Arlene Messner-Peters, LCSW, CCTP

Education: Ms. Messner-Peters is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Certifed Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) with over 30 years of experience.  She is a graduate of National-Lewis University and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Certification in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).  Certification in Traumatic Stress Studies. Ms. Messner-Peters is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

 

Client Base: Ms. Messner-Peters specializes in working with high conflict families, domestic violence offenders, and clients with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. She is trained in EMDR, working with traumatized children and adults in combination with other therapeutic techniques. 

 

Therapeutic Approach: Ms. Messner-Peters' professional career has included a variety of experiences working in the juvenile and adult court system as a probation officer, mitigation specialist, domestic violence evaluator and provider, anger management evaluator and provider, and custody evaluator for the Lake County Family Court. Aside from her private practice, Ms. Messner-Peters has taught sociology of the family classes at the College of Lake County. She has presented to various groups on a variety of topics, including domestic violence, its effects on children, the effects of high conflict divorce, how to have healthy dating relationships, stress management, anger management, women's issues aMs. Messner-Peters specializes in working with high conflict families, domestic violence offenders, clients experiencing teen dating violence and clients with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.  She is trained in EMDR working with traumatized children and adults in combination with other therapeutic techniques.