Marjorie E. Colindres

Introduction

My name is Marjorie Colindres. I worked in school settings as a school social worker starting in 2012 with K-12 grade students in the Chicagoland area. Additionally, I work in a private practice setting with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and seniors at Fox Valley Institute as a bilingual licensed clinical social worker. I have also worked as an adjunct instructor at Loyola University Chicago (LUC), teaching School Social Work Practice and Policy and mentoring courses. In 2019 and 2020, I assisted in coordinating the IASSW conference for professionals in school social work.

My Bachelor’s degrees are in Spanish Literature and Psychology from Loyola University Chicago, a Master’s degree in Social Work with a School Social Work Type 73 Professional Educator License from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a Type 75 Professional Educator License with a General School Administrator Endorsement from Lewis University. Lastly, I am a Ph.D. candidate in the social work program at Loyola University Chicago.

Specialties in Therapeutic Modalities

My therapeutic style depends on clients’ needs as I use an eclectic approach. Some of the therapeutic modalities that I use are the following:

• Behavioral Therapy
• Christian Counseling
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
• Existential therapy
• Feminist Therapy
• Humanistic Therapy
• Gottman Institute Marriage Counseling- Level 1
• Mindfulness-based therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Narrative Therapy
• Play Therapy
• Psychodynamic therapy
• Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
• Task-Centered Practice

Practioner-Researcher & Consultant

In addition to being a therapist, I engage in research and work as a consultant. The areas that I focus on in research are school-based interventions, children and adolescent health, equity and inclusion practices in school environments, and mentorship programs.

In the past, I have served as a bilingual research consultant in qualitative research projects. I have translated IRB paperwork and conducted interviews in Spanish. As a consultant, I provide individualized support and assist with the execution of the research project.

Publications:

Kelly, M., & Colindres, M. (2013, June 11). Task-centered practice. In Encyclopedia of Social Work. Last modified 2020, September 28. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780199975839.013.388