Therapinxy Chicago-Midwest
Chapter Co-Lead Contact Information:
Kaye Ferreria-Fong, LCPC
Website: www.lily-therapy.com
Bio:
Kaye Ferreria-Fong is a licensed therapist (LCPC) in Illinois. She is the founder of LILY (LIve Life fullY) Therapy & Wellness, Inc. where she provides therapy services in the Chicagoland area.
Kaye is a first-generation Filipina immigrant and works with BIPOC and AANHPI folks who often struggle with perfectionism, intergenerational trauma, and religious/spiritual trauma. Kaye also provides folks a safe space to explore their intersectionalities.
Kaye’s therapeutic approach is culturally responsive, anti-oppressive, and works from decolonizing frameworks to hold space for communities targeted for marginalization.
Kaye is a foodie at heart, enjoys cooking for her loved ones, and on a sunny day you may find her out for a run, bike ride, or walking with her rescue pittie, L’Amour!
What does Filipino healing and wellness look like to you?
Filipino healing & wellness to me are rooted in connecting to our culture, values, and discovering ancestral practices passed down through generations. Filipino healing & wellness to me also means to engage in collective action and share collaborative experiences among Filipinx/Filipinx-Americans. Our culture is rich and vibrant and something to be celebrated! I believe that though we may all identify with certain Filipino vKaye Ferreria-Fong, LCPCalues, we all have different ways of experiencing and expressing them through our upbringing and life journeys.
Chapter Co-Lead Contact Information:
Angelika Holleran, M.Ed, LPC
Website: AngelikaHolleran.com
Bio:
Angelika Holleran is driven by a deep belief in the power of community healing, intergenerational cycle-breaking, and creating brave spaces for AANHPI. As a licensed professional counselor and CEO of Golden Hour Counseling and Wellness in Ohio, she integrates trauma-informed, somatic, attachment-based, feminist, psychodynamic, and creative expression approaches to help clients cultivate self-trust, identity alignment, and authentic wellness. Her clinical focus includes anxiety, depression, trauma, neurodivergence, patterns of perfectionism, people-pleasing, and imposter syndrome.
Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Angelika is the eldest daughter of an Ilocano mother and a multiracial father. Her mother immigrated to the U.S. as a young woman to pursue nursing, support her family in the Philippines, and build a new life. As a proud second-generation multiracial Filipina American, Angelika brings lived experience with the intergenerational, cultural, and identity challenges faced by immigrant and multiracial families.
Aa a Ph.D. candidate in Counselor Education and Supervision at Kent State University, her research centers on amplifying the voices and experiences of multiracial and multicultural students in higher education. Across every part of her work, Angelika is committed to empowering marginalized voices, strengthening community connections, and cultivating healing within the AANHPI diaspora; one story, one session, and one brave conversation at a time.
What does Filipino healing and wellness look like to you?
To me, Filipino healing and wellness is a tapestry of tradition, resilience, and community. It’s where ancestral wisdom meets modern therapy, where the warmth of kapwa (shared humanity) and bayanihan (communal care) create a space for deep emotional, mental, and spiritual restoration.
Filipino healing means living without hiya, without the shame that has silenced so many voices and kept so many stories untold. It’s reclaiming our wholeness by honoring the narratives that shaped us, breaking cycles of silence, and centering authenticity.
For me, it’s not just about treating symptoms, it’s about blending indigenous practices, storytelling, food, faith, and family with evidence-based wellness tools. It’s about reconnecting with identity and empowering future generations to live without shame.