Erica Kaitz, LCSW

Erica Kaitz, LCSW has a diverse work experience in the field of behavioral health. Currently, they serve as the Vice President of Behavioral Health at Amelia Virtual Care (AVC), a company focused on using virtual reality to improve clinical outcomes in mental health treatment. In this role, Erica manages and delivers client services, informs clinical product development, contributes to revenue growth, partners with marketing and sales teams, and develops ROI models.

Prior to joining Amelia Virtual Care, Erica worked as the Owner and Psychotherapist at their own practice, providing individual, couples, and family treatment. Erica has two practice locations in the Chicago Loop and Oak Park.

Additionally, Erica has experience as the Manager of Clinical Operations at Prealize Health, where they were responsible for delivering clinical services to clients and managing a team of clinicians and analysts. Erica also worked as the Behavioral Health Director at Cigna-HealthSpring, managing a team and developing initiatives to address the behavioral health needs of the membership.

Before that, Erica held various roles at Aetna, including Clinical Supervisor and Clinical Case Manager at Aetna Better Health of Illinois. In these roles, they managed teams, developed outreach initiatives, and provided case management for members with behavioral health diagnoses.

Earlier in their career, Erica worked as a Staff Therapist at Community Counseling Centers of Chicago, Emergency Services, where they conducted assessments, provided crisis intervention, and offered short-term psychotherapy to patients in psychiatric crisis. Erica also worked as a Primary Therapist at HHC, where they completed psychiatric evaluations, provided psychotherapy to child and adolescent patients, and facilitated communication between patients and family members.

Overall, Erica Kaitz, LCSW has a strong background in behavioral health and has demonstrated expertise in client services, clinical operations, team management, and case management.

Erica Kaitz, LCSW has a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree with a concentration in Clinical Social Work from Columbia University. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Human Development from the University of Chicago. The specific start and end years for these degrees are not provided.