Cecilia Teppema

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Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Email: ceciliateppema@core-chicago.com
Tel: (312) 470 - 4302 (Chicago)

Cecilia Teppema is an advanced clinical trainee with CORE. She received her master's degree in clinical psychology in 2025 from Adler University, where she is a fourth year Psy.D. student, and holds a bachelor's in psychology from University of Illinois at Chicago. Cecilia has clinical experiences with individuals of all ages in outpatient and partial hospitalization settings.

Cecilia's approach to therapy is  informed by an eclectic set of sources, including objects relations traditions, feminist theory, ego psychology, and the unwavering belief that self-understanding begets a richer, fuller and more honest inner life. She constantly strives to ensure that the therapeutic relationship is a comfortable, egalitarian, and nonjudgmental one, and that cultural and individual differences are not only addressed but actively appreciated. 

"It is a joy to be hidden and a disaster not to be found." - D.W. Winnicott

Cecilia has the following Professional Certifications:

  • Trauma-Informed Practice for Childcare Providers

  • Sexual Assault Crisis Intervention Training

Cecilia is an active member of the following Professional Organizations:

  • American Psychological Association (APA)

  • APA Division 39: Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology

  • APA Division 40: Society for Clinical Neuropsychology