CLINIC REPRESENTATIVE TO NSAC:
Kyla Kachman, LCSW, A-CBT: I have worked in the Chicago area for 15 years providing therapy services in a variety of settings from outpatient clinics to inpatient hospital units, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs (PHP and IOP). I also provide clinical supervision, lead clinical consultation groups, and develop training for students and staff.

I primarily focus on using cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), including acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and exposure and response prevention (ERP) in my work. I am certified in CBT through the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies (A-CBT). I trained in CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I) with the University of Pennsylvania Behavioral Sleep Medicine and have completed both their advanced fellowship and supervision programs. I have training in exposure and response prevention (ERP), completed a 9 month fellowship in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) at the University of Chicago, and completed training on body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRB) through the TLC Foundation. I earned my Masters in Social Work at the University of Chicago in 2013. I am affiliated with the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science.

I have been a member of NSAC since 2024. My experience with social anxiety disorder is evidence based, and is focused on identifying how social anxiety disorder has affected you, and how you can better manage your anxiety to move towards living your life and doing the things that are most important to you. I have experience leading social anxiety groups, but currently only provide individual services.