Welcome to Calik Consulting
About Calik Consulting
Experienced in providing mental health consultation services to a variety of early childhood programs across the Chicagoland area and greater Illinois, Calik Consulting, PLLC is dedicated to fostering supportive and thriving communities for youth. Our approach emphasizes collaboration, innovation, and compassion, ensuring that every program we work with receives personalized and professional support. With a focus on empowering children, families, and educators, our consultancy strives to create impactful and lasting change.
Meet MARILYN
Marilyn Calik, MS, LCSW
Marilyn P. Calik, MS, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker and lactation educator in Illinois with more than a decade of experience. In 2022, she founded Calik Consulting, PLLC, in which she provides infant and early childhood mental health consultation services. In addition to working in a medical setting, Marilyn offers consultation to doulas, home visitors, and Early Head Start/Head Start classrooms. As part of her consultation services, she creates customized trainings on a variety of mental health and child development topics. Marilyn is credentialed through the Illinois Early Intervention program and provides evaluation and treatment for children birth to 3 years. She is certified in the NCAST Parent-Child Interaction Feeding and Teaching Scales as well as the Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) model. Marilyn received her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and Master of Social Work from Loyola University Chicago. She also received her Master of Science in Child Development with Infancy Specialization from Erikson Institute.