2400 Ravine Way
Suite 200
My first question to any new client is, “How will you know when therapy is over?” This helps us both to define the goals of therapy. Together, we’ll focus on solutions to problems, and build on the strengths already there.
I’ve been a therapist for children, adults, and families on the North Shore for ten years. My private practice is located in Glenview, Illinois and I work with families and individuals from the surrounding communities including Northbrook, Northfield, Deerfield, Glencoe, and Highland Park as well. I work with clients on issues including anxiety, trauma, divorce, separation, loss, depression, asperger’s, and other spectrum disorders. I provide a safe and relaxing environment that’s designed to help facilitate healing and change.
Licenses/Certifications
 Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
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License Info
149010975
Education
Loyola University of Chicago
Bio
I began my work with families 14 years ago when as an adolescent crisis counselor at Youth Outreach Services. The work required a lot of patience for and understanding of the struggles that individuals and families go through each day. It was difficult work but allowed me to see the resiliency of families despite being in adverse circumstances. Through this, I further developed my therapeutic perspective: building on the strengths of the person within the family system for resiliency and health.
I received my master’s degree at Loyola University, concentrating on clinical work and honing my skills in various and eclectic treatment modalities. I spent time interning clinically at the Josselyn Center in Northfield and was there for two years working with clients in long-term therapy. The population I worked with included children, families, and adults, and it was here that I further developed my skills with a wide range of issues including but not limited to mood disorders (specifically bi-polar and depression), anxiety, Asperger’s syndrome, grief/loss, and divorce. I was mentored by and worked alongside some of the foremost social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists on the North Shore.
After the Josselyn Center, I moved on to Mercy Home for Boys and Girls to broaden my repertoire of treatment modalities and therapy experiences. With Mercy I have provided milieu therapy, managed a residential program focusing on teaching independent living and coping skills, and am currently directing the admissions department focusing on assessment and family support. At Mercy, I see individuals and families dealing with loss and abandonment, posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, anger, and anxiety. Working in residential, in the environment in which the children live gives me direct knowledge regarding the challenges children, teens, and families face in the home and family system, at school, socially, as well as internally within the individual.
Memberships
NASW
Recommendations
Payments Accepted
Cash, check, insurance
Hours
Afternoon and evening
Cost/Session
$130
Practice Areas/Issues Treated
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Therapy
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Adolescents
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Anger Management
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Anxiety and Panic
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Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
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Body Image Issues
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Caregiver Issues
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Children's Counseling
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Chronic Illness
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Couples
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Depression
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Divorce
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Domestic Violence
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Eating Disorders
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Gay or Lesbian Issues
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Gender Identity / Transgenderism
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Grief and Loss
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Life Transitions
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Loneliness
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Marriage & Family Therapy
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Marriage Counseling
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Men's Issues
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
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Online / Teletherapy
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Pre and Postpartum Mental Health
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Relationship Issues
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Self-Esteem Issues
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Seniors and Elder Care Issues
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Sexual Dysfunction
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Stress Management
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Trauma and PTSD
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Work and Career Issues
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