Services
- Individual
About My Clients
Swati’s speciality areas of practice include grief and loss, trauma, depression, anxiety, interpersonal relationships, life-stage transitions, self esteem issue, acculturation difficulties and work/life balance.
My Background and Approach
Swati has previously worked as a Crisis Intervention Specialist at the DuPage County Health Department where she worked with clients with serious mental illness helping them with conflict resolution, medicine management, advocacy for their mental and physical health and developing healthy coping skills. Swati is a trained Suicide Prevention Specialist and responded to calls for Suicide Prevention Lifeline while working as a Crisis Counselor. Swati utilizes an integrative approach to therapy, incorporating psychoeducation, insight development, mindfulness with an emphasis on the unique social and cultural experience of each client. Swati’s approach to treatment is very person-centered. Swati considers treatment to be collaborative and strength-based. She focuses on her client’s unique and subjective experiences in order to provide care best suited to their individual needs. Her aim is to provide a safe, non-judgmental, and compassionate space in which one can tell their story and
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
Swati seeks to empower individuals through validation, exploration of meaning of life and identifying their unique strengths and coping skills. She is trained in evidence-based practices such as: Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Mindfulness, and Motivational Interviewing. Swati also uses cognitive-behavioral techniques, grief therapy and strength and solutions focused therapeutic approach to treatment.