NOTICE: We see clients both in person and through secure video call.
NSAC Chicago, also known as The Depression and Anxiety Specialty Clinic of Chicago (DASC), is located in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. DASC was founded to provide the most up-to-date, scientifically sound therapy to clients of all ages who suffer from anxiety and mood disorders in the Chicago area. Utilizing evidence based practices, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), the clinicians at DASC work actively with clients to create effective treatment plans.
Though tremendous advances have been made in the treatment and management of anxiety and mood disorders, many people do not have access to the best care. We are in network for several insurance carriers, and are able to offer lowered cost treatment options. It is our mission to educate the public about their options and to deliver the best, most competent care.
In addition to individual therapy, we also offer groups for social anxiety, and for exposure and response prevention (ERP). See box below for details.
Website: dascchicago.com
Contact National Social Anxiety Center
Chicago
DASC Chicago
McKenzie Gallagher, Intake Coordinator:
[email protected]
dascchicago.com
(773) 494-5505
3047 N. Lincoln Ave, Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60657
Staff at National Social Anxiety Center
Chicago
CLINIC REPRESENTATIVE TO NSAC:
Kyla Kachman, LCSW: I work with clients ages 18 and up looking for help managing anxiety-related disorders, including social anxiety, OCD, panic and phobias. I am also an ADHD Certified Professional (ADHD-CCSP). I have worked in the Chicago area for over a decade providing therapy services in a variety of settings from outpatient clinics to inpatient hospital units, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs (PHP and IOP). At DASC (NSAC Chicago) I also provide supervision, lead consult groups, and develop training for students and staff.
I primarily focus on using cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety and depression. I’m also trained in CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I). I have training in exposure and response prevention (ERP), and completed a 9 month fellowship in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) at the University of Chicago. I earned my: Masters in Social Work at the University of Chicago in 2013. I am affiliated with the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science.
COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT) GROUPS
AT NSAC CHICAGO
(DASC)
Social Anxiety Group:
This group is held for 13 weeks on Tuesdays from 5:30 to 7:00pm starting. We meet in person. The group uses a combination of exposures and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). In the group, we conduct exposures that are specific to you, and others that target common social fears. This might involve public speaking, videotaping ourselves, speaking with strangers, and going out of the office to face social situations. The goal of the group is not to completely eliminate anxiety; anxiety can be normal and functional. The group has a strong focus on learning how to better tolerate and respond more flexibly to anxious thoughts and feelings so you can do things that are important to you despite your anxiety.
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) Group:
This group is held in person on Wednesdays from 5:00 to 6:30pm. We like to describe this group as an “ERP study hall”. Clients who are currently doing ERP work with their individual therapists will receive extra support in completing their exposure homework. The group is a good fit for clients who might need extra support or are having a hard time completing exposure work on their own. Clients are accepted into the group on a rolling basis.
We also offer other groups at DASC. Please reach out to McKenzie if you would like to join or have any questions: [email protected]
OTHER NEARBY NSAC-AFFILIATED
REGIONAL CLINICS AND ASSOCIATES*
REGIONAL CLINICS:
Modern Anxiety Solutions: office on W. Belmont Ave., Chicago.
* Each NSAC Regional Clinic and Associate is an independent entity, and not a branch of a single clinic. To learn more about how clinics and clinicians become affiliated as NSAC Regional Clinics and Associates, click here.
DISCLAIMER:
The National Social Anxiety Center (NSAC) exists solely to promote
evidence-based treatment for social anxiety, and education about social anxiety.
NSAC is not a group psychotherapy practice, and does not provide any psychotherapy services.
NSAC assumes no liability for it’s regional clinics’ work or practices.