Denise Duval Tsioles, PhD

Denise Duval Tsioles, PhD - Academic Dean

Denise Duval Tsioles, PhD earned her Ph.D. from the Institute for Clinical Social Work (ICSW). Since 2007, she has been on faculty at ICSW, where she teaches a doctoral level research seminar class and consults with doctoral students on their clinical cases and dissertations. She also held leaderships roles at ICSW as the associate director of doctoral studies and the director of the master's program. She has been an adjunct faculty member at Aurora University, has taught several research and psychodynamic clinical courses over the years, has been involved with research projects at the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute, and has conducted trainings on early childhood development, children and mental health, and parenting.   

Dr. Duval Tsioles has worked in a variety of settings including private practice, educational institutions, private research consultation, child welfare services, and community counseling agencies. She is a published author, has presented at several conferences, and was a peer reviewer for a major clinical social work journal. 


Dr. Duval Tsioles is also the founder and clinical director of Child Therapy Chicago. She is a psychodynamically oriented child psychotherapist supervisor with over twenty years of experience working with children and families. She specializes in working with young children using psychoanalytic play therapy and providing parent support and coaching. Her areas of clinical expertise include children’s behavior, anxiety and other mood issues, school problems, divorce, and child-parent relationships, among others.  

EDUCATION

  • PhD, Institute for Clinical Social Work, Chicago, IL

  • Infant Mental Health Certificate Program, Erikson Institute, Chicago, IL

  • Advanced Clinical Training Program, Cathedral Counseling Center, Chicago, IL

  • MSW, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

  • BA, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

LICENSES

  • L.C.S.W., Illinois

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS

  • National Association of Social Workers

  • American Psychoanalytic Association

  • American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work

SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS

  • Duval, D. & Vincent, N. (2006). Affect and Behavior Regulation Among Homeless Young Adults Formerly Involved with the Child Welfare System. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal,Volume 26, Issue 2, pages 155-173.  http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10560-008-0162-9

  • Bruhn, C., Duval, D. & Louderman, R. (2008). Centralized assessment of early developmental delays in children in foster care: A program that works. Child and Family Services Review – May2008, Volume 30, Issue 5, pages 536-545. http://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/cysrev/v30y2008i5p536-545.html

  • Martin-Uzzi, M. & Duval Tsioles, D. (2013). The Experience of Remarried Couples in BlendedFamilies. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, Volume 54, Issue 1, pages 43-55. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10502556.2012.743828?journalCode=wjdr20#preview

  • Schneider, J., Wilkerson, D., Solomon, B., Perlman, C., Duval Tsioles, D., Shelby, R.D., Witten,M. & Sadow, L. (2014). Psychoanalytic Training Experience and Post-Graduate Professional Development: A Survey of Six Decades of Graduate Analysts. International Journal of Psychoanalysis. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25363487/

  • Schneider, J., Wilkerson, D., Solomon, B., Perlman, C., Duval Tsioles, D., Shelby, R.D., &Witten, M. (2017). Psychoanalytic Training Experience and Post-Graduate Professional Development: A Survey of Six Decades of Graduate Analysts. Part II. International Journal of Psychoanalysis. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1745-8315.12615

Dissertation: Affect regulation: Homeless youth once in the child welfare system (2007)

CONTACT:

EMAIL: dduval@icsw.edu

PHONE: 773-943-6502