Phyllis Gould, MSW, LCSW, CADC, SAP

Phyllis has been in practice since 1982.  She provides both forensic and clinical services. On the clinical side, she provides psychotherapy for all kinds of issues to individuals, couples, families, adults, and children.  Her clinical specialties include: child and adolescent therapy (all ages); chemical dependency treatment  (Phyllis is recognized as a Substance Abuse Professional by the U.S. Department of Transportation and often sees clients for evaluation who have tested positive for drugs and alcohol in the workplace); and culturally focused services. Phyllis is fluent in Spanish, Polish, and French and enjoys working with clients from many different cultures. Services are provided in the languages listed.  She has extensive experience working with Hispanic and Polish clients.

Phyllis also devotes a large portion of her practice to forensic work. She performs mental health evaluations and provides expert witness testimony in a variety of legal contexts. She has a strong reputation working with immigration attorneys around issues such as proving extreme hardship in deportation, asylum, VAWA, Adam Walsh, waivers, u visas and substantiation of good faith marriage. And with criminal law attorneys to perform sentence mitigation and diminished capacity evaluations. Phyllis has received positive feedback from immigration attorneys in Chicago and nationwide.