Building resiliency and wellness in our children, families, and first responders

Dr. Jacquelyn Augustine, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, obtained her Bachelor of Arts at Northern Illinois University in psychology with an emphasis on children and family studies. While she assisted the graduate program with their research she completed her own dissertation on anxiety impacted by workload as part of the honors program. She interned at a residential facility for those with physical and mental disabilities before working in community mental health in the Portage Park area of Chicago with chronically and severely mentally ill. She went on to receive her doctorate in clinical psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology. Her clinical training includes experience treating children, adolescents, adults, and families with a wide range of struggles including depression, anger, generalized anxiety, PTSD, trauma, obsessive compulsive disorder, phobias, academic difficulties, bullying, school refusal, anger, interpersonal and relationship issues, acting-out behaviors, self-injury, low self-esteem, disordered eating, separation anxiety, sleep troubles, and autism spectrum behaviors. Her training took place in a variety of settings, including an alternative therapeutic day school for those with Autism spectrum disorders as well as other disabilities, an outpatient therapy practice, inpatient psychiatric programs, a partial hospitalization program and  community mental health.

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Additionally, Dr. Augustine’s experiences include the assessment of children, adolescents, and adults to investigate a wide variety of questions including ADHD/ADD, determining or ruling out learning disabilities, identifying a diagnosis, and diagnosing and developing a tailored and comprehensive treatment plan.

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Dr. Augustine uses an integrative approach that uses empirically-supported methods of treatment, including cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, exposure therapy, exposure response prevention, interpersonal therapy and family systems. Additionally, she works collaboratively with schools, dieticians, primary care physicians and other necessary treatment providers to create the most support for her clients and comprehensive treatment. Due to her wide variety of experiences, she strives to work collaboratively with families and individuals to tailor the treatment plan to meet the needs of the client and create a safe therapeutic environment. Dr. Augustine has a strong background in cultural and diversity issues. She is a member of the American Psychological Association. She comes from a family of first responders and feels strongly about supporting this community.