Cierra Swait, MS, ALMFT

Cierra Swait, MS, ALMFT

Psychotherapist
1007 Church St, Evanston, IL
Cierra Swait, ALMFT, helps patients in Illinois find clarity, emotional relief, and sustainable coping strategies when navigating life challenges. She provides a grounded, collaborative therapeutic space for teens and adults, including people navigating midlife transitions, relationships, and later life stages. As a Marriage & Family Therapist Associate at LifeStance Health, she supports individuals, couples, and families through difficult emotional terrain with warmth and clinical insight. Cierra brings deep experience in ADHD, anxiety, and depressionâhelping clients understand how these conditions shape their daily functioning, relationships, and selfperceptions. She often works with teens and young adults building identity, adults managing role expectations, and older adults facing later life transitions. She tailors sessions using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, and CouplesMarital Counseling to address negative thought patterns, improve communication, and strengthen emotional regulation. Cierra also offers additional interventions and therapeutic approaches when appropriate. Cierra is especially passionate about working with individuals recently discharged from a psychiatric hospital, providing compassionate reintegration support. She helps clients rebuild confidence, trust their internal resources, and establish routines that support longterm emotional stability. Her work with Autism Spectrum Disorders and LGBTQ populations is grounded in affirmation, curiosity, and respect for diverse neurotypes and lived experiences. Cierra offers Individual Therapy, Couples Therapy, and Family Therapy, and treats patients ages 15 and up. Outside of the therapy room, she loves tapping into her creative hobbiesâcandlemaking, journaling, scrapbooking, painting, casual photography, reading, and enjoying movies, music, food, and weekend shopping.
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About Cierra Swait

Focus areas

Anxiety
Couples Therapy
Men's Mental Health Issues
Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Depression
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Childhood Trauma
Life Transition

Clientele seen

Children (<13)
Adults (25-64)
Couples
Teenagers (13-17)
Seniors (65+)
Families
Young adults (18-24)
Individuals

Treatment approaches

Structural Family Therapy
Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

Identity

Gender

Female

Languages spoken

English

Getting to know Cierra Swait

Cierra Swait, ALMFT, helps patients in Illinois find clarity, emotional relief, and sustainable coping strategies when navigating life challenges. She provides a grounded, collaborative therapeutic space for teens and adults, including people navigating midlife transitions, relationships, and later life stages. As a Marriage & Family Therapist Associate at LifeStance Health, she supports individuals, couples, and families through difficult emotional terrain with warmth and clinical insight. Cierra brings deep experience in ADHD, anxiety, and depressionâhelping clients understand how these conditions shape their daily functioning, relationships, and selfperceptions. She often works with teens and young adults building identity, adults managing role expectations, and older adults facing later life transitions. She tailors sessions using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, and CouplesMarital Counseling to address negative thought patterns, improve communication, and strengthen emotional regulation. Cierra also offers additional interventions and therapeutic approaches when appropriate. Cierra is especially passionate about working with individuals recently discharged from a psychiatric hospital, providing compassionate reintegration support. She helps clients rebuild confidence, trust their internal resources, and establish routines that support longterm emotional stability. Her work with Autism Spectrum Disorders and LGBTQ populations is grounded in affirmation, curiosity, and respect for diverse neurotypes and lived experiences. Cierra offers Individual Therapy, Couples Therapy, and Family Therapy, and treats patients ages 15 and up. Outside of the therapy room, she loves tapping into her creative hobbiesâcandlemaking, journaling, scrapbooking, painting, casual photography, reading, and enjoying movies, music, food, and weekend shopping.

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Popular visit reasons

Anxiety Disorder
Depression
New Patient Visit
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit
Therapy
Women's Mental Health Issues
Young Adult Issues
Anxiety Disorder
Depression
New Patient Visit
Psychotherapy

Office location

Cierra Swait, MS, ALMFT also offers online video visits for patients
Lifestance - Illinois 2
1007 Church St, Evanston, IL 60201

Education and background

Practice names

Education and training

  • Colorado State University, Master's in Human Development and Family Studies

NPI number

1013887421

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Cierra Swait has 2 office locations in Evanston, view full addresses on Cierra Swait's profile.

What are common reasons for patients to see Cierra Swait?

Cierra Swait frequently sees patients for Depression, New Patient Visit, Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit, and Therapy. You can see other visit reasons for Cierra Swait on their profile.

What languages does Cierra Swait speak?

Cierra Swait speaks English.

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