About Scott
Scott Herman is an LCSW with three years of clinical experience providing mental health support in Illinois. He focuses on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, and self-esteem, and also assists with relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting and family problems, and ADHD.
Background and approach
Scott works in both English and Spanish and adapts his communication to meet each person where they are. He emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in his work, shaping conversations and treatment plans to fit the distinct needs of each individual.
Scott also attends to a wide range of related issues including mood disorders, obsessive-compulsive concerns, phobias, social anxiety, workplace stress, financial worries, life purpose and midlife transitions, and end-of-life or hospice counseling. His approach aims to be practical and collaborative while honoring clients' experiences.
Clients seeking flexible formats can access sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Scott encourages those taking the first steps toward support and offers guidance through the early stages of matching and scheduling to begin meaningful work on their goals.
Evidence-Based Techniques and Online Access
Scott uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and collaborative problem solving. One common approach involves cognitive strategies that help identify and reframe unhelpful thinking patterns to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and manage obsessive or compulsive tendencies. Another frequently used set of techniques emphasizes emotion-focused work and coping skills to process grief, trauma, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns while strengthening regulation and interpersonal communication.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Scott will work with clients to clarify goals, try techniques that match those goals, and adjust plans as progress unfolds so care fits individual preferences and changing needs.
Online therapy offers flexibility and easier access to consistent support through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats make it simpler to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and use whichever communication style feels most comfortable for the client.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family problems
- Grief
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English, Spanish