Skip Dettman, LCSW

Licensed in Illinois · 13 years in practice

Skip Dettman is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and the fallout from trauma.

License and registration

LCSW, Illinois: 149.018219 · expires November 2027
LCSW, Florida: Sw13163 · expires March 2027
LCSW, Wisconsin: 12451 - 123 · expires February 2027
NPI: 1013388255 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 13
Languages: English

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About Skip

Skip Dettman is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and the fallout from trauma. She works with individuals who want clearer thinking, steadier moods, or better ways to handle relationship and family tensions. Her tone is direct and approachable, aimed at people who need practical help right now.

Dettman uses straightforward methods to build coping skills and safety. Sessions focus on identifying unhelpful patterns, learning concrete tools, and practicing small changes that add up.

Background and approach

She pays attention to each person's story and adapts work to fit how they describe their life. Her background spans 13 years of clinical experience in Illinois as an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker. That time includes work helping people with grief, parenting strain, identity and LGBT concerns, and substance misuse.

She combines several therapeutic styles to match what a person needs in the moment. In sessions she draws on client-centered listening, cognitive-behavioral techniques to change thinking and behavior, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy when emotions feel overwhelming. For trauma-related concerns she may use EMDR to process distressing memories alongside other approaches.

People can expect a collaborative process that moves at their pace. Dettman helps clients set clear, short-term goals and practices new skills between sessions. The focus is on usable steps that reduce distress and increase stability in daily life.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Skip lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Depression
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Parenting issues
Abandonment
Antisocial personality
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Codependency
Dependent personality
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Jealousy
Men's issues
Mood disorders
Narcissism
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Phobias
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Skip names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience. It helps people feel heard and guides sessions by their priorities, which can be useful for issues like low self-esteem and life transitions.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, targets the connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, change unhelpful thinking, and build routines that improve mood.

Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, provides skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. It is often used when people struggle with mood swings, relationship conflict, or impulsive behaviors.

Finding the best approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss options and adjust methods to match the client's goals, comfort, and progress. That collaborative planning helps make sessions feel relevant and useful from the start.

Online sessions can fit into busy lives because they offer multiple formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video mimics an in-person conversation, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing work, family, and other commitments.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does Skip address?

He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, grief, parenting strain, relationship and family concerns, and LGBT issues.

How would you describe the therapy style?

The approach is collaborative and practical, blending client-centered listening with skill-based work and trauma-focused tools to help people make tangible changes.

What experience does this therapist have?

Dettman has 13 years of clinical experience and practices in Illinois as an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

Where is the therapist located and licensed?

The therapist is based in Illinois and holds LCSW credentials in Illinois and Florida as provided.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are offered online?

Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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