Jordan Ader is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) that earned his Masters in Social Work from Loyola University Chicago where he specialized in mental health treatment. Jordan received undergraduate degrees in social work and criminal justice from Loyola University Chicago as well. Jordan has a history of working with clients from adolescence to older adulthood in a wide range of settings and contexts throughout the greater Chicago area. Jordan previously worked as the Lead Clinician for Family Recovery Centers’ Lake Bluff Intensive Outpatient team where Jordan led a team of clinicians in coordinating and providing DBT treatment to youth and families struggling with recurrent maladaptive behavioral patterns and pervasive emotional dysregulation. Jordan also has therapeutic experience intervening directly with youth in a residential setting while interning at Mercy Home for Boys & Girls in Chicago, as well as experience coordinating services and care for justice involved youth in Cook County’s Juvenile Court Clinic.

Jordan has received foundational training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) through Behavioral Tech and has worked extensively with clients exhibiting a history persistent suicidal ideation, self-harm, personality disorders, anger/aggression, severe mood disorders, and anxiety. Jordan also runs CDBTI's Parent Training group, utilizing experience in family intervention to to prepare parents to effectively support their children in treatment. Jordan approaches his work with a profound passion for connecting with others, and seeks to inspire hope and strength in those he serves. Jordan’s aim to meet each individual where they are is central to his practice, as he acknowledges individual strengths while empowering each client to advance towards their life worth living. Jordan primarily utilizes DBT in his person centered approach, and expects his clients to practice the same commitment to the pursuit of self-actualization that Jordan strives for.

Jordan is an extrovert who is always seeking ways to spend time with others, and relishes any opportunity to meet new people. Jordan also enjoys film, music, reading, basketball, and photography. Jordan’s aura of genuineness, humor, and devotion are evident in his practice. It is Jordan’s belief that embodying and instilling a sense of confident humility is essential to a therapeutic practice that allows others to embrace their present experience and achieve long- term positive change.