April Schiestel is a Licensed Social Worker who has almost 30 years experience working with families and children in a myriad of settings, including a wide variety of social services agencies and also in different roles within the school setting. She has worked with children ranging from birth through high school, but really enjoys working with adolescents who experience emotional dysregulation and behavioral challenges.

She received her Masters in Social Work from George Williams College of Aurora University in 2018 and now works as a School Social Worker. She helps to support students academic and social successes in the middle school setting and loves it. Being a school social worker provides her with a skill set that assists her in connecting with the school systems, advocating for the child in the school setting and supporting the connection between the school and home.

Working in so many diverse situations and with diverse families, April realizes how important building relationships is to therapeutic healing. She prides herself in her ability to build genuine and honest relationships with clients she works with and in being open and communicative with families.

April has experience working with children with anxiety, depression, trauma, Autism, ADHD/ADD and deficits in social skills and emotional regulation.