Yen-Ling Lin, LPC, Ph.D.
Counselor
Yen-Ling Lin is passionate about helping individuals and families navigate emotional challenges, build healthy relationships, and recognize their strengths. As a Counselor at OMNI, Yen-Ling provides therapeutic support to children, adolescents, adults, and families, using evidence-based approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and play therapy to build coping skills and support lasting change.
Yen-Ling holds a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from the University of Texas at San Antonio and a Master of Education in Educational Psychology and Counseling from National Taiwan Normal University. Drawn to OMNI's commitment to compassionate, accessible behavioral health services, Yen-Ling values helping clients feel heard, understood, and empowered to live more fulfilling lives.
Outside of work, Yen-Ling enjoys reading, visiting zoos and museums, traveling, and spending time with family. Yen-Ling also loves exploring foods from different cultures, soccer, and animation!
OMNI is a local, community-based nonprofit that partners with our community to save lives and change futures. OMNI impacts over 115,000 people annually primarily living in Lake and Cook Counties.
Since 1972 OMNI has been a leader in providing life-changing and life-saving counseling, case management and community-wide prevention services to youth, adults, and families. Our mission is to provide access to quality behavioral health and educational support services for children and adults that results in pathways to successful and healthy behaviors throughout life. OMNI Means “ALL” in Latin and we stand by accessible and inclusive services for all in the community who need us.
OMNI helps individuals overcome challenges, develop strengths and build skills they can use for a lifetime. We address both social determinants of health as well as provide critical mental health counseling and supportive case management services. OMNI provides Individual, Family and Group Counseling for children, adolescents and adults, 24 hour crisis Intervention, substance abuse prevention and treatment, child abuse prevention and intervention, juvenile justice services, youth leadership and healthy choice advocacy and family resource support.
Common issues OMNI battles with our clients include: depression/anxiety, peer and relationship issues, family conflicts/divorce, trauma past and ongoing (domestic violence, child abuse and sexual assault), academic problems, criminal activity, substance abuse, school refusal and much more. OMNI creates positive change today for a better tomorrow.