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What to Do If Your Partner Doesn't Want to Come to Couples Therapy

Elena Kolomytseva, MS MFT (She/Her)

Jul 17

What to Do If Your Partner Doesn't Want to Come to Couples Therapy

Life is an incredible journey, filled with twists, turns, and moments of profound growth. When challenges arise in our relationships,...

Jasmine Gaddy, MA QMHP

Jun 13

How to Let Guilt Go

Recommended Resources Check out what Howell Consultations says about forgiving yourself while letting go of guilt:

What Do I Do Outside of Therapy? Book Recommendations From a Therapist

Kate Hargadon, MFT

Apr 16

What Do I Do Outside of Therapy? Book Recommendations From a Therapist

I often have clients ask me for book recommendations and so I decided to compile a brief list of current books I’m finding insightful and...

Peter Bruce, M.A.

Mar 20

Riding Emotional Tides

I am a famously terrible swimmer. Somewhere, hopefully never to be found, there is a home video of me in a speedo and floaties having a...

Laura Hagen, LMFT

Feb 26

What's Love, Anyway?

Love. It consumes us. We are driven to seek it, to give it, to create countless art forms in an attempt to capture and understand it. ...

An Approachable Take on Wellness: Leaning Into Your Body & Mind Connection

Amanda Galarza, AMFT

Jan 12

An Approachable Take on Wellness: Leaning Into Your Body & Mind Connection

It’s the first month of a new year! Social media is flooding with posts of the past year and setting intentions for the new year. For...

The Antidote to Shame: A Musing about “Hard Feelings” with Jennette McCurdy

Elisabeth Kee, LCPC

Nov 20, 2023

The Antidote to Shame: A Musing about “Hard Feelings” with Jennette McCurdy

I’m about twenty minutes into my commute home from the office. Since I was a child, I’ve had this maladaptive coping mechanism that I...

A Self-Motivation Guide: 5 Ways to Talk Yourself Out of a Bad Mood

Veronica McAllister, LPC

Oct 23, 2023

A Self-Motivation Guide: 5 Ways to Talk Yourself Out of a Bad Mood

Do you ever have those days when you cannot explain why you feel down? I have those days sometimes and they hit me like a ton of bricks....

More Than the “Baby Blues”: An Overview of Perinatal & Postpartum Mood Disorders

Sara Morrow-Han, LMFT

Sep 26, 2023

More Than the “Baby Blues”: An Overview of Perinatal & Postpartum Mood Disorders

There are many dualisms inherent in becoming a parent: it’s exciting, joyful, hopeful AND we can feel anxiety and grieve the loss of our...

Eric Wren, AMFT

Aug 29, 2023

Building Your Defensiveness Radar

When I work with clients dealing with conflict in their relationship, one of the first things I’m looking for is defensiveness – whether...

3 Questions to Ask About Your Relationship, From Naikan Therapy

Josh Hetherington, LMFT

Jul 12, 2023

3 Questions to Ask About Your Relationship, From Naikan Therapy

In America, we’ve been programmed to pay attention to our needs in relationships. This isn’t a bad thing, but it can make us lose sight...

Individual Therapy vs. Couples Therapy – Which one? (Anonymous & Response)

Angela Nguyen, LMFT

Jun 14, 2023

Individual Therapy vs. Couples Therapy – Which one? (Anonymous & Response)

We had a question that was submitted asking, “My question is, should I look at going to therapy by myself, with her, or not at all and...

Madalyn Simpson, LMFT

May 17, 2023

Decision Making With Your Wise Mind

Since you woke up this morning, how many decisions - big or small - have you confronted? Did the answers to these decisions naturally...

Sara Morrow-Han, LMFT

Apr 25, 2023

Connecting Mindfully With Nature

Spring has sprung in Chicago! The days are longer, warmer and brighter. Anecdotally, many people say that they feel their mood is...

The Emotional Journey of an Abortion Decision and How Therapy Can Help

Anikó Blake, LMFT

Mar 20, 2023

The Emotional Journey of an Abortion Decision and How Therapy Can Help

Grief, relief, uncertainty, and direction. These are only a few of the many coexisting feelings that can arise after having an abortion....

We’re Wrong About Boundaries... and How to Rethink Them

Allison Schentrup, LMFT

Mar 14, 2023

We’re Wrong About Boundaries... and How to Rethink Them

Boundaries are hot right now. Watch any reality TV show, TherapyTok, or listen to a relationship podcast and you’ll hear “They crossed my...

Navigating Grief and Loss As a Couple: Tips for the Supporting Partner

Negin Motlagharani, AMFT

Feb 8, 2023

Navigating Grief and Loss As a Couple: Tips for the Supporting Partner

Grief and loss are an inevitable part of life that binds all human beings together. Yet, each person has their own unique ways of...

Teresa D’Astice

Dec 28, 2022

Resource Radar: Sex Ed Edition

Finding accessible, accurate, and inclusive information to explore sexual safety, pleasure, and preferences can be challenging. My...

Margaret Dandridge, AMFT

Nov 17, 2022

Keys to Effective Communication

Very often we find that it is very difficult for individuals to effectively communicate in relationships. Effective communication is...

8 Meaningful Ways to Connect with the Older Adults in Your Life

Sam Hardy, MFT

Oct 19, 2022

8 Meaningful Ways to Connect with the Older Adults in Your Life

As summer comes to a close and autumn weather arrives, I absolutely love seeing pumpkins and fall decor strewn about the aisles of Target...

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