Articles
To Sleep or Not to Sleep?
Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy...wealthy...and wise...so said Benjamin Franklin. Is there anything to it? Science has proven that early to bed and early to rise helps you deal better with negativity and enhances your chances of success. Morning...
Why Tele-health?
With all the stress and anxiety happening in our lives right now we want to be able to continue to compassionately serve you during this time. We are open to provide care to new and existing clients through tele-health services. Here are some reasons to consider...
Coasting, Living ‘Happily Ever After’ — and other Marriage Myths
Author: Wayne Riendeau, LCPC During the course of my work as a marriage and couples’ therapist and during my own 32 years of marriage, I’ve come to realize that a lot of what I thought and was taught about marriage didn’t match what was happening in my own...
Don’t Play Whack-A-Mole! Address the Addictive Mindset
By: Scott Stolarick, LCPC, Gurnee Program Director “You can do whatever you put your mind to.” We have all heard that saying over the years. What about doing what your mind puts you up to? As a clinician working with the issue of addiction for many years, I have found...
Achieving Empathy: The Deep Dive
By: Scott Stolarick, LCPC, Program Director Gurnee Most people are familiar with snorkeling and scuba diving, either through direct participation, interest or general knowledge. These are two examples I utilize to help clients differentiate between sympathy...
A therapist reflects and soul searches after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas School Shooting
On Feb. 14th , 2018, Valentine’s Day, there was another mass shooting. 16 students and one teacher were killed as a result. I learned of the tragedy in between my sessions that day. I don’t recall whether it was from reading my Google news in between sessions as I...
Finding Peace
Finding Peace By: Lisa Aranas, 2016 As I drove to work one day, there was yet another act of terrorism on the news. This time, it was Paris. My mind wandered to all the stories that had been on the news lately - gun violence, mental health, Obamacare, police...
Impulse Disorders
Impulse Control Disorders in Children Definition: A set of disorders where each include problems with emotional and behavioral self-control including oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), conduct disorder, intermittent explosive disorder, trichotillomania, pyromania,...
Marital/Couple Models
Couples Relations By Cindy Lichterman, LCSW Statistics claim one out of every two marriages in the United States will end in divorce. The first couple of years can be a “make it or break it” time for many couples as they face new experiences together for the first...
Adjustment Disorder
Definition: An array of stress-induced syndromes that occur within 3 months after exposure to a distressing (traumatic or non-traumatic) event, such as marital or financial conflict in adults, family conflict, school problems, death of a family member, sexuality...