I am strictly villain-exclusive, and so the Devs think its funny that we don't get illusion or empathy, but I have encountered both sets to an extent where I know them. Since I am a villain, I struggle to not use the colors gold, purple, red, black, and bone white, but I think I still managed to pull off a decent hero.
Here.
Not my best attempt, and I personally don't like the white coat, (but it was really the only option there.) I kept in mind that as an illusion controller, she can most likely alter her looks and appearance through illusion, so I gave her a white chintonous chest with blue patches, merely because it looks odd, unusual, and otherworldly, but most importantly, fake. It is something that will make her stand out more in a crowd and identifys her as a hero. She is wearing a lab coat. You did say she would have had to have studied for a long time. A doctor, perhaps, plus as an empathy user, who can heal, repair, and buff others, the docterish appearance suits the bill nicely. Threw in rings and the blend cargo pants for color, oh, and I kept her hair white. I have a very hard time avoiding the color, but here it just seemed natural. As a person who is very old, but appears young via cellular manipulation, I dunno. The hair color just screams white whenever I think about changing it.
Name jam!
Dr. Mindbender*
The Pshrink
Mind's Eye
Mindset
Dr. Mindset*
Mindhunter
Mind Hunter
Dr. Mindhunter*
Mindstream
Dr. Mindstream*
Mindshare
Mindscape
Mindful
Brainpower
The Perceptor
Dr. Perception*
Think Tank
Thinkwell
Dr. Thinkwell*
(I rather like Dr. Thinkwell.)
* All instances of "Dr." can be replaced with "Doctor" if necessary. (Name taken or it looks better.)
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What kind of psychic is she? Is it natural, or a mutation... Perhaps magic? If you can answer that I might be able to help out a bit better...
@Van De Graff-X, Liberty
Mutant.
I was also thinking that her powers are best summed up as psionic biological manipulation, if that helps at all with a name (since someone already tried some suggestions 
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The way you described her in the OP, well, I immediately struck upon "Psypression" for a name.
Like "Psychic Suppression." 
See what I did there?
Cool, ain't it? 
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...The whole costume idea thing? Well, I got nothin'. 
Ok, here is what I came up for the young looking Psypression:
Front View
Head Shot
@Van De Graff-X, Liberty
I like Psypression...that's a good one.
Some of my suggestions:
Psionic Names
The Last Psion
The First Psion
Psionica
Representative Names
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Chimera / Chimaera:
1. An organism, organ, or part consisting of two or more tissues of different genetic composition, produced as a result of organ transplant, grafting, or genetic engineering.
2. An individual who has received a transplant of genetically and immunologically different tissue.
3. A fanciful mental illusion or fabrication.
Syn. - dream, illusion, fantasy
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Sybil / Sybilline:
1. any of certain women of antiquity reputed to possess powers of prophecy or divination
1. of, resembling, or characteristic of a sibyl; prophetic; oracular.
2. mysterious; cryptic.
Syn. - Clairvoyant, intuitive, prophetic
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Delphian / Delphia:
1. Greek Mythology Of or relating to Delphi or to the oracle of Apollo at Delphi.
2. Obscurely prophetic; oracular: made a great deal of Delphic pronouncements.
Syn. - prophetic, enigmatic, mysterious, secret
*I like Chimaera the best. A good way to find names is to go to a thesaurus with descriptive words for your character and play off any words given.
I'm very good with costumes, having won many Costume Contests in game. I can try to come up with something and post here later...
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@Van De Graff-X, Liberty
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A good way to find names is to go to a thesaurus with descriptive words for your character and play off any words given.
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Hey! You stole my method for finding names!
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Man, I just used my brain.
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How about this?
PsyDoc
I pulled the trigger. That's right, I did it, in Warburg, with the pistol. - Mista Chains
Everyone know the Tank Archetype get the most drops of all the types. This is because of their "Death Dealing" powers. I call it the front line bonus...but you'll never read this in the wiki - "Rx10"
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PsyDoc
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I like that. Gives me a some good ideas, thanks.
Wohoo! Picked a name and it was available - Neuropsych. Since I'm in the psychological field, I can't believe I didn't think of it before. While not a total fit, it still sounds scientific-y (which I felt her name would be) and it has to do with the mind and body. I think this is what I'll go with, unless anyone else has any other suggestions or improvements on this name (was also thinking Neuropsyche because it sounds a little better, but don't know).
Still looking for some costume help! I greatly appreciate the ones given so far, thanks!
I was wondering if you wonderful guys and gals could help me out with some costume ideas for a new character I'm brewing. I haven't come up with a name for her, but she'll be a Illusion/Empathy Controller. She's a psychic who manipulates the sensory abilities of the mind to create illusions such as multiple copies of herself or others (Phantom Army), rob individuals of their sight (Blind/Flash), dampen all sensory functions (Invis) and other abilities. She has studied medical science and biology for years and has learned to be able to further psionically manipulate biological functions like cell growth, reproduction and regeneration, among other functions (Empathy). As I said, this skills have taken many years to develop and perfect, so she is not a young woman. However, she uses her knowledge and abilities to maintain a youthful appearance through manipulation of the cells in her own body, but this takes some concentration.
I don't have much of a real background available other than that description, but feel free to come up with anything you want. I have some ideas in my head for her background, just nothing concrete. I thought that that description might help give some ideas. Only a few things I would like to keep about the costume. For any costumes that make her look young, I'd like Face 9 to be used and any old costumes should use Old Face 3 (I thought the two faces went well together as a transition). I really like the new Formal Hair, but any hair option is welcome. Civilian style outfits or super costumes are welcome, which might also help me think of a name (real name or superhero name).
Thanks for anything you can help with! Hopefully you can help me through this costume block I'm having.