Elise Lanker

Hi! I am a Queer and Queer-affirming therapist who helps adults explore and express themselves through gender, sexuality, and beyond! I am in-network with Health Alliance, Humana, WebTPA, Immergrun, and I work with UIUC student health insurance. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been providing mental healthcare to the Champaign-Urbana, Illinois community for the last 8 years. Through my own personal journey with my sexuality, my experience working with LGBTQIA+ clients on a variety of mental health concerns, and my time spent developing and facilitating LGBTQIA+ Ally trainings for the community, I have developed a love and knack for talking all things gender and sexuality. I love to karaoke (at home and in public if I’m feeling brave), and my go-to songs are usually anything off Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill album. I’m a sucker for comfort re-watching my favorite shows, usually 30 Rock, Gilmore Girls, or Broad City. Like many millennials, I have forsaken the childhood-instilled values of ambition and hustle for a lifestyle that is aimed at day-to-day joys such as buying Halloween decorations and listening to audiobooks that take pop-cultural deep dives.