My name is Marjorie Colindres. I worked in school settings as a school social worker starting in 2012 with K-12 grade students in the Chicagoland area. Additionally, I work in a private practice setting with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and seniors at Life Balance Counseling as a bilingual licensed clinical social worker. I have also worked as an adjunct instructor at Loyola University Chicago (LUC) and taught School Social Work Practice and Policy. I will teach a Youth Mentoring course this academic year at LUC, collaborating with Chicago Public Schools and Northwestern University, DePaul University, and the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 2019 and 2020, I assisted in coordinating the IASSW conference for professionals in the field of school social work. My Bachelor’s degrees are in Spanish Literature and Psychology from Loyola University Chicago, a Master’s degree in Social Work with a School Social Work Type 73 Professional Educator License from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a Type 75 Professional Educator License with a General School Administrator Endorsement from Lewis University. Lastly, I am a Ph.D. student at Loyola University Chicago in the social work program; my expected date to graduate is May 2025.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
The first session will focus on getting to know how and understanding the biopsychosocial facts that led you to seek therapy. Then I will help your facilitator develop goals to help you overcome the emotional or environmental challenge you are experiencing.
What treatment methods and tools do you utilize?
My therapeutic style depends on the need of students as I use an eclectic approach: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Motivational Interviewing Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Task-Centered Practice Play Therapy Humanistic Therapy Behavioral Therapy Narrative Therapy Gottman Institute Marriage Counseling- Level 1 Christian Counseling Feminist Therapy
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I enjoy writing blogs to help my clients to have resources after the therapy session. Please view my blogs here: http://marjoriecolindres.com/category/for-clients
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
ADHD Anger Management Anxiety Behavioral Issues Career Counseling Coping Skills Depression Developmental Disorders Divorce Domestic Abuse Domestic Violence Education and Learning Disabilities Grief Intellectual Disability Internet Addiction Life Coaching Life Transitions Marital and Premarital Parenting Peer Relationships Racial Identity Relationship Issues School Issues Self Esteem Sleep or Insomnia Spirituality Stress Teen Violence Weight Loss Women's Issues Mental Health Mood Disorders