Hello, my name is Chelsea, and I am Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of Illinois. I graduated in 2019 from Clarke University with my Master's of Social Work. I spent my undergraduate years shadowing and volunteering at a sexual assault and domestic violence advocacy center. I completed research in the areas of trauma, decision making, and intimate relationships. I completed a job shadow with a Victim Witness Coordinator, where I also conducted a year long research project on domestic violence in rural communities. During that time I completed an internship at a combined homeless shelter and food pantry. I then completed a secondary internship at a local community mental health center. I spent four years working at that same local community mental health center where I provided crisis services, individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, and group therapy. I was able to earn my license during that time. I transitioned into school based social work and provided case management and therapy services in the local school setting. I now have opened a private practice called Resiliency Counseling, which is an individualized practice focused on providing individual, couples, and family therapy services to help people who are wanting to improve their mental health in a safe, accepting, and trusting environment. I always strive to meet my patients where they are at in their mental health journey and tailor my approach to what they need. I approach therapy as a mix of processing, guidance, and challenging, in order to help a client identify, process, and reach their mental health goals.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

In a first session we will spend significant time together building rapport and trust, while getting to know you. We will begin to identify your goals and challenges that you are wanting to work on moving forward. This process can take some time, but it allows for trust to be built, as well as for us to create a plan moving forward to best address the areas you have identified.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

As a provider, I strive to create a trusting and open environment. Many of my clients have experienced significant trauma in their life, so having a place to identify and process that is safe and accepting is vital. As rapport is built, I try to challenge my clients to make connections from their past experiences to their present day situations, to identify and work on skills to improve their mental health and reach their goals, and empower them as they move forward in their life. I am always flexible, non-judgmental, open, and honest with my clients because in a therapeutic relationship I feel that a therapist not having those qualities can hinder the process moving forward.

About Chelsea Davis