Bridget Bauersfeld, LCSW, MD, LCSW-C

Illinois · 23 years in practice

License and registration

LCSW, Illinois: 149010294 · expires November 2027
LCSW-C, Maryland: 13637 · expires October 2027
NPI: 1093991028 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 23
Languages: English

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About Bridget

Bridget Bauersfeld is a licensed clinical social worker with 23 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, depression, relationship concerns, and family strain. She works in Illinois and brings a calm, practical style to sessions. Bridget uses straightforward language and aims to help people make manageable changes that fit their lives.

Her approach blends psychodynamic and relational ideas with practical techniques. She draws on cognitive behavioral methods and mindfulness when they help a person reach their goals.

Background and approach

Bridget also uses EMDR as one of several tools for addressing traumatic memories. She aims to create an empathic space where people can talk through what matters most. Bridget focuses on building resilience and on the person’s own capacity to heal.

Sessions emphasize clear goals and steps that feel achievable. Bridget’s early work included residential treatment for children and adolescents and school-based mental health in Denver. She has provided outpatient trauma treatment and supports parents through early intervention programs.

Her variety of settings gives her practical experience across many life stages. Her formal education includes a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Bucknell University and a Master of Social Work from the University of Maryland in Baltimore. Bridget currently provides outpatient therapy in the Chicago area and brings long experience to each person she meets.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Bridget lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Parenting issues
Depression
Relationship issues

Approaches Bridget names

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Online support

Practical approaches for online trauma and stress care

Bridget works with approaches that combine relationship-focused work and concrete skills. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people understand and change those patterns through conversations and new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and practicing specific strategies to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. EMDR uses bilateral stimulation alongside memory processing to address distressing memories and reduce their emotional impact.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Bridget will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms, and preferences and together decide which methods to try. That collaborative process may mix approaches over time to match changing needs.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care usable around a schedule. Video is useful for fuller conversation and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports brief check-ins, and messaging works well for short updates or between-session contact. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or family routines.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Bridget commonly help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, depression, relationship struggles, and family conflict.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style blends a relational, psychodynamic foundation with practical techniques. Sessions are conversational and goal oriented while also attending to patterns from the past.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 23 years of experience working in residential, school-based, outpatient, and early intervention settings with a wide range of concerns.

What credentials and location information apply?

She holds LCSW, MD and LCSW-C credentials and practices in Illinois.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How does pricing and payment work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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