Executive Director
Braden Berkey, Psy.D.
bberkey@thechicagoschool.edu
Dr. Berkey is an associate professor in the Clinical Psy.D. Program at The Chicago School. Prior to joining the core faculty he was the director of clinical training at the Center on Halsted (www.centeronhalsted.org) where he created the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Institute to expand access to LGBT culturally competent mental health care. Braden also served as the Director of Behavioral Health and Social Services at the Howard Brown Health Center (www.howardbrown.org) for six years. During his tenure there he developed the Recovering with Pride substance abuse program.
In 2008 Dr. Berkey worked with the Community Academic Consortium for Research on Alternative Sexualities (CARAS) to create the annual Alternative Sexualities Conference, which has been accredited by the American Psychological Association and the American Association of Sex Counselors, Educator and Therapists to provide continuing education. Since its inception the event has been held in Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.
Dr. Berkey holds a Certification in Nonprofit Management, which was conferred by the Great Cities Initiative at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He maintains a private psychotherapy practice in Chicago. Braden and his partner enjoy spending time with their schnauzer girls, Madison and Sara.
Project Directors
Ashley Molin, Psy.D.
Ashley received her BA in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Asheville in 2009. She graduated from the Clinical PsyD program at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in 2014. Ashley’s clinical interests include identity development, sexual, gender, and relationship diversity, and working with college students. Her doctoral dissertation examined how youth choose and use sexual identity labels, along with how certain demographic variables may influence these decisions. Ashley is currently working as the Webmaster for PASD and assisting in its development. She is also the Associate Director of Behavioral Health at the Center on Halsted in Chicago, IL.
Daniel Warshawsky, M.A.
Daniel.Warshawsky@ego.thechicagoschool.edu
Daniel Warshawsky, M.A. (he/him), is a sixth-year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology program at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCSPP) currently completing his internship at the Suffolk University's Counseling, Health & Wellness Center in Boston, MA. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Communications with a minor in Marketing from Indiana University in 2016 and his master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from TCSPP in 2023. He has worked with individuals across the lifespan, particularly adolescents and young adults, in both private practice and community mental health settings, and has experience working with clients from diverse cultural identities, genders, sexual orientations, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Daniel is extremely passionate about working with clients hoping to explore issues related to identity development, anxiety and mood disorders, gender and sexuality, and relationships. Daniel practices therapy from a relational, client-centered approach that is deeply rooted in authenticity, believing that clients are the experts of their own lives and that his role is to walk alongside them – offering support and insight as they navigate life’s challenges. His goal for therapy is to create a space where clients feel safe to explore and develop their authentic selves, knowing they will be met with that same genuineness, in order to pursue meaningful growth and self-discovery at a pace that feels right for them. He places great emphasis on approachability, compassion, and honesty – qualities that are central to his identity as a therapist and essential to creating a safe, transformative, and empowering environment for his clients. When he is not at school or at work, Daniel spends his free time playing the guitar and piano, reading, baking, attending concerts, seeing movies, and enjoying time with friends and family.