Maria Nowak
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 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.
First session
Validation, listening, and rapport: the beginning of a trusted therapeutic relationship
Strengths
Empathy, rapport and trust, validation (however, not the enabling kind), life exprerience
Ideal clients
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
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
Virtual sessions
In-person sessions1801 Woodfield Dr, Savoy, IL 61874
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Licensed in
- IllinoisLicense 149024267