Experienced Bilingual Psychotherapist in Evanston, IL
Valeria Slapak Brown is an experienced bilingual and bicultural psychotherapist in Spanish and English. She has over 13 years of experience working with people facing a wide range of concerns, including trauma, anxiety, depression, life direction, parenting, academic and professional challenges, relationships, bicultural, women's and queer identities, and matters of faith.
Valeria holds a Master's Degree in Social Work from New York University's Silver School of Social Work in 2013, and a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Hunter College. She has worked in Oakland and Berkeley, California, where she helped immigrant families, and children overcome the aftermath of trauma and improve family relationships.
Welcome to my Practice in Evanston, IL
Many people come to counseling when life presents them with unknowns. Sometimes this is due to a relocation, a career change, the beginning or end of a relationship, a loss, or other unexpected life events. Such experiences can shake up one’s understanding of place, self, belonging. In such situations it is not always easy to know how to move forward.
As an Integrative Relational-Cultural Therapist, I specialize in helping clients explore and understand their most formative relationships with important people, such as partners, parents, siblings, peers and colleagues. I also help clients to analyze the ways in which culture, values, and experiences shape these relationships.
My work incorporates elements of Psychodynamic Therapy, CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), Acceptance and Commitment, Narrative Therapy and Internal Family Systems Therapy to provide a comprehensive treatment. My expertise lies in working with people who face challenges arising from cultural differences, relocation challenges, and those who are facing life changing transitions (i.e: parenting, moving, new job, college, coming out, job hunting, etc). I have extensive experience working with people from various cultural and faith backgrounds, and LBGTQ+ clients.