Jorie Prepura-Sigesmund Therapist In Highland Park, IL

Jorie Prepura-Sigesmund is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who received her Master’s in Social Work from the University of Chicago in 2005. She has a Bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Jorie currently provides individual therapy, family therapy, couples counseling, and in-home counseling when needed. She will observe a child within the school environment when appropriate to provide additional advice and support to the family and school personnel.

Jorie’s professional background has provided her with the advocacy and counseling skills needed to treat a diverse range of mental health issues and populations. Some of the approaches she uses include Psychodynamic Theory, Attachment Theory, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Theraplay (especially for younger children). Her main counseling philosophy is based on Family Systems Theory, and she believes finding a family’s strengths is of the utmost importance. Jorie has extensive experience working with a child’s school personnel and outside providers and evaluating the child within their environment.

Jorie has specific experience treating children (and their parents) with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Her style is both compassionate and direct, focusing on progress and incremental change that a family can recognize. Her early professional experience includes working as a child advocate and case manager for the Washington, D.C. and Chicago child welfare systems, providing therapy for children and families at the University of Chicago Hospital outpatient program, counseling young adults with violently acquired injuries at Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital, and supporting Mount Sinai Children’s Hospital. She later worked as a clinician and outreach manager at Response, an organization affiliated with Jewish Child and Family Services, serving adolescents and their families. Most recently, Jorie provided therapy at The Theraplay Institute in Evanston, IL, treating families with adopted children who presented with Reactive Attachment Disorder, ADHD, anxiety, and depression. She also received training in Theraplay, a type of play therapy based on Attachment Theory.

Specialties: ADD & ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, CBT, Family Conflicts, Communication Problems