Jane Rhea

Jane Rhea is a self-advocate and activist with 11 years of personal and professional experience working with adults and children in the Disability Community. She blends training in social work and Disability Studies with an interdisciplinary practice orientation to support clients who face complex, overlapping challenges.

As a coach and counselor who focuses on Queer and Disability communities, Jane centers a Neurodiversity and Disability pride perspective, sharing knowledge of history, theory, and social models to inform her work. She recognizes the structural barriers that people with diverse identities often encounter and brings that understanding into employment counseling and broader life-coaching conversations.

Jane views employment or occupational exploration as a practical starting point for making changes in life, and she attends to the ways work-related goals intersect with anxiety, depression, autism, ADHD, chronic pain, and other neurodiversities and disabilities. She is a licensed clinical social worker in Illinois and offers care informed by clinical training and lived experience. Jane is allied with Queer, Trans, and Non-Binary communities and provides services from that affirming stance.