Let’s Talk provides easy access to free, informal, and confidential consultations with therapists from UChicago Student Wellness. No appointment is necessary. If you prefer, you do not have to give your name.
Let's Talk is open to all University of Chicago undergraduate and graduate students and is a good fit for:
- Students who are not sure about therapy and wonder what it’s like to talk with a therapist;
- Students who are not interested in therapy but would like the perspective of a counselor;
- Students who would like to talk through a specific problem; or
- Students who have a concern about a friend and want some thoughts about what to do.
Spring Quarter Let's Talk
Spring Quarter Let's Talk will be held from March 23 through June 5 with NO session on May 25 due to the Memorial Day Holiday. Let’s Talk sessions are drop-in and first-come, first-served format. The sessions of Let's Talk will be held in person.
- Mondays, 1:00-2:00pm: Booth Harper Center, 5807 S. Woodlawn Ave., Room 100-9H
- March 23 and 30, April 13 and 27, and May 11: Neeti Shenoy
- April 6 and 20, May 4 and 18, and May 1: Yiyu Cheng
- *There is no session on Monday, May 25.
- Wednesdays, 11:00am-12:00pm with Jerome Wilczynski, PsyD | Swift Hall, 1025 E 58th St, Room 406
Staff Bios
Yiyu Cheng, PhD
Yiyu Cheng, PhD, is a postdoctoral fellow at UChicago Student Wellness Center. She was born and raised in Qingdao, China, and came to the US for college. Yiyu holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in Psychology and Sociology in at University of Wisconsin - Madison, a Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology at University of Denver, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Counseling Psychology at Loyola University Chicago. Yiyu is committed to working with queer, BIPOC, and immigrant populations, with specialties in identity development, cultural adjustment, sexual trauma, family trauma, eating concerns, and substance use. In Yiyu's work, she emphasizes cultural competence, empowerment, and trauma-informed healing.
Neeti Shenoy, PsyD
Neeti Shenoy, PsyD, is a post-doctoral clinical psychologist. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Spanish from Washington University in St. Louis, and a Doctor of Psychology degree in Clinical Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. At UChicago Student Wellness, Neeti offers individual therapy, couple’s therapy, group therapy, supervision to trainees, and outreach programming on campus. She is committed to creating spaces for students to show up authentically and explore concerns including but not limited to identity, adjustment, grief, and mood. Neeti has experience working with a wide range of students and uses a multicultural, relational approach in talking with students.
Jerome Wilczynski, PsyD
Jerome Wilczynski, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and a licensed clinical professional counselor. He is a staff psychologist at UChicago Student Wellness with over twenty years of clinical experience. Jerome holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Viola Performance from the School of Music, Theatre & Dance at The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor; a Master of Theology degree in Systematic Theology and New Testament from Catholic Theological Union at Chicago; and a Doctor of Psychology degree in Clinical Psychology from The Illinois School of Professional Psychology. Jerome has worked therapeutically with persons that simply want to know more about themselves, adjust to new life and academic circumstances, as well as those dealing with depressive and anxiety conditions, medical illnesses, and those with very serious psychiatric conditions such as psychotic disorders. At UChicago Student Wellness, Jerome offers individual therapy, couple’s therapy, group therapy, he supervises psychology trainees, and he offers outreach programming on the campus. Jerome is highly experienced in working with persons from the LGBTQ+ community, and he strives to be a therapist that is multiculturally sensitive and is highly responsive to the unique needs of those with whom he works.