About Chloe
Chloe Smith-Ferguson helps people manage stress, anxiety, mood disorders, and the daily challenges that get in the way of feeling okay. She supports people coping with depression, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family problems, sleep trouble, anger, ADHD, and major life changes. Chloe is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in Illinois.
Chloe uses practical strategies in sessions. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to spot and change unhelpful thoughts.
How Chloe works
She also uses acceptance and commitment tools to clarify values and build committed action. Mindfulness and dialectical behavior skills help people tolerate strong emotions and improve day-to-day coping. Her background includes an interprofessional fellowship at the Veterans Health Administration where she provided individual and group therapy.
That work included addressing mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, and other complex presentations. Chloe brings eight years of clinical experience to her practice. Sessions focus on what the client wants to achieve.
Chloe works collaboratively to set goals and build small, doable steps. She offers practical skill-building, emotion regulation tools, and ways to reframe thinking when it gets stuck. People who reach out can expect down-to-earth language and a steady, supportive presence.
Chloe aims to make therapy a place to try things out, learn new skills, and handle challenges more effectively. She offers services in English and practices in Illinois.
Chloe lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Chloe works with
The areas below are the ones Chloe selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Isolation / loneliness
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
Online approaches that focus on skills and values
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when feelings are difficult. It is useful for depression, anxiety, and coping with life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical ways to reframe unhelpful thoughts and build healthier behaviors for issues like anxiety, mood disorders, and sleep problems.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, provides tools for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Those skills are helpful for intense emotions, anger, and crisis moments.
Choosing a method is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and will adapt techniques from these approaches to fit the situation. Sessions may combine skill practice, values work, and thought restructuring based on what works best for the client.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules. Video allows for face-to-face conversation, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins or when a written format feels easier. These options provide flexibility so people can keep continuity of care and use the approaches that suit their life.
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