Alyx Holsclaw, LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Chicago, IL — therapist at ThriveTalk

Alyx Holsclaw, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

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About

Alyx Holsclaw (they/them) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Urban Wellness in Chicago, IL, working with adults, adolescents, families, and groups using an Acceptance & Commitment Therapy-informed approach. Before becoming a clinician, they worked in research, non-profit program development, and community outreach across behavioral health, education, and healthcare settings in the US and internationally.

Services

  • LGBTQ+
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Relationship Issues
  • Addiction
  • ADHD
  • Alcohol use
  • Anger management
  • Anxiety
  • Borderline personality disorder
  • Coping skills
  • Depression
  • Family conflict
  • Grief
  • Life transitions
  • OCD
  • Parenting
  • Personality disorders
  • Polyamory and ethical non-monogamy
  • Self-esteem
  • Self-harm
  • Stress
  • Substance use
  • Suicidal ideation
  • Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
  • Art therapy
  • CBT
  • DBT
  • Eclectic
  • Emotionally focused therapy
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Play therapy
  • Psychodynamic
  • Relational
  • Somatic
  • Trauma-focused approaches

State licenses

  • Illinois · License #149027381 · LCSW Active

    expires 2027-11-30

  • Illinois · License #150105470 · LSW Not renewed

    expires 2025-11-30

Sources

The facts on this page are drawn from 6 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.

Psychology Today directory

  • Identity, credentials (LCSW), practice name Urban Wellness, address 4854 W Irving Park Rd Chicago IL 60641, phone, specialties, issues treated, modalities, populations, insurance, fees, session formats, pronouns, and self-disclosed identities (genderfluid, queer, white/European) (psychologytoday.com)
  • Narrative bio text and profile photo (psychologytoday.com)

NPPES NPI registry

  • NPI 1649137167 for Alyx Emory Holsclaw (former name Alyson Emory Holsclaw), address Chicago IL, taxonomy Clinical Social Worker, credential LCSW, status Active (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)

Illinois IDFPR licensing data (data.illinois.gov open dataset mirror of IDFPR license lookup)

  • Active LCSW license 149027381 (issued 2024-06-26, expires 2027-11-30) and a prior LSW license 150105470 (issued 2021-10-26, expired/not renewed 2025-11-30) for Alyx Emory Holsclaw, Chicago, IL, Cook County; both flagged 'ever_disciplined: N' (data.illinois.gov)

provider website (Urban Wellness Counseling)

  • MSW from University of Chicago, yoga teacher training, treatment approach detail (ACT, IFS, EMDR foundations), age group served (14+), populations (neurodivergent, trans/gender-expansive), insurance list, session formats, and profile photo (urbanwellnesscounseling.com)

provider website (Urban Wellness Counseling contact page)

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