Prefer not to say my pronoun

Phyllis GouldLCSW

Nice to meet you

SI QUIERES VER UN TERAPISTA QUE COMPRENDE TU CULTURA Y HABLA TU IDIOMA, ¡YO PUEDO AYUDARTE! TAMBÉM FALO PORTUGUÊS! I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Alcohol and Other Drug Counselor. I specialize in cultural issues and offer therapy in Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, and German. I provide individual, couples, and family therapy. I use different approaches with different clients because people are unique. I see myself as a consultant offering honest guidance—you are the expert on yourself.

About Phyllis

Location

Virtual, Illinois

Insurance Accepted

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Cash (out of pocket)

Communication Style

Action-oriented, Affirming, Empowering, Open-minded, Solution-oriented

Focus areas

ADHD, Addiction, Anger Issues, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Burnout, Couples Therapy, Cultural Issues/Racial Stress, Depression, Divorce, Eating Disorders, Family Conflict, Family Therapy, Grief, IPV/DV, Immigration, Individual Therapy, Life Transitions, Men’s Issues, OCD, Panic, Personality Disorders, Phobias, Premarital Counseling, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, Relationship Concerns, Religious Trauma, Self-Harm, Sexual Assault/Sexual Abuse, Stress, Substance Use, Trauma, Women's Issues, Workplace Stress

Experienced with

BIPOC, Asian / Pacific Islander community, Black community, Indigenous Americans, Parents, Veterans, Immigrants, Neurodivergence, Blended families, Non-monogamous relationships, Students

Years of Experience

36+

I see myself as a consultant offering honest guidance—you are the expert on yourself.

Phyllis Gould,

LCSW

Approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-i)
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
Couples [Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT)]
Couples [The Gottman Method]
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Harm Reduction
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Motivational Interviewing
Prolonged Exposure
Psychodynamic
Relational
Solution-focused
Strengths-based

Languages Spoken

English, French, Other, Spanish

Education

MSW - Social Work, University of Chicago

Interests

I am fascinated by different cultures and languages and have spent a lot of time living in various countries. I speak fluent Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, French, and German, and I’m the adoptive mother of two Mexican-born children.