{"id":2,"date":"2020-03-28T21:19:20","date_gmt":"2020-03-28T21:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marywaldonlcsw.04436d4.netsolhost.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-08-30T20:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T20:14:12","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marywaldon.com\/?page_id=2","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. Waldon\u2019s hobbies and outside-the-office interests include leading guided meditations on the Insight Timer App<\/a><\/span> and hosting radio and broadcast media that support mental health, resilience, and advocacy for women and girls. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Dr. Waldon is a graduate of the University of Chicago\u2019s School of Social Service Administration, the PhD program at the Institute for Clinical Social Work, and the clinical social work internship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital\u2019s Stone Institute of Psychiatry and the Outpatient Treatment Center. Dr. Waldon is intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy and is a graduate of the Psychodynamic Fellowship at the University of Chicago.<\/p>\n

Dr. Waldon\u2019s training also includes certifications and competencies in Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP), 3HO Kundalini Yoga, Mindful Self-Compassion, and extended training in interpersonal psychoanalytic psychotherapy.<\/p>\n

Dr. Waldon is licensed in Illinois (LCSW), Wisconsin (LCSW), and Massachusetts (LICSW). She is a former Visiting Assistant Professor of Social Work at The Erikson Institute in Chicago and is currently an adjunct faculty member at the Institute for Clinical Social Work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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phone:<\/strong> 847.306.0268
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Find Dr. Waldon on the Insight Timer App!<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Licensed in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts<\/strong>
\nCopyright 2026 Change Therapy LLC and Mary Waldon, PhD, LCSW, LICSW. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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