Eric Baldukas, LSW, MSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker  in Illinois

Eric Baldukas LSW, MSW

Accepting Clients

Feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or exhausted by worry? You don’t have to navigate it alone. I offer warm, collaborative virtual therapy in IL.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Illinois
Supervised by Sean Saltzberg, LCSW

Services

  • Individual

About My Clients

I work with adults navigating anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationship challenges, neurodivergence (ADHD and autism), and identity exploration. Many clients feel stuck in people-pleasing, masking, perfectionism, overthinking, or chronic burnout. You don’t need to arrive with a clear roadmap. We’ll begin with validation and curiosity, explore patterns that may no longer serve you, and work toward greater self-understanding, self-compassion, and a life that feels genuinely yours.

My Background and Approach

My approach is practical, collaborative, compassionate, and individualized. I believe you are the expert on your own life, and my role is to walk alongside you—not “fix” you or tell you how to live. I primarily use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), an evidence-based approach that helps you clarify your values, develop psychological flexibility, and make meaningful choices even when difficult thoughts or emotions arise. I also integrate mindfulness-based, humanistic, and phenomenological approaches to honor your unique lived experience, identity, strengths, and needs. I value therapeutic humility, intellectual curiosity, and lifelong learning, and I’m committed to inclusive, contemporary, neurodiversity-affirming care. Our work will be grounded in warmth, mutual respect, genuine curiosity, and clinical integrity—with the goal of helping you cultivate greater self-compassion, authenticity, meaning, and vitality.

Techniques I Use

Specialties

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Motivational Interviewing Person-Centered (Rogerian)

Other Techniques

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Solution Focused Brief Therapy
  • Person-Centered (Rogerian)
  • Trauma Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties

ADHD Therapists Anxiety Career Counseling

Other Issues

  • ADHD Therapists
  • Anxiety
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Career Counseling
  • Depression
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Issues

Client Focus

Age
Adults
Participants
Individuals
Languages
English

Qualifications

License
LSW, MSW, State of Illinois · #150.118932
Education
MSW, Boston University
Additional credentials
ACT for Anxiety and Depression, ACT for ADHD, ACT for Autism
Supervision
Supervised by Sean Saltzberg, LCSW
Years in practice
0 years

Insurance Plans Accepted

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)

I offer online counseling in the following states:

Hours & Availability

New clients welcome
Currently accepting new clients
Telehealth
Available

At A Glance

  • Experience: Less than a year
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $160 - 160/session

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