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Freda O\'Donoghue, LCSW, CADC

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300 W Adams Avenue 514 Chicago IL, 60606
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Freda O’Donoghue, LCSW, CADC, is a Crisis Counselor at Northshore Hospital Psychiatric Department and an Outpatient therapist with Symmetry Counseling in Chicago. She is an expert in changing the lives of patient for the better. She specializes in working with adults and children who have mild to severe behavioral health concerns. She has worked with different agencies and hospitals doing work ranging from mental health, assessments, psychotherapy, family and individual sessions, research, case management, and refugee resettlement.  Her passion is working with diverse populations to enhance their well being, nurture self growth, and assist in engaging within the community. She has an unwavering commitment that embody the values of communication, safety, and trust when working directly with patients. She is a true assest to her field and dedicated to the profession of mental health. 

 

 

 

Education and Training

MoraineValleyCommunityCollege AS Biological Science 2001

UIC BA Psychology 2005

Erikson Institute MS Child Development 2009

Loyola University Chicago Masters of Social Work 2011

Loyola University Chicago Certified Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Counselor 2016

Provider Details

FemaleEnglish

Areas of expertise and specialization

Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar disorder, PTSD, Substance Abuse and Co-occurring DisordersStress Management, Relationship Problems, Anger Management, and Couples Counseling

Professional Memberships

  • National Association of Social Workers  
  • NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals  

Charities and Philanthropic Endeavors

  • Expanding Lives
  • Young Center
  • Girl Forward

Treatments

  • Eclectic and Narrative Treatment; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy(CBT) Psychoanalysis and Crisis Intervention

Professional Society Memberships

  • National Association of Social Workers

What do you attribute your success to?

  • She attributes her success to her family always pushing her to achieve her dreams and especially follow through in her education.

Philanthropic Initiatives

  • Freda is from Nigeria and moved here in 1998. She has always wanted to help people, especially her local community. She always knew she wanted to be in the healthcare field.

Teaching and speaking

  • 2017- Panel: Pathways to Leadershiphttp://www.expandinglives.org/events/panel2Panel Discussion in 2014: Child Advocate Panel at Young Center Training to discuss my role in working with children in detention shelters.78th Annual Meeting at the Midwestern Psychological Association Symposium: APA Divison 27 Poster Session2006: School Smarts? Qualitative Study of Refugee Students' Hidden Academic Skills: Rike Frangos, Angela Orlando, Freda Monu, and Nellie Tran, University of Illinois at Chicago

Areas of research

 SRI International/Erikson Institute

August 2017-May 2018

Early Childhood Assessor

  • Conducted assessments with 3 and 4 year old children in Head Start centers around Chicago using Woodcock Johnson Applied Problems Subtest, REMA, and Pre-LAS.
  • Communicated with teachers and other school staff to collect data assessment.
  • Attended weekly meeting to discuss children's progress from collected data. 
  • Enter data collection in a web based database. 

 

SRI International/Erikson Institute

April 2011-March 2015

Assessment Consultant 

  • Collected child assessment data using the battery Tool for Early Assessment in Mathematics (TEAM) and Woodcock Johnson Applied Problems Subtest. 
  • Provided reports on child’s progress and development from collected data for the Erikson Institute’s i3 Early Mathematics Education (IME) Innovations Project. 
  • Collected data and entered data from teacher observation using HIS-EM (High-Impact Strategies for Early Mathematics. 
  • Observed teachers and students utilizing mathematic language in Chicago Public School classrooms

Research Assistant              

April 2011-May 2011

Early Mathematics Education Project: Erikson Institute, Chicago, IL

  • Used Woodcock Johnson Applied Problem subtest to assess children’s mathematical skills.
  • Observed teachers and students utilizing mathematic language in Chicago Public School classrooms

 

Assessor

Herr Research Center- Erikson Institute, Chicago, IL                                                            

August 2009-February 2010

  • Collected assessment data using Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test and Woodcock Johnson Applied Problem subtest. 
  • Collected classroom observation data using ECERS- Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale and CLASS- Classroom Assessment Scoring System. 
  • Assisted with data entry and database management. 

 

Graduate Research Assistant (New America and Diversity Project)                  

December 2008 and January 2010

Erikson Institute, Chicago, IL     

  • Assisted with faculty and departmental research projects in data collection and entry, literature review, and survey development. 
  • Designed and implemented studies. 
  • Documented research findings of project. 
  • Organized and analyze data on excel. 

 

Undergraduate Research Assistant (Ethnography of Refugee Children in a Multicultural School)                 

January 2005-December 2005

University of Illinois at Chicago 

  • Performed data coding, entry and transcription
  • Conducted weekly participant-observation followed by field notes.
  • Instructed students individually or in small groups to improve reading, writing and/or study skills. 
  • Assisted English as a Second Language and mainstream teachers in K-6 classroom. 

Freda O\'Donoghue, LCSW, CADC's Practice location

Symmetry Counseling; NorthShore University HealthSystem

1628 W Balmoral Ave Apt 1B -
Chicago, IL 60640
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www.symmetry-counseling.com/; www.northshore.org/

Symmetry Counseling

300 W Adams Avenue 514 -
Chicago, IL 60606
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New patients: 312-578-9990
https://www.symmetrycounseling.com/freda-odonoghue/

NorthShore University HealthSystem

2650 Ridge Avenue -
Evanston, IL 60201
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New patients: 847-570-2000

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