Catherine Kleinmuntz, PhD, LSW

About

Clinical Social Work/Therapist in Chicago, IL. Works with Anxiety, Depression and Burnout. Sees clients in person and online. Takes Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Coping Skills
• Divorce
• Grief
• Life Coaching
• Life Transitions
• Parenting
• Peer Relationships
• Relationship Issues
• School Issues
• Self Esteem
• Stress Management

Types of therapy

• Attachment-basedLooks at early bonds with caregivers and how they shape relationships and emotions now, and works toward a greater sense of safety and connection.
• CoachingGoal-focused work on the present and future, such as career, performance or life changes, rather than treatment of a mental health condition.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Family / MaritalTherapy with couples or families together, focused on communication, conflict and the patterns between people.
• Family SystemsSees a person as part of their family as a whole, and explores roles, patterns and communication across the family rather than one person's problems alone.
• HumanisticA family of approaches, including person-centered and Gestalt therapy, that emphasize growth, self-awareness and a person's capacity to choose.
• InterpersonalA structured, time-limited therapy focused on relationships and life events, such as conflict, loss or big role changes, and how they affect mood.
• PsychoanalyticThe tradition that began with Freud. Explores unconscious thoughts and feelings, often through free association, sometimes with several sessions a week.
• PsychodynamicExplores how past experiences, relationships and feelings outside awareness shape how a person thinks and acts today.
• RelationalSees relationships as central to well-being. The relationship with the therapist is used to understand and change patterns in other relationships.
• Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)A short-term, goal-focused approach that spends less time on problems and more on what already works and the small steps toward what the person wants.

More details

Sessions

Both in-person and online

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Anxiety, Depression, Burnout, Career Counseling, Caregivers, Chronic Illness, Coping Skills, Divorce, Eating Disorders, Grief, Infidelity, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, Parenting, Peer Relationships, Relationship Issues, School Issues, Self Esteem, Stress, Women's Issues

Insurance

Aetna, BlueCross and BlueShield

Fees

Individual sessions $175; sliding scale available

Payment methods

American Express, Cash, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa

Ages

Teen, Adults

Works with

Individuals, Couples, Family

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

University of Chicago Crown School of Social Work

Years in practice

7

Other offices

8 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, 60603

Education & qualifications