Colin Schofield

Welcome! It's nice to meet you. I'm Colin, a licensed clinical social worker. I earned my master's at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, now called the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice. That's a mouthful! Put simply, I've been a therapist for 12 years.

I've worked in grade schools (K through 8), high schools, youth substance abuse programs, a therapeutic residential program for Spanish-speaking immigrant youth, and outpatient settings.

On our first day, I'll ask, "What brings you in today?" I like you to take the lead, both at the start and as we go. We'll begin with the basics, and I'm a big fan of naming emotions. We'll build simple rating scales so we share a language for how you're doing. Before long we'll look at CBT thinking traps and ways to change them, find solution-focused options, and I may suggest a little "homework" between sessions. As we go deeper, we may use DBT ideas like radical acceptance, distress tolerance, and holding two things at once. Relationships matter a great deal, so I often look at things through a family systems lens, and I'm willing to talk about the many forms abuse can take. I also know my limits, and I'll gladly connect you with play therapists, substance abuse counselors, support groups, or nutritionists when that's what's best for you and your family.

At home I have a wife, an eight-year-old daughter, a five-year-old son, and an orange cat named Roy.

Specialties.

• ADHD
• Anger Management
• Anxiety/Fears
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Emotions
• Marital Issues
• Parenting
• Peer Relationship Struggles
• Self-Harming/Self-Injury
• Spirituality
• Suicidal Ideation
• Teen Issues/Adjustment

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