Prefer not to say my pronoun
Phyllis GouldLCSW
Scheduling available for:
NJ, IL, and AZ
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
Centivo, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Out of state BlueCard PPO, United Healthcare, United Healthcare/Optum, Oscar IL, 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+
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.