience. Gisel uses a person-centered, relational, and systemic approach in her work. She is passionate about social justice and strives to work from a liberatory lens. Gisel wants to continue exploring how community can provide people spaces to heal.
Albany Rodriguez - Bilingual Case Manager
Albany is a bilingual first-generation Mexican-American who was born and raised in West Humboldt Park. She graduated from Northeastern Illinois University with her Bachelor of Social Work. She has experience providing trauma-informed case management and working with students ranging from young adults to middle adulthood. She practices a holistic approach, and believes in supporting a client's social, emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical well-being.
Eva Ledoux, MA, LCPC— Clinical Training & Supervision Coordinator
Eva holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology and a master’s degree in Pedagogy, with a concentration in psychoanalysis, person-centered psychotherapy, and philosophy, from the University of Vienna. Grounded in psychodynamic and existential theories, her clinical approach emphasizes depth, understanding, and authentic engagement with clients.
Her professional background includes work in foster care, residential treatment, and individual psychotherapy with children, adolescents, and adults—experience that has given her a nuanced understanding of the human condition. As a bicultural therapist, Eva brings a broader cultural perspective that informs her approach to connecting with those in need of support.
In her role as Coordinator of Training and Supervision, Eva supports emerging therapists as they refine their clinical skills, develop greater insight, and build genuine relationships with the individuals they serve.
Adina Cohen, MSW - Bilingual Staff Therapist
Adina earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Illinois Chicago in addition to a Master of Community Development and Planning from Clark University. She has experience in public and private grants management at a FQHC. During college, Adina studied in Santiago, Chile for one year and honed her Spanish fluency. She approaches clients holistically, seeking to engage and connect mind, body, and spirit within the therapeutic setting and beyond. In her spare time, Adina enjoys writing music and performing, spending time in nature, and travelling.
Grace L. Doppler, M.Phil. - Institutional Advancement Manager
Grace Doppler holds a Master’s in Global Health from the University of Bergen, Norway, and a Bachelor’s in Public Health Sciences and Psychology from Hamline University, Minnesota. Originally from North Dakota, she has experience in government, civil society, and healthcare, focusing on equity, empowerment, and access to care. Her work spans coordinating large-scale public health programs and conducting international research on community participation in sexual and reproductive health rights. Passionate about mental health equity, reproductive health, and culturally sensitive care, Grace also enjoys traveling, cooking, reading, live music, and art.