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About
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We're all human, and we're in this together.
Therapy happens, together.
Finances
- Sliding Scale: Yes
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Aetna Northwestern University
Qualifications
- Years in Practice: 39 Years
- License: Illinois / 149.003497
- School: Smith College School of Social Work
- Year Graduated: 1983
Connections Health's Groups
Eating Disorder Recovery Group
Be part of an ongoing group that supports your full recovery. Here we'll continue to develop new mindsets and approaches to becoming free from eating disorder thoughts, feelings and behaviors. The best part of the group is being with other people in recovery who "get it" - and are on the same path towards recovery, right alongside you. What to Expect: Enhance interpersonal skills and mindfulness Address issues of shame, judgement, self-worth Explore mixed feelings about recovery Enhance motivation for recovery Develop your ability to emotionally self-regulate Increase positive body awareness and expression
Freshman Support Group
College is never what you expect it to be. This group is for students who want skills and tools for maintaining emotional and physical wellbeing as they transition to college. We will cover common stressors: roommates, substances, sex, food and the stress of academics. Last but not least, we'll explore how to navigate independence and connection with your family from afar. What to Expect: Get support and make meaningful connections Understand and learn to manage emotions Improve communication skills and interpersonal effectiveness Develop mindfulness and stress-reduction techniques Bolster problem-solving, resource-finding and self-advocacy abilities.
Relationships Group
Relationships is a 6-week group that introduces strategies to overcome anxiety and build meaningful connections with others. We'll explore strategies and steps to challenge the assumptions and beliefs that keep us feeling stuck. What to Expect: Harness the power of humor in healing from social anxiety Identify social situations that are more likely to set you up for success in relationships Enhance ways of taking the initiative in listening and talking to others Learn how to be more present in your relationships and less caught up in anxious thoughts
Location
Specialties
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Eating Disorders
Issues
- ADHD
- Addiction
- Adoption
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Career Counseling
- Child
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Chronic Relapse
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Dual Diagnosis
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Intellectual Disability
- Internet Addiction
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obesity
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex Therapy
- Sexual Abuse
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Video Game Addiction
- Women's Issues
Mental Health
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Mood Disorders
- Personality Disorders
- Thinking Disorders
Sexuality
- Bisexual
- LGBTQ+
- Lesbian
Client Focus
Age
- Elders (65+)
- Adults
- Teen
- Preteen
- Children (6 to 10)
Communities
- Gay Allied
- Lesbian Allied
- Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Attachment-based
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Eclectic
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Experiential Therapy
- Expressive Arts
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Feminist
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Interpersonal
- Intervention
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Narrative
- Person-Centered
- Positive Psychology
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Modality
- Individuals
- Couples
- Family