Sophia Hamilton Duffy, Ph.D.
Dr. Hamilton Duffy received her clinical psychology doctoral degree from DePaul University and completed her doctoral internship at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Behavioral Health Services in Chicago. Prior to earning a doctoral degree in clinical psychology, she was a special education teacher and earned a Master of Arts degree in special education. Dr. Hamilton Duffy has several years of experience working with children, families and adults in hospital, outpatient, community and educational settings. She has combined her education background and clinical training to specialize in working with children and adolescents in the school setting and in conducting psychological assessments. Additionally, Dr. Hamilton Duffy has received extensive training in therapy approaches for children, adolescents and adults who have experienced one-time or chronic trauma. She has also trained others in use of these approaches.
In addition to private practice, Dr. Hamilton Duffy is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Dominican University where she teaches and advises students, and conducts research related to trauma exposure for college students and trauma-informed practices. Dr. Hamilton Duffy also trains and supervises mental health providers providing trauma-informed psychotherapy to youth and families.
Dr. Hamilton Duffy was born in Harlem, New York and was raised in a large family in southern California. She is first generation American of Belizean heritage. She attended the University of Southern California for her undergraduate degree in psychology. Dr. Hamilton Duffy enjoys traveling the world and has visited over 30 countries. She lives in Oak Park with her three children.
yael hoffman, lcsw, MPH
Yael Hoffman received her master’s degrees in clinical social work and public health from the University of Michigan and completed her clinical internship at the University of Michigan Medical Center. Yael has extensive training and experience providing trauma-focused outpatient therapy for pediatric and adult populations, as well as extensive experience providing psychiatric emergency assessments. Her clinical experience also includes providing inpatient adult and pediatric psychiatric services.
In addition to private practice, Yael is Project Manager of the University of Chicago Medicine REACT Program: Recovery and Empowerment After Community Trauma, which provides youth and families affected by community violence with brief trauma-focused intervention and access to ongoing therapy. She is also a substitute crisis worker providing psychiatric emergency assessments for emergency room patients at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County.
Prior to earning her master’s degrees, Yael worked as a magazine editorial assistant, a musical theatre performer (and office temp and waitress and pizza delivery person), and a political field organizer. She was born in Israel, grew up there and in San Francisco, Miami and East Lansing, MI, and earned her undergraduate degrees in Musical Theatre Performance and Communications Studies from the University of Michigan. She lives in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago with her husband, three kids, dog, cats and fish.