Our Team:

Rebecca Cho, M.D., is a board-certified adult, child and adolescent psychiatrist and psychotherapist. She completed her medical school training, general adult psychiatry residency, and child/adolescent psychiatry fellowship at the University of Illinois. Prior to joining the North Star team, Dr. Cho worked at Rogers Behavioral Health in Skokie for several years. Dr. Cho specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, autism spectrum disorder, eating disorders, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Dr. Cho has expertise in both medication management and psychotherapy, and her priority is to provide her patients with personalized and comprehensive treatment.

Contact Dr. Cho at 847-892-7300 ext 5

Marisa Perez-Reisler, M.D., is a board-certified child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist. She received her B.A. from Harvard College and her M.D. from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Perez-Reisler then completed her residency in general psychiatry at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College and her fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia-Cornell. Prior to joining North Star, Dr. Perez-Reisler was appointed Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Northwestern University School of Medicine. In academic hospital settings, Dr. Perez-Reisler worked extensively in Consult-Liaison (CL) psychiatry, navigating the interplay between psychiatric symptoms and medical illness. She continues to remain involved in the teaching, supervising, and mentoring of medical students, residents and fellows in training. Over her career, Dr. Perez-Reisler has developed expertise in mood and anxiety disorders, autism, ADHD, eating disorders, mental health in the setting of medical illness, collaborative care psychiatry, and women's mental health. Dr. Perez-Reisler is bilingual in English and Spanish.

Contact Dr. Perez-Reisler at 847-892-7300 ext 8

Director of Psychotherapy

Lauren is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) in the state of Illinois. Her background experience includes working in an emergency housing program and inpatient setting at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, a DBT-focused Intensive Outpatient Program for adolescents and families, and a psychosocial rehabilitation program at the Anixter Center. Lauren currently supervises Rush University psychiatry residents in psychotherapy. In her treatment, Lauren's primary goal is to help clients find hope, courage to change, and to heal. She believes that all life circumstances, relationships, and experiences can lead to growth, learning, and greater self-acceptance. Lauren works with pre-teens, adolescents, young adults and families, and she is experienced in treating conditions including: anxiety, ADHD, mood disorders, parent coaching, personality traits, self-esteem/body image issues, and substance abuse. Lauren utilizes specific therapeutic modalities based on her clients' goals, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), for which she received specialized training by Behavioral Tech, LLC, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and psychodynamic psychotherapy.

Contact Lauren at 847-892-7300 ext 6