Revamping Recovery in the Age of COVID-19
Addictions, Emotions, Group, IL Counselor, Mental Wellness, Uncategorized, Vernon Hills IL Counselor May 17, 2020
In the age of COVID-19, with church basements and recovery clubs now mostly empty, recovering substance users are using their…
Managing COVID-19: Tips for Families with Children/Teens
Deer Park IL counselor, Depression, Emotions, Families, Family, IL Counselor, Mental Wellness, Parents, Play Therapy, Relationships, Self-care, Stress, Teens, Uncategorized April 11, 2020
Prior to social distancing, it was easier for families to overlook each other’s anxiety. Enter COVID-19: the virus that the…
Teletherapy – We Are Here
Announcements, Anxiety, Arlington Heights IL Counselor, Chicago IL Counselor, Couples, Deer Park IL counselor, Depression, Emotions, IL Counselor, Individuals, Lake Zurich IL Counselor, McHenry IL Counselor, Relationships, Self-care, Stress, Uncategorized, Vernon Hills IL Counselor March 23, 2020
Life has taken an abrupt shift for all of us in the rapidly unfolding COVID-19 pandemic. While you are most…
Out of Focus
Anxiety, Children, Christian faith, Couples, Emotions, IL Counselor, Lake Zurich IL, Lake Zurich IL Counselor, Mental Wellness, Parents, Relationships, Vernon Hills IL, Vernon Hills IL Counselor March 8, 2020
Picture the last time someone gave you their full attention, and you could sense in that moment the depth of…
Scrupulosity: Obsessive Compulsive Religion
Anxiety, Deer Park IL counselor, Emotions, obsessive compulsive disorder, Uncategorized November 14, 2019
An article addressing how Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) interacts with religion has a way of drawing out many initial concerns from…
Next Exit: Self-care
Chicago IL Counselor, Deer Park IL counselor, Emotions, For Counselors, IL Counselor, Mental Wellness, Self-care, Stress, Uncategorized October 26, 2019
When was the last time you’ve done something nice for yourself? For many, finding time for ourselves seems like a…
Elusive Empathy: Rethinking Domestic Violence
Conflict, Couples, Emotions, For Counselors, IL Counselor, Lake Zurich IL, Lake Zurich IL Counselor, Mental Wellness, Relationships, Stress, Trauma, Uncategorized, Vernon Hills IL, Vernon Hills IL Counselor September 25, 2019
Given the sensitive nature of the topic, I believe it is prudent to open with a clear statement. This post…
Carl Rogers: On Becoming a Person
Book Reviews, Emotions, For Counselors, IL Counselor, Individuals, Lake Zurich IL, Lake Zurich IL Counselor, Mental Wellness, Uncategorized September 11, 2019
This year marks 50 years since I first began to counsel clients as a supervised psychotherapist in training. That was…
Reclaiming Your Story after Complex Trauma
Emotions, IL Counselor, Lake Zurich IL Counselor, Mental Wellness, Trauma, Uncategorized, Vernon Hills IL Counselor June 26, 2019
One challenge that clients sometimes face in counseling is deciding whether they want to go deeper in the treatment process…
The Unspoken Loss of Adoption’s Happy Endings
Adoption, Chicago IL Counselor, Children, Emotions, Families, Family, Lake Zurich IL Counselor, Parents, Teens, Uncategorized May 13, 2019
Recently, I was asked to write a blog article for the Cherry Hill Counseling website. The topic? Adoption. Makes sense….