Shanta Gomez LSW

“Healing happens in connection, not isolation, and integrates mind, body, and community into her practice.”

Shanta Gomez, LSW

Licensed Social Worker

She/Her

Shanta Gomez, LSW is a trauma-informed therapist who approaches her work through a holistic, strengths-based, and liberation-focused lens. She believes healing happens in connection, not isolation, and integrates mind, body, and community into her practice. With a Master’s in Social Work from Loyola University Chicago, her experience spans medical advocacy for survivors of sexual harm, community health, school-based therapy, and private practice. She works with individuals, couples, and families, specializing in trauma, grief, and identity development, with a focus on LGBTQ+ and first-generation experiences.

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Supervisor
Supervisor: Kelly Polnaszek, PhD
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Telehealth in Illinois
Target

Focus Areas

ADHD
Bipolar Disorder
LGBTQ+ identity
Trauma

Insurance

Insurance

Aetna · BCBS PPO · Blue
Choice Network · UnitedHealthcare​

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education

Education

  • Master's degree, Clinical Social Work, Loyola University,
    Chicago, 2022
  • Bachelor's degree, English , University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, 2017

clientele

Clientele

  • Emerging Adults
  • Adults

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Philosophy

Hello and Welcome. Thank you for being here. For me, I believe therapy to be a remarkable place to challenge yourself to grow and connect in ways once thought impossible. I don’t believe we’re meant to do this work alone but in community with others. While this space may be with a single guide, I believe in a holistic approach that incorporates mind-body connection as well as spirit and communal connection. The world has increasingly become more and more hostile and so we have to find ways to aid one another, breaking through isolation and fear one step at time.I believe in a strengths-based, trauma informed approach that keeps each client’s unique experience in mind with a liberation psychology practice at the forefront.

Experience

I first started working in the field of social work through my experience as a medical advocate working with survivors of sexual harm. I then obtained my Masters in Social Work from Loyola in Chicago, and thus have worked with a myriad of populations with varying issues with a focus on trauma. From serving as a case manager at Howard Brown to working as a school based therapist for elementary school children in Little Village–and by extension, supporting parents and teachers. Since then, I have moved to private practice, where I have worked with families, couples, and individuals. I specialize in trauma, grief, and identity (LGBTQ+ and 1st generation identities).

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