Nancy Spargo, LCSW

About You

Ms. Spargo has extensive experience working with marginalized populations with a focus on abusive family systems. Trained as a Clinical Social Worker and Family Therapist, Ms. Spargo provided direct service to a variety of populations including immigrants and refugees, LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered), as well as unhoused youth and adults until moving to St. Louis in 2003. Ms. Spargo’s career is characterized by systems integration, program development, service delivery enhancement, and organizational development to create increased access to quality care for underserved populations with a focus on trauma. She has worked within the child welfare, mental health, domestic violence, and substance abuse systems, was the co-founder and CEO of Sparlin Mental Health which was innovative in delivering and training others in evidence based treatment modalities, and has consulted to many nonprofit organizations, schools, and courts. Ms. Spargo is passionate about racial equity and workforce development. Ms. Spargo has been adjunct faculty at the Brown School since 2008, and has taught courses in leadership, direct practice, and human development. She is bilingual in English and Spanish.  

Board Certifications

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Approved Licensure Supervisor

Academic Title

Clinical Director, Hermann Center for Child and Family Development

Education

M in Clinical Social Work: Crown School of Social Work, University of Chicago (1988)

Post Graduate Clinical Externship in Family Therapy: University of Illinois at Chicago (1989)

Bachelor of Arts Spanish/ Sociology/ French: Central College (1981)