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Joan VanderSchaaf is an Assistant Professor at National Louis University's Chicago Campus, teaching core counseling courses such as Introduction to Psychological Assessment, Research Methods, and Psychopharmacology for Counselors. She holds dual clinical licensure in Illinois and Florida and maintains a private practice in Wheaton, Illinois, while also serving Florida clients via distance counseling. Her clinical practice focuses on individuals, couples, and groups, addressing chronic mental illness, mood disorders, and relationship issues using a psychodynamic approach combined with a biopsychosocial treatment model.
Education: She earned a Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling from Rollins College (Winter Park, FL) and a Doctor of Education in Counselor Education & Supervision from Argosy University (Sarasota, FL).
Research interests include the integration of yoga with psychotherapy (as explored in her doctoral dissertation) and open adoption dynamics, specifically perspectives of birthmothers in open adoption trials. She is a certified practitioner of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and emphasizes counselor education, supervision, and evidence-based practices.
Dr. VanderSchaaf’s professional website is counselingartsandwellness.com, reflecting her focus on wellness integration in therapeutic work.
