Tracy L. Bovee is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Normal, Illinois. She has spent the last twenty-three years devoted to social services and helping others. Tracy deeply adheres to the belief that we all want to bring our best selves into our daily lives, families, intimate, most sacred relationships, and meaningful work.

In addition to being licensed in Illinois, Tracy has two Masters Degrees in Higher Education and Guidance and Counseling from Eastern Illinois University. She received honors in both programs, was nominated for prestigious positions to represent her college, and completed research in Women’s Studies. The Department Chair, Dr. Robert Saltmarsh, stated, “In my twenty-seven years as a counselor educator at Eastern Illinois University, Tracy is not only in the top 1% of all those graduates, she is the standard maker and the leader of the 1% group.”

Tracy’s experience began as a Social Service Representative at a Women’s & Children's Health Center. She provided education, counseling, and support for pregnant women and adolescents, substance abuse clientele, and pre and post-test HIV counseling. Later, Tracy took a position working in a respected agency providing hospitalization and outpatient services for adults, adolescents, and children with various mental health challenges. Tracy continued to expand her career by joining a treatment team to assist women being treated for eating disorders. She provided and designed body image groups, family therapy groups, and group therapy for clients and their families.

Tracy’s passion and skill led her to become the owner of her first private practice at age thirty. “There was nothing more important to me than combining the needs of my family with my personal needs of providing meaningful work. Private Practice gives clinicians the option of both,” she shared.

Tracy has provided individual and family counseling, hosted postpartum support groups, teen girl empowerment groups, and body image workshops for all ages.

Tracy has delivered many presentations and spoken as a guest lecturer on various mental health issues endemic to society and our private lives. She brings her experience and passion to the community. She has a history of teaching adjunct psychology classes at the junior and private college levels and designing course material and coursework that inspires future educators and counselors. Tracy enjoys her private practice and a new role as Director of Therapy Services with Connection Psychiatry, PLLC. Tracy loves to provide meaningful supervision and mentoring to future therapists who share her joy in helping others through private practice or small business growth opportunities in mental health care.

We have known Tracy Bovee for twenty years, in the varying capacities of co-worker, employee, colleague, mentor, teacher, collaborator, and dear friend. Tracy has always displayed that rare combination of intelligence and emotional authenticity that many have defined as wisdom. Wherever she has practiced as a therapist and business owner, she has been successful, and a tremendous asset to her clients, peers, and communities. She has been generous with her experience and rigorously ethical in her professionalism. We have never thought twice about working with Tracy or referring others to her. We look forward to maintaining our relationship with Tracy, both personal and professional, for many fruitful years to come.

—Sandra Ahten, CEO, and Kevin Elliott, LCPC, President
Elliott Counseling Group, Champaign, IL
www.ElliottCounselingGroup.com