Principal clinician
Elzbieta "Ella" Wojnarowska, LCPC
Elzbieta "Ella" Wojnarowska is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois, Licensed Professional Counselor in Wisconsin, and the Principal Clinician at Inner Spark Behavioral Health. She is currently accepting new clients through telehealth.
Life can sometimes feel like walking through unfamiliar terrain without enough light. Grief, anxiety, trauma, depression, relationship pain, self-doubt, or major life transitions can make the path ahead feel uncertain. In those moments, therapy can become a place where you do not have to find your way alone.
Ella's role is not to take over your journey or tell you who you should become. Instead, she offers a steady lantern - a calm, compassionate, and thoughtful clinical presence that helps illuminate what may feel confusing, painful, or hidden. With care and patience, she helps clients begin to see their own path more clearly.
At Inner Spark, therapy is grounded in the belief that healing is not about becoming someone entirely new. It is often about reconnecting with the true self that has always been there - the inner spark that may have been covered by pain, fear, survival, grief, or years of carrying too much alone.
Ella creates a safe and emotionally supportive space where clients can slow down, reflect honestly, and begin to understand what they have been carrying. Therapy with Ella is not about rushing toward answers or performing strength before you are ready. It is about gently naming patterns, making room for difficult emotions, and discovering new ways of relating to yourself, others, and life's challenges.
Ella earned her Master's degree in Mental Health Counseling from Northern Illinois University and has several years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. She is certified in treating grief and trauma and brings a trauma-informed lens to her work with anxiety, depression, emotional overwhelm, relationship concerns, and life transitions.
Her approach is evidence-informed and personalized. Ella draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma-Focused CBT, Motivational Interviewing, mindfulness-based practices, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Rather than using one rigid path, she collaborates with each client to understand their needs, strengths, values, and goals.
As a bilingual therapist fluent in English and Polish, Ella is committed to culturally responsive care. She understands that culture, language, family history, identity, and lived experience all shape how people carry pain, seek support, and define healing. She honors these parts of each client's story with sensitivity and respect.
Clients often come to therapy when the way forward feels unclear. Ella walks alongside them as a steady witness and collaborative guide, helping them notice old survival strategies, understand emotional wounds, build resilience, and reconnect with their inner spark. The goal is not for therapy to lead your life for you. The goal is to help you trust your own light again.
For Ella, being a therapist is both a profession and a calling. She finds deep meaning in witnessing the moments when clients begin to feel hope return: a breath of relief, a quiet realization, a renewed sense of courage, or the first glimpse of possibility after a difficult season.
With compassion, steadiness, and unwavering support, Ella helps clients move toward healing, meaningful change, and a more honest connection with their true self.
