Kevin Barton attended Northern Illinois University where he graduated with two masters degrees in Sport and Exercise Psychology and in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.

Kevin’s counseling approach stems from Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy and Positive Psychology. He believes that often athletes hold negative or irrational perceptions of their ability and performances which can lead to emotions boiling over during stressful moments, being too hard on one’s self, and performance anxiety.

Kevin’s areas of focus with counseling and mental performance include ADHD, achievement, athlete identity, mood disorders including anxiety and depression, men’s mental health, motivation, personality disorders such as narcissistic and Type-A disorders, stress disorders, team building, and leadership development.

Kevin prefers to take a preventive approach to those issues and build a strong foundation of mental skills to help athletes become resilient in the face of adversity. He also aims to empower clients to be successful in all areas of life, athletically, academically, professionally, and personally.

He has consulted with athletes from a variety of age ranges and skill level; from youth and collegiate level to internationally elite level. He has a focus on working with several sports that includes professional auto racing, baseball, basketball, golf, football, soccer, hockey, and esports. Other populations that he has experience consulting with includes singer-songwriters, first responders, physical therapists, and corporate executives.

Kevin has a background in research that examines concussions in collegiate athletes, mentoring relationships in sport psychology, and achievement, grit, and attribution styles in collegiate student-athletes.

Christina received her Master’s Degree in Forensic Psychology with a concentration in Child Protection from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and received a Master's level Certificate in Sports and Performance Psychology from John F. Kennedy University.

Christina is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) who has an individualized approach to therapy. Her clinical experience includes working with children, adolescents, and adults. Christina gained her clinical experience working in high paced environments such as in a private psych hospital in the Emergency Services department and working for Cook County Health and Hospital Systems treating a variety of issues and populations.

Christina utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Mindfulness, working with mood disorders such as anxiety and depression, adjustment issues, anger management, trauma, grief, and life transitions. Currently, Christina's special interest areas in practice include sports injury and identity, athletic retirement and transitions, mental performance, and LGBTQIA+ and is an advocate and ally for all communities.

Long before working in the mental health field, she has experience as a competitive athlete and can appreciate the impact an athlete’s mental health can have on their performance. She competitively participated in soccer and rugby, in addition to participating in many other different sports socially, and can appreciate utilizing different mental performance skills for different sports. Christina is currently working towards being a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) under Kevin Barton, M.S.Ed, CMPC.