Chloe Smith-Ferguson

Chloe Smith-Ferguson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Illinois with eight years of clinical experience. She holds an Illinois clinical social work license, a credential that reflects advanced training and clinical qualification (license number 149.021464).

Her work focuses on helping people identify and move toward the goals and expectations they have for their lives. That process can take many forms - building or strengthening coping skills, exploring and processing emotions, reframing unhelpful thoughts, or creating practical, actionable steps to reach specific objectives. Chloe views each person as the expert in their own care and approaches therapy as a collaborative process in which she guides and supports change.

Chloe’s clinical style integrates cognitive behavioral, humanistic, and psychodynamic perspectives. She completed an Interprofessional Fellowship with the Veterans Health Administration where she provided both individual and group therapy. Her formal training includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and she is certified in social skills training.

She specializes in supporting individuals facing situational anxieties, depression, and stress, as well as those managing chronic and persistent mental illnesses ranging from psychosis to mood disorders. Chloe has worked with people ages 12 to 75 from a variety of backgrounds and life experiences. Asking for help can be difficult - she is glad you are here and hopes to work together. If there are any questions, prospective clients are encouraged to message her.