Bill Knauer, LCSW-R

Bill Knauer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 30 years of experience in the field of mental health, having worked with clients of all ages from children through adults, covering a wide range of mental health concerns including depression, anxiety, addictions, ADHD, and grief, to name a few.

Bill earned his MSW degree from the University at Albany and completed an alcoholism counselor training program from the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health in NYC.

Bill's past experience includes working in both inpatient and outpatient substance abuse treatment programs, in an EAP program, working as a school social worker, and prior to joining the staff at Freedom First Psychological Services, Bill was the Program Manager for a hospital-based outpatient children's mental health clinic.