Professional Summary
David Songco is currently a Doctoral Student in Clinical Psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. As an alumnus of Loyola University Chicago (BS- Psychology, Theology, Feminist Studies), David has spent the last eight years expanding and growing his social and professional network throughout the city. He has worked in various positions and roles including consulting with Alexian Brothers Bonaventure House, a Non-Profit Organization on the North Side of Chicago. He also previously worked as the Retail Business Sales Coordinator for Apple, Inc where he achieved 1.2 million dollars of annual sales through maintaining active client relationships with various companies around Chicago and throughout the United States. David completed his Diagnostic and Assessment training at Hartgrove Hospital, which recently ranked as one of the Top 100 Psychiatric Hospitals in the United States by the US World and News Report. He completed his therapy training at Insight Psychological Centers in which he co-facilitated Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Trauma Recovery groups. David was also responsible for introducing the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy intensive outpatient program. David is now at Depaul University Counseling Services in which he engages in individual psychotherapy with a college-aged population. David currently serves as the Executive Director of Young Health Professionals of Chicago (YHPC), a 501(c)4 Not For Profit Organization and consults for Milwaukee Community First, NFP. Most recently, David matched for his Pre-doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology at American University in Washington D.C. scheduled to begin in July 2012
During his free time, David enjoys traveling the world, exploring new cultures, photography, reading, and music composition. David tries to maintain an active and healthy lifestyle through running, cycling and playing recreational tennis and when the time and weather permits, competitive alpine skiing. David believes and lives by the quote: “The secret to happiness is not in doing what one likes to do, but in liking what one has to do.”