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Phyllis GouldLCSW
High satisfaction rate with clients
Nice to meet you
About Phyllis
Location
Virtual, Illinois
Insurance Accepted
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Horizon BCBS NJ, Centivo, Cigna/Evernorth, United Healthcare/Optum, 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
37+
I see myself as a consultant offering honest guidance—you are the expert on yourself.
License number
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