Orly Avidor, LCSW

Licensed in Illinois · 25 years in practice

Orly Avidor brings 25 years of clinical experience to her practice in Illinois.

License and registration

LCSW, Illinois: 149.010535 · expires November 2027
LCSW, New Jersey: 44SC05810100 · expires August 2026
NPI: 1043295140 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 25
Languages: English, Hebrew

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check any license with the state board and any NPI with the national registry.

About Orly

Orly Avidor brings 25 years of clinical experience to her practice in Illinois. She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW who works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship or intimacy concerns. Orly greets clients with directness, warmth, and a ready sense of humor.

She emphasizes practical steps and steady support while respecting each person’s values and pace. Orly describes herself as a generalist with a spiritual edge.

Background and approach

She has worked with people from many backgrounds and cultures and has helped clients manage OCD, work stress, grief, trauma, and compulsive behaviors. Her experience includes supporting those coping with eating and sleeping problems, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue. In sessions she is engaged and straightforward.

She helps people identify barriers, test new behaviors, and turn motivation into concrete action. Her approach mixes acceptance-oriented ideas, mindfulness, and cognitive-behavioral tools tailored to each person’s needs. Orly also focuses on communication problems, codependency, and process addictions such as gambling or compulsive sexual behavior.

She works with people who struggle with guilt, shame, social anxiety, and parenting stress, helping them build practical skills to feel more in control. Her work is collaborative and goal-focused. Orly helps clients set realistic steps, track progress, and adjust plans as life changes.

Sessions are offered in English and Hebrew for those who prefer either language.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Orly lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Relationship issues
Intimacy-related issues
Depression
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Codependency
Communication problems
Drug and alcohol addiction
Guilt and shame
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Social anxiety and phobia

Approaches Orly names

Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.

Online support

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice and accept difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions when someone wants clearer direction rather than just fewer symptoms. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce distress. It often helps with anxiety, mood challenges, sleep problems, and compulsive habits. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness, which supports stress, grief, and impulse control.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about what feels most relevant and will try different strategies to see what fits. This is a collaborative process where goals and methods are adjusted over time based on what helps the client make steady progress.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls are good for full conversations and visual cues, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work, and messaging or live chat can work for short check-ins or when you want to write things out. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, or travel plans, while letting the therapist and client focus on practical steps and skill-building.

We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. It does not change what you pay or the order of the listings.

Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Orly address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and sleeping issues, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career changes, bipolar, and compassion fatigue.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is engaged and direct with warmth and occasional humor. Sessions focus on identifying barriers, building motivation, and creating practical action steps.

What is her clinical background?

Orly has 25 years of experience as a clinician and has worked with people from diverse backgrounds on OCD, work stress, process addictions, and other concerns.

Where is she based and what are her credentials?

She practices in Illinois and holds LCSW credentials, including IL LCSW and NJ LCSW as listed in her profile.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Hebrew.

What session formats does she offer?

Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin therapy with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on the therapist's availability.

Is this your profile?

Ask us to correct details or take the page down.