Bridget Bauersfeld, LCSW, MD, LCSW-C

Bridget Bauersfeld is a licensed clinical social worker who blends psychodynamic and relational perspectives to support growth and healing. She approaches therapy with an emphasis on resilience and an individual’s capacity for self-healing, offering an empathic and steady presence as clients work toward personal goals. Her practice emphasizes client-centered interventions and integrates cognitive therapy techniques, mindfulness where appropriate, and other evidence-based methods to address a wide range of concerns.

Bridget holds LCSW and LCSW-C credentials. LCSW stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker and reflects specialized training in clinical social work; LCSW-C indicates a clinical designation within that licensing framework. She has additional training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Equine Assisted therapy using the EAGALA model, and introductory Somatic Experiencing.

With twenty years of experience working with children, families, adolescents, and young adults, Bridget has treated trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and mood and anxiety disorders. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Bucknell University and a Master of Social Work from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Her early career included work in a residential treatment facility for children and adolescents in Maryland, followed by roles providing early intervention supports at St. Vincent de Paul Center in Chicago and school-based mental health services with Denver Health. Bridget also served as an outpatient trauma therapist at Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore. She currently works full time as an outpatient therapist at Advocate Children’s Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape emotional patterns and interpersonal expectations. In accessible, relationship-centered work clients explore attachment styles and learn new ways of relating that can reduce anxiety in relationships and improve family dynamics.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with more adaptive alternatives. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns and emphasizes practical skills that can be practiced between sessions.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, known as EMDR, is a trauma-focused approach that helps process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity. It is often applied when past events continue to interfere with present-day functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences and to tailor interventions that feel like a good fit over time.

Online therapy offers flexibility by allowing sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, which can make it easier to fit care into a busy life or to maintain continuity when in-person visits are difficult. These options support consistent access to licensed professionals and allow work on skills, processing, and relationship issues from wherever clients are most comfortable.