Nicole Gier

Clinical Social Worker - Comprehensive Care Program

University of Chicago

Nicole Gier is a clinical social worker with 15 years of experience in a range of practice settings including community hospitals, primary care, private practice and academic medical centers. She joined the Comprehensive Care Program (CCP) at the University of Chicago Medicine in 2014.  CCP is an innovative primary care model and research study focused on building meaningful relationships between healthcare providers and individuals with complex, chronic medical and social needs. Within CCP, she develops and manages the provision of social service interventions and behavioral health programming alongside an interprofessional team of social workers, community health worker, AmeriCorps volunteers, nurses, and physicians.

Nicole applies contextual behavior therapy frameworks (ACT, DBT) in healthcare settings as a way to guide interprofessional team communication, to explore social determinants of health, & to empower individuals who are suffering to lead meaningful lives. Nicole has presented her work and research on the local, regional, and national level.

In addition to her clinical work, Nicole maintains a small psychotherapy & consulting practice and enjoys teaching graduate social work students (UChicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice) & medical students (UChicago Pritzker School of Medicine; The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University).