Santyna Piñeiros, LCSW

Santyna is a bilingual (Spanish) and bicultural Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She values mental health awareness and support for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning (LGBTQ+) individuals. She believes strongly in building therapeutic relationships with a culturally-informed and person-centered lens. Her therapeutic approach is rooted in family systems work and informed by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Mindfulness. 

Santyna works with individuals across the life span who have experienced:

• Complex Trauma

• Racial and/or LGBTQ+ Identity Issues

• Anxiety

• Depression

• Life Transitions

• Issues related to their immigration or first-generation status 

• Grief and Loss 

She has provided individual and family therapy at Casa Central with young children and families who have experienced trauma in their homes and communities. Santyna has experience working with adults with developmental disabilities, mental illness, and traumatic brain injuries. As well as with older adults diagnosed with varying types of dementia.

EDUCATION AND LICENSING

• BS, Psychology
• MSW, Clinical Family Systems, University of Chicago
• Trained in EMDR therapy
• License # 149.019482 (IL)

CLIENT FOCUS
Adults /Individual & Group Counseling

Additional Specialties: Anxiety, Depression, Grief and Loss, Trauma Racial and/or Multicultural Identity Issues, LGBTQ+/ Queer Identity, Life Transitions, Navigating Family Dynamics.

ACCEPTED PAY

USHIP, Cigna, Lyra, Blue Cross Blue Shield Illinois PPO and Private Pay.