About

My name is Marjorie Colindres. I worked in school settings as a school social worker starting in 2012 with K-12 grade students in the Chicagoland area. Additionally, I work in a private practice setting with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and seniors at Life Balance Counseling as a bilingual licensed clinical social worker. I have also worked as an adjunct instructor at Loyola University Chicago (LUC) and taught School Social Work Practice and Policy. I will teach a Youth Mentoring course this academic year at LUC, collaborating with Chicago Public Schools and Northwestern University, DePaul University, and the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 2019 and 2020, I assisted in coordinating the IASSW conference for professionals in the field of school social work. My Bachelor’s degrees are in Spanish Literature and Psychology from Loyola University Chicago, a Master’s degree in Social Work with a School Social Work Type 73 Professional Educator License from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a Type 75 Professional Educator License with a General School Administrator Endorsement from Lewis University. Lastly, I am a Ph.D. student at Loyola University Chicago in the social work program; my expected date to graduate is May 2025.