Dr. Debra Honig

Debra Honig, MSW, LCSW, is a well-seasoned, enthusiastic, and authentic pediatric psychotherapist. She has practiced in many settings in the Chicago area, with a focus on children and their families. Debra uses humor, empathy, and creativity to help children and their families to navigate life’s expected and unexpected challenges. Debra uses an eclectic and warm style and focuses on the client’s strengths and uniqueness. Debra offers specialization in the areas of self-esteem, ADHD, coping with illness and life transitions, divorce, grief, loss, anxiety, and mood disorders. Her treatment room is always inviting for children, including art material, action figures, puppets, and games. Debra completed her Master of Social Work (MSW) degree at the Jane Addams College of Social Work, a college of the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her professional experience and training are further strengthened through personal experiences as an adoptive mom, stepmom, and foster parent. Debra …utilizes an eclectic treatment approach incorporating expressive therapies, mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing, and solution-focused brief therapy. Debra’s philosophy is that everyone has roses and thorns from day to day. When it happens, it is important to talk about it, and use our coping strategies. That is the center of her work and helps create a safe and comfortable space for sharing and growth. Debra currently only serves clients 5to 13 years of age.

Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Evanston

1724 Sherman Ave Suite 202

Evanston

IL

60201

USA

+18557262714

• Mental Health Counseling
• Clinical Social Work

• Counseling
• Individual Therapy
• Medication management
• Family Therapy
• Child Therapy
• Neuroanalysis

• Psychiatric disorders in pregnancy and postpartum
• Relationship challenges
• ADD/ADHD
• Bulimia Nervosa
• Eating Disorders
• Infertility
• Pregnancy-related Mood Disorders
• Chronic Stress
• Life Transitions
• LGBT Issues
• Depressive Disorders
• Postpartum Depression
• Mental Illness
• Chronic Mental Health Issues
• Spiritual Issues
• Parent-Child Problems
• Autism
• Bereavement and grief
• Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
• Anxiety Dissociative and Somatoform Disorders
• Grief
• Chronic Pain
• Body Dysmorphic Disorder
• Spirituality
• Anxiety
• Premature Ejaculation
• Anxiety Phobic Disorders
• Self Esteem
• Anorexia Nervosa
• Sleep Disorders
• Depression
• Relationship Issues