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 most recently ranked as one of the Top 100 Psychiatric Hospitals in the United States by the US World and News Report. He currently is working at Insight Psychological Centers as a therapist in which he co-facilitates Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Trauma Recovery groups, as well as practicing individual psychotherapy and group process psychotherapy. David is currently the Executive Director and Founder of Young Health Professionals of Chicago, a 501(c)4 Not For Profit Organization.

During his free time, David enjoys traveling the world, exploring new cultures, photography, reading, and cooking. He has a passion for art and music and currently composes on the piano. David tries to maintain an active and healthy lifestyle through running and playing recreational tennis and when the time and weather permits, Alpine Skiing and ice-skating. Since completing his Masters Degrees, he hopes to finish his Doctoral Degree and create a model for his own holistic private practice. Until then, 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.”