Bridget Dietz, LCSW
Owner, Psychotherapist

My Story

Anxiety, trauma, and depressive symptoms often leave us feeling out of control and hopeless. I believe healing can happen and hope can be restored. Working from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive, and LGBTQIA+ affirming lens, I want to create a space where all of my clients feel seen, heard, safe, and respected. As humans, we all want connection, although sometimes these connections cause intense emotions and great amounts of pain. I recognize the stress of single parenting, the communication issues in romantic relationships and/or families, and the struggles of dating in a world of right and left swiping.

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I knew I wanted to be a therapist from the time I was sixteen years old.  I was a client myself and grew frustrated working with therapists who I did not feel understood me.  I did not feel safe and I frequently felt judged.  I made a commitment to myself that one day I would do this job and do it differently from those who left me feeling worse than before I went into the session. 

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I graduated from the University of Kansas in 2012 with a Bachelors in Social Work.  Following graduation, I worked as a case manager for children and families in the child welfare system.  I went back to KU and received my Masters in Social work in 2016.  From there, I provided individual, group, and family therapy to adolescents in a psychiatric residential treatment facility.  Eventually, I returned to child welfare and worked as a therapist for children and families.  Shortly thereafter, I opened a private practice where I saw individual adults and adolescents part-time while continuing to work in child welfare.  I moved to Chicago in 2022 and worked in a group private practice before opening Outspoken Therapy in 2024.

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I have been trained in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and adoption competency.  I have completed Level 1 training in Gottman Method Couple's Therapy, I'm a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional, and I have completed a Behavior Therapy Training Institute and consultation through the International OCD foundation. 

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I work with teens and adults in individual, couples, and family therapy.  My specialties include OCD, anxiety, adoption, relationship issues, emerging adults, life transitions, parenting, self-esteem, queer affirming therapy, and women's issues. 

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I see clients in-person or virtually in Chicago.  I am also licensed to see clients virtually who live in Illinois, Kansas, Colorado, and Florida.  For more information on Florida telehealth, please click here. 

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In my free time, I enjoy hanging out with my teen daughter and our dog, reading, watching reality TV, playing kickball, bowling, and traveling.  My favorite book genres are fantasy, romance, and mystery.  I am way too enthusiastic about 90 Day Fiancé and Love Island. 

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