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Phyllis Gould
LCSW

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Scheduling available for:
IL, NJ, and AZ

High satisfaction rate with clients

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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

Out of state BlueCard PPO, Centivo, Oscar IL, United Healthcare, United Healthcare/Optum, Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth

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

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

Years of Experience

37+
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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.