Todd Schneider, LCSW, ITR-CTS

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Todd Schneider is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 25 years of comprehensive experience in the mental health field. He earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from Bowling Green State University and further pursued a Master of Science in Social Administration from Case Western Reserve University. He is well known for his ability to bring a very humanistic approach to counseling that addresses both the complexities that occur in life as well as grace in our efforts to navigate them.  

In the early years, Todd worked extensively with young adults and their families. He provided in-home counseling, forensic assessment, substance abuse treatment, outpatient services and crisis intervention work. He was later recruited by the State of Ohio to work directly within gang recidivism units for the City of Cleveland. 

Todd continued his work with adolescents, adults and families in a variety of settings to include hospitals, out-patient centers and residential programs in the Chicagoland area. His work concentrated in the areas of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), family systems model and substance abuse treatment. He further developed a unique specialty in the area of wilderness therapy and provided experiential counseling in remote areas of the United States and Canada as a lead wilderness therapist and trainer.

In 2003, Todd moved solely into the private sector serving as Clinical Director for an alternative high school and established a private practice in the Chicago Northshore. He also served as a clinical consultant for local programs and supervised numerous emerging clinicians in the field. To be closer to home, Todd moved his practice to Chicago’s northwest suburbs. Here, he continues to work extensively with adolescents, adults, families and first responders to provide individual, family and couples counseling. He also successfully implements intensive short-term trauma work as a Certified Trauma Specialist (ITR Model).