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Maria Nowak

LCSW, 15 years of experience

Intelligent
Open-minded
Warm

About me

I am a mature and empathetic individual with experience in PTSD, as well as both mood and personality disorders. Non-judgemental and eclectic in my approach. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and have experience working with a variety of populations in a variety of settings, ranging from residential/restorative to outpatient. I have 10+ years of experience addressing a variety of challenges, including depression, anxiety, grief, religious trauma, and relationship challenges. I am interested in working with adults, adolescents, and older children.

Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

Validation, listening, and rapport: the beginning of a trusted therapeutic relationship

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

Empathy, rapport and trust, validation (however, not the enabling kind), life exprerience

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

Adolescent and adult. Have worked in geriatrics and hospice care. Non-binary clients. Considerable focus on overlap of anxiety and depression in impediments to stable functioning

Specialties

Top specialties

Depression

Other specialties

ADHDAddictionAnger ManagementAnxietyChronic IllnessGrief

I identify as

Serves ages

Teenagers (13 to 17)

My treatment methods

Trauma Informed Care

Apply trauma informed care to various therapeutic scenarios: attachment, grief/loss, couples' therapy, non-binary sexuality, emotional dysregulation

Dialectical Behavior (DBT)

I use this method to attain emotional regulation. In clinical practice, I have used DBT consistently

Attachment-based

Many, if not all, treatment modalities need to begin with challenges of early attachment

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

I have used CBT with cognitively intact clients from day one; it is a gold standard

Couples Counseling

Have much experience with Couples Counseling, focus on the Gottman Method

Location

Offers in-person in 1801 Woodfield Dr, Savoy, IL 61874Virtual

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