Bridget Bauersfeld

Bridget Bauersfeld practices from an integrated psychodynamic and relational foundation, emphasizing the development of resilience and each person’s capacity for self-healing. She aims to provide a safe, empathic space where clients can pursue personal goals and make meaningful changes as they navigate life’s challenges.

Her work is client-centered and draws on cognitive therapy techniques, mindfulness when appropriate, and other evidence-based approaches. Bridget supports movement toward growth while attending to the relational and emotional patterns that influence well-being.

Bridget is a licensed clinical social worker in both Illinois and Maryland, and she has additional training in a range of trauma-focused and behavioral interventions. Her advanced trainings include 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 training in Somatic Experiencing.

With 23 years of experience, Bridget has worked extensively with children, families, adolescents, and young adults on concerns such as trauma and abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, mood and anxiety disorders, parenting challenges, family conflict, and relationship issues. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Bucknell University and a Master of Social Work from the University of Maryland in Baltimore.

Bridget began her career in a residential treatment facility for children and adolescents in Maryland. She later provided early intervention services at St. Vincent de Paul Center in Chicago and worked in school-based mental health through Denver Health Hospital in the Denver area. She also served as an outpatient mental health therapist at Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, providing trauma-focused treatment. She currently practices full time as an outpatient therapist at Advocate Children’s Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois.