Natasha Schnell

Title:

Assistant Professor

Programs/Classes Taught:

M.S. in Counseling

Fundamentals of Counseling in Human Services
Professional Practice & Ethics in Human Services
Theories and Techniques of Group Counseling
Theories of Counseling
Counseling and Human Development in a Multicultural Society
Clinical Techniques of Counseling
Clinical Practicum
Counseling Internship

Areas of Expertise:

Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Clinical Counseling Skill Development
Professional Counselor Identity Development
Individual and Group Supervision

Biography:

Natasha Schnell is currently an Assistant Professor at National Louis University in the Department of Counseling and Human Services. She serves as the Counseling & Human Services Program Coordinator at the Wheeling and North Shore campuses. Natasha has a wide range of teaching and supervision experiences, and enjoys working with counselors-in-training. She has taught at Northern Illinois University and National Louis University, focusing on student development, professional counselor identity development, and clinical skill development. Included in these facets of development, Natasha encourages her students to gain self-awareness and interpersonal skills.

Natasha is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and worked as a counselor at University Resources for Women (URW), at Northern Illinois University. Her clinical work at URW included individual, couples, and group counseling. She has expertise working with a variety of client issues including anxiety, depression, eating disorders/body image, self-harming behaviors, LGBT sexual identity development, transitions, stress management, relationship/communication issues, time management/study skill training, career indecision/exploration, and substance abuse.

Additionally, while at Northern Illinois University, Natasha interned in the Office of Orientation, teaching courses and offering support groups working with students and parents on issues related to college adjustment/transition to university living.

Natasha has presented in areas of Emotional Eating, Career Indecision, College Transitions and Adjustments, and LGBT identity.

Natasha has served on the following university committees:

National Louis University
Faculty Standards, Evaluation, and Appeals Committee, Chairperson
School Counseling Committee
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Committee
Practicum/Internship Committee

Northern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University Counseling Association, President
College of Education Student Advisory Committee, Chairperson
NIU C.A.R.E.S (Collegiate Awareness Regarding Eating Smart), Co-Chairperson
Unity In Diversity

Natasha holds membership in the following professional organizations:
• American Counseling Association
• Illinois Counseling Association
• Illinois Counselor Educators and Supervisors
• Illinois Mental Health Counseling Association
• Kappa Delta Pi, Educational Honors Society

Education:

B.A. in English and art history, Lawrence University
M.S.Ed. in Counseling, emphasis in Student Development in Higher Education, Northern Illinois University
Ed.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision, Northern Illinois University (anticipated December 2014)

Research and Interests:

Student Development
Counselor Education and Supervision
Counselor Identity Development
Gatekeeping within the Counseling Profession

Contact Information:

email: natasha.schnell@nl.edu

phone: 847-947-5331

Locations

  • CHICAGO DOWNTOWN CAMPUS

    NLU’s Chicago campus on South Michigan Avenue occupies five floors of the historic Peoples Gas Building. This landmark building, across the street from the Art Institute of Chicago and Grant Park, is easily accessible by train, bus and car and is surrounded by restaurants, parking lots/garages and shops.

    122 S. Michigan Avenue
    Chicago, IL 60603
    (888) 658.8632
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  • ELGIN

    Conveniently located in a fast-growing business district off I-90 and Route 31, NLU Elgin features 10 classrooms with high-tech media equipment; a computer lab with high-speed Internet access; two conference rooms; and comfortable student lounges. Parking is free at this recently remodeled and upgraded teaching site, which now includes wireless Internet access.

    620 Tollgate Road
    Elgin, IL 60123
    (888) 658.8632
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  • NORTH SHORE

    Opened in the summer of 2006, NLU North Shore at Skokie is a state-of-the-art modern campus located just off the Edens Expressway near the Old Orchard Shopping Center. The campus includes 44 wireless classrooms equipped with high-tech media equipment; four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, including a walk-in lab in the library; six conference rooms; a public café for beverages and snacks; a student welcome center; a library for research and study; and multiple, comfortable student lounge areas.

    5202 Old Orchard Road
    Skokie, IL 60077
    (888) 658.8632
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  • LISLE

    Located just minutes from the East-West Tollway (I-88), NLU Lisle features 42 wireless classrooms equipped with high-tech media equipment; four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, including a separate walk-in lab in the library; a café for beverages and snacks; a student welcome center; a library for research and study; conference rooms; and six comfortable student lounge areas with wireless access.

    850 Warrenville Road
    Lisle, IL 60532
    (888) 658.8632
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  • WHEELING

    Located in one of Chicago's major northwest suburbs, the newly renovated NLU Wheeling includes 20 classrooms with high-tech media equipment, four conference rooms, four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, large student lounge areas with wireless capabilities and interactive video capabilities, and an extensive research library. The site also houses the university library research collection.

    1000 Capitol Drive
    Wheeling, IL 60090
    (888) 658.8632
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  • FLORIDA (TAMPA)

    Established in 1988 and located in one of the city's major business districts, NLU's Florida Regional Center serves students in 13 counties in central Florida. In addition to six classrooms, this location features a conference room, a computer lab with high-speed Internet access, an extensive research library and comfortable student lounges.

    5110 Eisenhower Boulevard Suite 102
    Tampa, FL 33634
    (800) 366.6581
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  • WISCONSIN

    NLU's Milwaukee campus has a proud history of serving graduate students in education in southeastern Wisconsin. Nearly one in five certified Wisconsin teachers looks to NLU for graduate education programs – more than any other university in the state. In addition to classrooms with high-tech media equipment, the campus offers a state-of-the-art computer lab with wireless Internet access and an extensive IDS research library.

    12000 West Park Place, Suite 100
    Milwaukee, WI 53224-3007
    (414) 577.2658
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