| Office: |
1007 Church Street
Suite 515
Evanston, IL 60201
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| Web Site: |
www.maryleopold.com
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| Profession: |
Clinical Social Worker/Therapist
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| Services: |
Psychotherapy/Counseling
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| Practice Description: |
I am a child and adult psychotherapist who works fluidly with clients based upon their diverse and changing needs. Many clients enter therapy feeling dislocated from their true selves, others, or their larger social environment. The therapy relationship is based upon trust, mutual respect, and openness. I am constantly aware of the need to strike a balance between accessing and using one's history in our work and moving forward. I work in a supportive, nurturing, interactive manner with my clients, and consider myself an active participant in their journey toward improved fulfillment and satisfaction.
My work with children often focuses on a combination of play therapy, artistic expression, and family meetings. I work with children and/or their families around issues of divorce/separation, adoption, postpartum depression/anxiety, school and separation anxiety, parenting, depression, social anxiety, and attention difficulties.
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Practice Specialties or Interests:
(Strengths are
in bold text) |
Relationship Issues
Personal Growth
Life Transitions
Adjustment Disorder
Anxiety Disorders/Phobias
Depression
Divorce/Dissolution
Gay/Lesbian Issues
Grief/Loss
Parenting Issues
Self-esteem
Spirituality
Stress Management
Terminal/Chronic Illness
Women's Issues
Postpartum issues
Separation anxiety, school phobia, sleep difficulties in children
Motherless daughters
Children of divorce/blended families
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| Age Specialties: |
Children
Adults
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| Session Formats: |
Individual
Family
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| Treatment Approaches: |
Cognitive/Cognitive-Behavioral
Eclectic
Integrative
Interpersonal
Play Therapy
Psychodynamic
Psychoeducational
Self Psychology
Relaxation, breathing and visualization exercises
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| Education: |
BA Religion
Princeton University, 1989
MA Religion
University of Chicago, 1992
MA Social Work
University of Chicago, 1994
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| License #: |
149-007199 |
| License State: |
Illinois |
| Additional Licenses/ Certifications: |
Licensed and certified Yoga for the Special Child instructor; Radiant Child Yoga practitioner |
| Professional Affiliations: |
 | NASW | | Yoga Alliance | | Yoga for the Special Child |
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| Fee Schedule: |
$120 |
| Accepted Insurance: |
Any PPO (with Out-of-Network Benefits)
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Medicare
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| Insurance and Billing Instructions: |
For client's convenience, will submit insurance claims directly to insurance company. |
| Office Hours: |
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday hours |
| Driving Directions: |
Located in downtown Evanston 1 block east of Ridge; 1 block west of Metra and El station; ample metered street parking; handicapped accessbile building.
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| Additional Comments: |
In addition to my psychotherapy practice, I am a certified Yoga for the Special Child instructor and teach both individual and group yoga classes to children with and without special needs. I honor the (often lost) connection between mind and body awarene ss, incorporating relaxation and visualization techniques into my therapy practice when warranted.
I am fortunate to share a suite (Northbrook office) with a group of 9 clinicians (psychiatrists and psychologists) who have been practicing together for over 20 years. Although we function as independent practitioners, we refer to one another frequently based upon our own clinical specializations. Our psychiatrists are able to provide medication evaluation and management when needed. Other areas of specialty include (but are not limited to) men's issues, couple's therapy, adolescent treatment, eating disorders, ADD/ADHD, and spectrum disorders. |
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| Additional Information |
| In Practice Since: 1994 | | Gender: Female | | Accepting New Clients: Yes | | Sliding Fee Scale: No | | Prescribe Medication: No | | Wheelchair Accessible: Yes | | Public Transportation: Yes |
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