Skip Dettman, LCSW

Illinois · 13 years in practice

Skip Dettman is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and relationship strain.

License and registration

LCSW, Illinois: 149.018219 · expires November 2027
LCSW, Florida: Sw13163 · expires March 2027
LCSW, Wisconsin: 12451 - 123 · expires February 2027
NPI: 1013388255 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 13
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Skip

Skip Dettman is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and relationship strain. She works with individuals who want clearer thinking, steadier moods, and better day-to-day coping. Her style is straightforward and warm, aimed at making therapy feel manageable for busy lives.

Skip uses practical talking and skill-building to address problems like depression and low self-esteem. She also brings focused work to trauma and abuse, including EMDR as one of the tools she uses to process distressing memories.

Background and approach

Sessions tend to mix gentle reflection with concrete strategies so clients can notice change between visits. Her background spans 13 years of clinical practice and includes treating substance use concerns and a range of personality and mood challenges. She pays attention to how family history, identity, and life transitions shape feelings and behavior.

That helps inform realistic goals and step-by-step plans. Therapy with Skip is collaborative. She asks questions, listens closely, and helps people try new ways of handling stress.

For those juggling parenting, work, or recovery, she aims for approaches that fit daily routines and real constraints. Sessions are offered from Illinois and conducted in English. Skip provides therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

Costs vary with location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Depression
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Parenting issues
Abandonment
Antisocial personality
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Codependency
Dependent personality
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Jealousy
Men's issues
Mood disorders
Narcissism
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Phobias
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Skip names

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Online support

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person's perspective and building a trusting relationship. The therapist listens without judgment and helps clients find their own solutions, which can be especially helpful when dealing with low self-esteem or life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change them. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress because it breaks problems into manageable steps and practices new habits between sessions.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, often called EMDR, is a method used to process traumatic memories and reduce their emotional intensity. In online sessions this work uses guided processing alongside discussion and grounding techniques to help people move forward.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose which methods fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. Plans are adjusted over time based on what is working and what isn’t.

Online therapy offers practical benefits like flexibility and easier scheduling. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction when visual cues matter, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging provide shorter check-ins or ongoing support between meetings. These options help fit therapy into busy lives and different routines.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Skip focus on?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem problems, grief, relationship strain, parenting stress, and LGBT issues among other concerns.

How would you describe Skip's therapy style?

Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth, blending talking with practical skills. She aims to make therapy feel doable and relevant to everyday life.

What is her professional background?

She has 13 years of clinical experience as a licensed clinical social worker. That experience includes work with mood disorders, addictions, trauma, and family of origin issues.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds the credential LCSW and practices from Illinois with licenses as IL LCSW and FL LCSW.

Are sessions offered in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

Which session formats does she use?

Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.

How are fees and payment handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps start the process of working together?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

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