An integrated wellness practice in the Fox Valley
Whole, not perfect.
Berkley Wellness was founded by Linell and John Berkley - two specialists who came to this work from very different directions and created one practice around a shared respect for the whole person: how we think, feel, relate, regulate, recover, and change.
Linell brings more than 20 years of clinical experience in psychotherapy, trauma treatment, EMDR, couples therapy, and coaching. John brings nearly two decades in law enforcement, military service, health and wellness coaching, TRE®, and nervous system regulation and resilience training.
Different disciplines. Different scopes. One shared philosophy of meaningful change.
Change doesn’t require becoming someone else.
Most people arrive knowing that something is not working the way they want it to. They may understand why. They may have tried to change it. They may even have made some progress.
At Berkley Wellness, we create space to understand what is shaping the way you think, feel, relate, and respond - and to develop greater awareness, regulation, connection, and choice to elevate your ability to reach your goals.
Our offerings include psychotherapy, coaching, meditation, TRE®, nervous system regulation, health and wellness support, and organizational resilience training. Each service has its own purpose, structure, and scope, while sharing one core belief: people are always more than the problem, role, or concern that brought them here.
Meet Linell Berkley, MSW, LCSW
Psychotherapist | EMDRIA Certified Therapist | Certified EME Practitioner
My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and highly individualized. Drawing from more than 20 years of clinical experience, I integrate evidence-based psychotherapy with experiential and mind-body approaches selected according to your history, current needs, and treatment goals.
In therapy, our work is clinically focused on understanding the factors contributing to your symptoms, identifying underlying patterns, strengthening emotional regulation and coping, processing unresolved experiences, and supporting meaningful progress toward your treatment goals.
In coaching, the focus shifts toward exploring the connection between emotion, mind, and energy. This includes limiting beliefs, old rules, and blocks that can interfere with intuition and the alignment of your authentic self.
Meet John Berkley, NBC-HWC
Health & Wellness Coach | Certified TRE® Provider
Lasting resilience isn’t built by pushing harder. It starts with getting better at recovery.
I spent a lot of years getting very good at pushing through.
My career has included military service, leadership in the hospitality industry, and almost two decades in law enforcement, where I retired as a Lieutenant with the Appleton Police Department.
In jobs like those, functioning under pressure is part of the deal.
What took me longer to understand was that being able to function and actually recovering are two different things.
Later in my career, while serving as my department's Wellness Program Coordinator, I became much more interested in what actually helps people recover from sustained stress — not just push through it.
That question is what shaped this coaching. It's not about more willpower — it's practical, sustainable change to sleep, movement, food, and recovery, built to last.
Where your story meets theirs.
The Ensō at the center of the Berkley Wellness identity comes from the Japanese Zen tradition. The hand-drawn circle has long been associated with wholeness, presence, and the direct expression of a moment - and its meaning is intentionally not singular.
For Berkley Wellness, its open, imperfect form reflects something we believe deeply: growth does not require perfection.
There is room for awareness. Room for another response. Room for connection. Room for change.
The brushstroke is visible, textured, and unique to the person who created it. Some areas are stronger. Some are lighter. It is not a mechanically perfect circle - and that is part of what makes it meaningful to us.
Wholeness can include complexity. Growth can happen without becoming someone else first.
The Ensō does not explain our services. It reflects the philosophy behind them.
Two specialities. One roof. On purpose.
Some clients see one of us. Many end up working with both — trauma processing goes further in a body that can settle, and regulation holds better when the pattern underneath it has been addressed. When your work would be better served by the other path, we'll say so. That's the point of being one practice.