Prefer not to say my pronoun
Phyllis GouldLCSW
Scheduling available for:
AZ, IL, and NJ
High satisfaction rate with clients
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 IL, Centivo, United Healthcare, Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, Out-of-pocket
Communication Style
Action-oriented, Affirming, Empowering, Open-minded, Solution-oriented
Focus areas
Addiction (not substance use), ADHD, Anger Issues, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Burnout, Couples Therapy (2+ adults in session), Cultural Issues/Racial Stress, Depression, Divorce, Eating Disorders, Family Conflict (1 adult in session), Family Therapy (2+ adults in session), Grief, Immigration, Individual Therapy, IPV/DV, Life Transitions, Men's Issues, OCD, Panic, Personality Disorders, Phobias, Premarital Counseling (2 adults in session), Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), Relationship Concerns (1 adult in session), Religious Trauma, Self-Harm, Sexual Assault/Sexual Abuse, Stress, Substance Use, Trauma, Women's Issues, Workplace Stress
Experienced with
Asian / Pacific Islander community, BIPOC, Black community, Blended families, Immigrants, Indigenous Americans, Neurodivergence, Non-monogamous relationships, Parents, Students, Veterans
Years of Experience
37+
I see myself as a consultant offering honest guidance—you are the expert on yourself.
License number
#149.000688
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, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Polish, German
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.