Jennifer Bonino Sobol

Dr. Jennifer Bonino Sobol serves as Assistant Professor and Program Director for the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at Adler University. A Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with extensive experience serving Chicago's Latino/a communities in high-need areas, she operates a private practice since 2019 and provides clinical supervision.

Dr. Bonino Sobol earned her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from Adler University in 2018. Her dissertation investigated counseling students' belief in the medical model of mental illness alongside empathy, self-efficacy, personality, and theoretical orientation.

Her research centers on humanistic counseling approaches, critically analyzing DSM frameworks while advocating for multi-perspective psychopathology models. She pioneers reproductive identity counseling addressing genetic identity, birth trauma, and donor conception, and develops innovative techniques like externalizing client suffering through imagery. Her work emphasizes culturally responsive care for marginalized communities with strong focus on Latino/a mental health equity.

Dr. Bonino Sobol's scholarship demonstrates consistent engagement with evolving counseling paradigms, from her 2018 Journal of Humanistic Counseling publication critiquing psychiatric classification systems to her 2025 Illinois Counseling Association presentation on reproductive identity. Her research trajectory reveals deepening specialization in identity-focused therapeutic modalities while maintaining foundational commitment to humanistic principles.

As Program Director and clinical supervisor, Dr. Bonino Sobol mentors counseling students and oversees therapist training. She has extensive experience delivering psychotherapy to clients transitioning from inpatient mental health services, particularly focusing on community-based care for underserved populations near Chicago.