>	Barney Straus, M.S.W. Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Other Mental Health Professional Mr. Straus is a Certified Group Psychotherapist as well as a certified Problem and Compulsive Gambling Counselor. He provides individual and group psychotherapy.

Overview

Mr. Straus has extensive training as a group psychotherapist. His certification as a group therapist by the American Group Psychotherapy Association represents hundreds of hours of supervised group psychotherapy practice. He also has extensive classroom training.

Mr Straus is a graduate of Loyola Univetsity Chicago School of Social Work. In addition to the MSW degree earned at Loyola, Mr. Straus holds a Master of Arts degree in theater and social psychology from Rhode Island College. He is a licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of Ilinois.

In addition to his clinical practice, Mr. Straus is an adjunct faculty member at Roosevelt University and Loyola University Chicago, both based in Chicago.

Barney Straus sees patients at the following location(s):

Chicago, Illinois

Working Sobriety Chicago
25 East Washington Sttreet #1811
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Phone: (847) 942-2080
Fax: (847) 424-1942
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Web: http://www.workingsobriety.com

Evanston, Illinois

1618 Orrington Ave.
Evanston, Illinois 60201
Phone: (847) 942-2080
Fax: (847) 424-1942

Personal Statement

I am a firm believer in the efficacy of group therapy. Whether an individual is recovering from alcoholism, drug addiction, compulsive gambling, sex addiction, and/or depression and anxiety, they have undoubtedly also experienced some sense of social isolation. It seems to me that social isolation is becoming endemic in our society with the ever-increasing absorption of people's attention into virtual reality and electronic communication. Group therapy affords participants an opportunity to explore and work on their interpersonal relatedness. Such efforts generally result in more rewarding relationships with important people in their lives.

While I am trained to provide both individual and group therapy, I favor the group modality. I will often meet with a client several times individually before they start in a group. This is flexible and greatly dependent upon the needs and wishes of the client.

Treatment Areas

Mr. Barney Straus has experience treating the following areas: Alcoholism, Anxiety Disorders, Compulsive Gambling, Depression, Insomnia, Money Issues, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders, Sexual Compulsivity and Smoking Cessation.

Treatment Modalities

Mr. Barney Straus provides 12-Step Programs, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Group Therapy and Psychodynamic Therapy. He works with Adolescents, Adults and Seniors.

Affiliations

Mr. Barney Straus is a provider for Aetna, Humana PPO and U of C Student Health Plan.