Photo of Cierra Swait, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, ALMFT
Cierra Swait
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, ALMFT

Cierra Swait

Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, ALMFT (she, her)

Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
1 Endorsed
Let's Connect (847) 978-0176
Photo of Cierra Swait, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, ALMFT
Managed by LifeStance Health. Your call or email may go to a representative.
Available both in-person and online
1007 Church St Ste 312 Evanston, IL 60201

Managed by LifeStance Health. Your call or email may go to a representative.
Cierra Swait, ALMFT, helps patients in Illinois find clarity, emotional relief, and sustainable coping strategies when navigating life challenges. She provides a grounded, collaborative therapeutic space for teens and adults, including people navigating midlife transitions, relationships, and later life stages. As a Marriage & Family Therapist Associate at LifeStance Health, she supports individuals, couples, and families through difficult emotional terrain with warmth and clinical insight.Cierra Swait, ALMFT, helps patients in Illinois find clarity, emotional relief, and sustainable coping strategies when navigating life challenges
Cierra brings deep experience in ADHD, anxiety, and depression helping clients understand how these conditions shape their daily functioning, relationships, and self-perceptions. She often works with teens and young adults building identity, adults managing role expectations, and older adults facing later life transitions. Cierra brings deep experience in AD
She tailors sessions using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Dialectal Behavior therapy, and Couples/Marital Counseling to address negative thought patterns, improve communication, and strengthen emotional regulation. Cierra also offers additional interventions and therapeutic approaches when appropriate.She tailors sessions using Cognitive Behavior
Take the first step to help. Call Cierra Swait now - (847) 978-0176

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

LifeStance Health

1007 Church St

Ste 312

Evanston, IL 60201 map

(847) 978-0176
Call or book online to schedule a New Patient Appointment with a LifeStance Health provider.
I specialize in ADHD, Anxiety and Depression 
I accept insurance 
LifeStance Health offers high-quality, evidence-based mental healthcare.
Cierra Swait
Let's Connect (847) 978-0176
Photo of Cierra Swait, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, ALMFT
Managed by LifeStance Health. Your call or email may go to a representative.

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

LifeStance Health

1007 Church St

Ste 312

Evanston, IL 60201 map

(847) 978-0176
Call or book online to schedule a New Patient Appointment with a LifeStance Health provider.
I specialize in ADHD, Anxiety and Depression 
I accept insurance 
LifeStance Health offers high-quality, evidence-based mental healthcare.
Cierra Swait

Finances

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Aetna Medicare
  • America's Choice Provider Network (ACPN)
  • BlueCross and BlueShield
  • Carelon Behavioral Health
  • Caterpillar
  • Centivo
  • Cigna and Evernorth
  • Claritev
  • CuraLinc Healthcare
  • Curative
  • Devoted Health Plan
  • Duly Health and Care (DuPage)
  • Guidehealth
  • Health Alliance Plan (HAP) of
  • HealthSmart
  • Humana Medicare
  • Magellan
  • Medicare
  • MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
  • MultiPlan
  • Multiplan Private Healthcare S
  • MultiPlan Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • Northwell Direct
  • Northwestern
  • Optum
  • OSF Healthcare
  • Partners Direct Health
  • Pathways (Amita Health)
  • Provider Network of America (PNOA)
  • Quest
  • Sana Benefits
  • TELUS Health
  • TriWest
  • United Medical Resources (UMR)
  • UnitedHealthcare / Optum Medicare
  • UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
  • UnityPoint
  • VA Community Care
  • WellCare
  • Wellpoint
  • Zelis Healthcare
"
We accept most major commercial insurance plans. If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us to see how we could help.
Photo of Cierra Swait, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, ALMFT
Cierra Swait
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, ALMFT
Take the first step to help. Call now - (847) 978-0176
"
We accept most major commercial insurance plans. If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us to see how we could help.
Photo of Cierra Swait, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, ALMFT
Cierra Swait
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, ALMFT
Take the first step to help. Call now - (847) 978-0176

Qualifications

  • Verified by Psychology Today Prelicense by State of Illinois / 208.011473 Supervised by Joseph Bynum (Illinois / 180013858) Cierra Swait
  • Education and Years In Practice

  • Attended Colorado State University, MS, Graduated 2025
  • Additional Credentials

  • Degree/Diploma from University Of Kansas BS / 2022
Photo of Cierra Swait, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, ALMFT
Cierra Swait
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, ALMFT
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. - (847) 978-0176
Photo of Cierra Swait, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, ALMFT
Cierra Swait
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, ALMFT
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. - (847) 978-0176

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • ADHD
  • Anxiety
  • Depression

Expertise

  • Autism
  • Child
  • Life Transitions
  • Marital and Premarital
  • School Issues
  • Trauma and PTSD
"
Cierra is especially passionate about helping couples repair trust, deepen emotional intimacy, and reconnect with one another after periods of conflict or disconnection. She also supports neurodivergent individuals in understanding their needs and developing lifestyles, systems, and coping strategies that align with and support their neurobiology.
Photo of Cierra Swait, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, ALMFT
Cierra Swait
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, ALMFT
Take the first step to help. Call now - (847) 978-0176
"
Cierra is especially passionate about helping couples repair trust, deepen emotional intimacy, and reconnect with one another after periods of conflict or disconnection. She also supports neurodivergent individuals in understanding their needs and developing lifestyles, systems, and coping strategies that align with and support their neurobiology.
Photo of Cierra Swait, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, ALMFT
Cierra Swait
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, ALMFT
Take the first step to help. Call now - (847) 978-0176

Endorsement

Katarina Schilling
Katarina Schilling
Marriage & Family Therapist AssociateMSLMFTA
Cierra is a skilled therapist who brings structure and organization to sessions, keeping clients on track toward their goals. Her blend of warmth and gentle challenge helps foster significant change. I highly recommend working with her.

Client Focus

Age

Teen
Adults

Age

Teen
Adults

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Couples/Marital Counseling
"
Her work with Neurodiversity and LGBTQ populations is grounded in affirmation, curiosity, and respect for diverse neurotypes and lived experiences. Cierra offers Individual Therapy, Couples Therapy, and Family Therapy, and treats patients ages 15 and up.
Photo of Cierra Swait, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, ALMFT
Cierra Swait
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, ALMFT
Take the first step to help. Call now - (847) 978-0176
"
Her work with Neurodiversity and LGBTQ populations is grounded in affirmation, curiosity, and respect for diverse neurotypes and lived experiences. Cierra offers Individual Therapy, Couples Therapy, and Family Therapy, and treats patients ages 15 and up.
Photo of Cierra Swait, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, ALMFT
Cierra Swait
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, ALMFT
Take the first step to help. Call now - (847) 978-0176

Location

Primary Location

LifeStance Health

1007 Church St

Ste 312

Evanston, IL 60201

(847) 978-0176

Nearby Areas

Counties

"
Call or book online to schedule a New Patient Appointment with a LifeStance Health provider.
Photo of Cierra Swait, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, ALMFT
Cierra Swait
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, ALMFT
Take the first step to help. Call now - (847) 978-0176
"
Call or book online to schedule a New Patient Appointment with a LifeStance Health provider.
Photo of Cierra Swait, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, ALMFT
Cierra Swait
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, ALMFT
Take the first step to help. Call now - (847) 978-0176