MAHA's CMHC Overview


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The Midwest Asian Health Association's Community Mental Health Clinic was established in 2015 with the vision to provide linguistically appropriate, culturally sensitive, and financially affordable mental health services to underserved Asian, Asian American & Pacific Islander, and Asian immigrant populations in the Chicagoland area. The counselors and staff at the CMHC are dedicated to creating a Chicago Chinatown community in which all people, regardless of language or ability to pay, will be able to access mental health services to improve their mental, emotional, and physical well-being.

Our staff of licensed mental health professionals are able to provide services in Chinese Mandarin, Cantonese, and English, and are experienced working with youth, adolescents, adults, and elders. We offer individual therapy, family therapy, school consultations, and mental health seminars. Clients reach out to us for therapy to discuss topics such as family or marital conflicts, traumatic experiences, depression, anxiety, behavioral problems, acculturation difficulties, stress management, and other concerns.

Our services are covered by Medicaid, Medicaid MCOs (Aetna Better Health, Blue Cross Community Health Plan, Meridian, and Molina), County Care, and other private insurances. We also have the option of self-pay sliding scale fees. Contact the office if you have any question.

To submit an inquiry, please fill out the form here.




Our Therapists


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Nina Ni Liu, MD, PhD

Position: Psychiatrist
Languages: Mandarin, English

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JiaYin (Melissa) Wee, MEd, LCPC


Position: Mental Health Clinical Director
Languages: Mandarin, Cantonese, English

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Jonas Ginsburg, LCPC


Position: Clinical Supervisor
Languages: English, Japanese

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Ailin Chang, LSW


Position: Trauma Informed Learning Cohort Program Manager
Languages: Mandarin, English
Specialties: Trauma, Anxiety, Depression

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Yucheng Zhu, MS


Position: Addictions Counselor
Languages: Mandarin, English
 

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Ailin Chang, LSW


Position: Trauma Informed Learning Cohort Program Manager
Languages: Mandarin, English
Specialties: Trauma, Anxiety, Depression

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Yucheng Zhu, MS


Position: Addictions Counselor
Languages: Mandarin, English
 

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Other Mental Health Staff Team


Katherine Wong - Mental Health Program Manager

Jonathan Brozdowski, M.A. - Community Engagement Specialist 

Justin Huang - EHR/Data Information Analyst

Silvia Yau - Mental Health Billing Coordinator

Sophie Tse - Mental Health Clinic Receptionist

Graduate-level Student Interns

  • Alejandro Diaz (University of Illinois at Chicago)
  • Kymberly Lopez-Martinez (Loyola University)
  • Liyuan Liu (Garrett–Evangelical Theological Seminary)
  • Mary Hart (University of Illinois at Chicago)
  • Wenci Wang (The Family Institute at Northwestern University)
  • WeiQi Zhong (University of Chicago)
  • Yen-Ling Chen (The Family Institute at Northwestern University)
  • Wen Jia Dou (University of Chicago)
  • Chi Song (University of Chicago)