Clinical Social Work Practice – Iris Greenbaum, LCSW LLC
At 223 N Broad Street in Griffith, Indiana 46319, Iris Greenbaum, LCSW, operates a private clinical social work practice serving clients in Northwest Indiana and the greater Chicagoland border region. Ms. Greenbaum holds a Master of Social Work degree from Loyola University of Chicago and is licensed as a Clinical Social Worker in both Indiana and Illinois. Her academic background additionally includes a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from Valparaiso University and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Indiana University Bloomington. Prior to her clinical career, Ms. Greenbaum worked as a high school Spanish teacher.
The practice was established in 2004, following several years of employment in a hospital behavioral health department, where Ms. Greenbaum developed her foundational clinical experience before transitioning to private practice. Services offered include individual therapy, couples therapy, and family therapy.
The practice’s stated clinical approach is described as holistic and integrative, with an aim to address concerns at the levels of mind, body, and spirit. The philosophical orientation centers on viewing problems as opportunities for understanding, growth, healing, and change, and on building on each client’s personal strengths to enhance their relationships and overall quality of life. Ms. Greenbaum is affiliated with the National Association of Social Workers.
Specific therapeutic modalities such as CBT, EMDR, or DBT, populations specifically served beyond individuals, couples, and families, insurance panels accepted, self-pay fees, session format options including telehealth, and additional clinical specialties are not detailed in the page content reviewed. Ms. Greenbaum’s dual state licensure in Indiana and Illinois extends the geographic reach of the practice beyond Indiana alone, potentially accommodating clients from the Illinois side of the Chicago metropolitan area. The website includes sections covering services, resources, FAQs, and client testimonials. The holistic and integrative framing of the practice’s approach, together with the multi-disciplinary academic background Ms. Greenbaum brings to her work, positions the Griffith practice as oriented toward a broad view of wellbeing that considers personal, relational, and contextual dimensions in therapeutic work. Prospective clients may reach the practice by phone at (219) 934-1900.