Licensed clinical social worker recordIllinois
Credentials check
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in Illinois
- LCSW, licence 149010410
- NPI
- 1154097921
- Experience
- 20 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Illinois
These details come from information Eden supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
AAbout
- Family concerns
- Trauma and grief
- Parenting support
About Eden
Eden Bonsonto is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Illinois with 20 years of practice. She focuses on family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, grief, stress, anxiety, and related mental health issues.
Eden has worked in hospitals, schools, behavioral health settings, and private practice. She has experience with crisis intervention and peer support for police, fire, and EMS personnel. She has also supported children and families across the special education continuum, including advocacy for IEP and 504 plans.
In sessions she treats parenting, life changes, relationship strain, addictions, bipolar and depression, ADHD, and career-related stress. She also addresses compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, and first responder issues. Additional focuses include adoption and foster care, aging concerns, autism, body image, and fertility-related stress.
Eden uses an eclectic approach rather than one fixed method. She combines strengths-based and solution-focused ideas with Humanistic and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy methods. The practical work often means identifying small, concrete changes and testing them between sessions.
She aims to build a straightforward working relationship and to help people develop coping strategies they can use day to day. Sessions may include discussion, skill-building, problem-solving, and support for paperwork or school advocacy when needed.
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Therapeutic methods and working online
She frequently draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT is practical and often focuses on small experiments people can run between sessions to reduce anxiety or lift mood.She also uses Humanistic ideas that focus on listening and building a trusting working relationship. That approach helps when people need to clarify values, parenting goals, or life-direction decisions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and past experience and then pick or combine methods that suit the client's needs. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are common as issues change.
The biography lists video sessions, live chat, phone sessions, and messaging as contact options; confirm the current session formats before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also let people connect from different locations when schedules or work demands make in-person visits difficult.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
DQuestions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with family issues, trauma and abuse, parenting, grief, stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar, addictions, ADHD, and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses an eclectic approach that blends strengths-based and solution-focused ideas with Humanistic and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy methods.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has two decades of experience working in hospitals, schools, behavioral health, and private practice settings.
Is she licensed and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Illinois.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography lists video sessions, live chat, phone sessions, and messaging as formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled and how do I begin?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers