Qualifications
Ioanna K. Chaney, LCSW, CPCC, MBA is a psychotherapist and a certified life coach. She is skilled at motivating and empowering people to clarify and achieve their goals. Ioanna has extensive experience in cognitive behavioral therapy, family systems and client-centered therapies, as well as life and executive coaching.
Ioanna specializes in issues of transition, such as critical times in a person’s life that create feelings of unease, confusion and distress. These include career transitions, parenthood, relationship conflicts, separation and divorce, empty nesting, mid-life crisis, grief and loss, accidents, and retirement. Ioanna helps clients gain insight into their situation and feelings. She also motivates and empowers them to take steps leading to the emotional, attitudinal and behavioral changes they wish to make. Ioanna has worked with a diverse client base, including adolescents, young adults, families, couples, and individuals in transition, on a variety of emotional, psychosocial, and professional issues.
Her qualifications include:
- LCSW, MA in Clinical Social Work, Univ. of Chicago
- CPCC (Certification in Professional Co-active Coaching)
- Certification in Client-Centered Therapy, Chicago Counseling & Psychotherapy Research Center.
- MBA, University of Chicago
- Successful business owner with 20 years of management experience.
- Seminar leader and public speaker.
- Trained in personal financial needs assessment.
- Member of NASW (National Assoc. Of Social Workers)
- Member of APA (American Psychotherapy Association)
- Member, UCWBG (University of Chicago Women's Business Group) where she served as VP of Professional and Personal Development for two years.
Her approach to Coaching:
- Believe in yourself and treat your life as your primary business
- Articulate your dreams and define your primary values
- Make sure your relationships work
- Identify and eliminate your energy drains
- Set clear boundaries
- Get in touch with your spiritual self
- Clarify your vision and life purpose
- Put together a compelling plan
- Manage your "quirks" and negative thoughts
- Maintain balance and harmony in all areas of life
Her approach to Therapy:
- Listen to each client with compassion and without judgment
- Believe that all clients are capable of making the changes they wish to make
- Let the client guide you where they want to go
- Use a strength-based approach to help the client regain a new perspective and hope
- Have respect and unconditional positive regard for all clients
- Help the client gain insight into recurring negative thoughts and patterns of behavior
- Guide clients through self-recovery of past traumatic experiences
- Assist clients in improving their interpersonal relationships
(773) 244-0900 or email: coach@forwardalliance.com