Hello! My name is Dr. Caleb Chadwick (he/him/his), and I am the founder of The Argonne Center and a licensed clinical psychologist here in the state of Illinois. I am so glad you stopped by.

I have a particular mindset when it comes to therapy - it’s all about relationships. Relationships shape our day-to-day experience, inform our sense of well-being, and narrate our personal histories. To me, therapy is a place to lean into that. That’s why I work to create a therapeutic experience that is warm, welcoming, and real. Of course, that’s not to say that therapy isn’t challenging. On the contrary, I believe this allows us to get into the most important (and hardest) stuff, setting the stage for experiences of vulnerability, insight, and the kind of change that runs deep.

My approach to therapy reflects a research-grounded theoretical orientation referred to as “relational” or “relational-cultural.” Layered within this overarching approach, I integrate psychodynamic frameworks, along with theories of human development and social justice. This basically means that my therapy is insight-oriented, aiming to develop a greater sense of “self” and “self-in-relation,” acknowledging the role of past life experiences while accounting for the impact of identity and culture. That may sound a bit complicated, but in the moment, it feels simple, organic, and purposeful.

As a licensed clinical psychologist, the core of my training is as a generalist, meaning that I work with a wide array of presenting concerns. I most often find myself working with folx presenting with concerns relating to mood (depression/anxiety), identity, relational trauma, religious trauma, grief, self-esteem, and relationship concerns.

As iterated throughout The Argonne Center’s website, the bulk of my professional life and continuing practice has been dedicated to serving the LGBTQ+ community, of which I am proudly a part. I warmly welcome working with folks of all sexual orientations and gender identities and expressions, and I adopt a liberatory stance toward bias and discrimination both within and outside our community. I aspire to cultural humility in my practice and use an intersectional framework for understanding how our many identities shape the human and social experience.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist - State of Illinois

Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology - Georgia State University

Postdoctoral Fellowship - Private practice setting specializing in LGBTQ+ psychological services

Predoctoral Internship - University of Maryland Counseling Center

M.Ed. in Human Development Counseling - Vanderbilt University

B.A. in Journalism - University of Georgia

Over the course of my training, I have trained and worked in a variety of treatment settings, including college counseling centers, cancer support settings, HIV service agencies, an internal employee assistance program for a major university/hospital, and a group private practice setting specializing in LGBTQ+ mental health services.

Hayden-Waltz Doctoral Dissertation Award - Georgia State University

Outstanding Doctoral Student - Georgia State University

Dean’s Research Doctoral Fellowship - Georgia State University

Roger Aubrey North Star Award - Vanderbilt University

Peabody Honors Scholarship - Vanderbilt University

DeBlaere, C., Zelaya, D. G., Bowie, J.A., Chadwick, C.N., Davis, D. E., Hook, J. N., & Owen, J. (In press). Multiple Microaggressions and Therapy Outcomes: The Indirect Effects of Cultural Humility and Working Alliance with Black, Indigenous, Women of Color Clients. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice.

Chadwick, C., & DeBlaere, C. (2019). The Power of Sisterhood: The Moderating Role of Womanism in the Discrimination-Distress Link among Women of Color in the United States. Sex Roles. 

Chadwick, C., Brinkley-Rubinstein, L., McCormack, M. & Mann, A. (2019). Experiences of HIV Stigma in Rural, Southern, Religious Settings. International Journal of Culture and Mental Health. 

DeBlaere, C., Chadwick, C., Zelaya, D., Bowie, J., Bass, M. & Finzi-Smith, Z. (2016). The Feminist Identity Composite: a Confirmatory Factor Analysis with Sexual Minority Women. Psychology of Women Quarterly. 

Chadwick, C., Zelaya, D., & DeBlaere, C (2016). Even though HIV seroconversion rates are decreasing in the United States, why are they increasing for Black and Latino men?. LGBT Americans at Risk. *American Book Fest Winner: Best Book in the category of LGBTQ Non-Fiction

Brinkley-Rubinstein, L., Chadwick, C., & Graci, M (2013). The association between critical life events, ART adherence and mental health among HIV positive individuals in the Western Cape, South Africa. AIDS Care.