Rebecca Williamson

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I am a Licensed Social Worker who specializes in Marriage and Family Therapy. I graduated from the University of Chicago with a Masters in Social Work in 2009. As a Certified Gottman Therapist, I believe that a research-based approach to marriage and family therapy can be highly effective in improving relationship dynamics. I think that every relationship has challenges and therapeutic intervention can be critical to increase a sense of empathy and understanding within the context of the relationship. I personally am amazed at how relationships can change when we shift our perspectives and implement some of the practices of Gottman’s work, and it is my privilege to be able to share those practices with my clients to encourage real and lasting changes in their relationships.

Prior to working at Touchstone, I provided therapeutic interventions to patients coping with grief and loss in an inpatient cancer unit at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and in a hospice organization in South Side Chicago. These experiences taught me to that life can be short and sometimes the unexpected happens. Grief and change in relationships can be long processes that ebb and flow. It is critical to provide a safe and supportive environment for clients dealing with family and life changes, and I enjoy holding space for my clients during such challenging times. I am committed to providing a warm, therapeutic environment to help ensure my clients walk away in a better place than when they arrived.

When not at work, I enjoy spending time with my kids and husband, doing core power yoga, or playing euchre at a mom’s group in my neighborhood.