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Helping Your Children Overcome the Stress of a Demanding School Year
With the current COVID-19 pandemic, many teens are experiencing overwhelm and a more acute state of stress. High schools can be a wonderful learning environment for experiencing new challenges, rigorous academic curricula, and well-equipped staff that assist in student engagement for best adolescent growth outcomes. A recent study that interviewed and surveyed students’ stress levels indicated that over half of the students surveyed were seen to be chronically stressed. [...]
Gaining Perspective Amidst COVID-19
COVID-19, or the Coronavirus, has quickly brought a lot of our lives to a halt. With it comes stress, financial worries and the fear of sickness. And chances are that if you turn on the news, it’ll only increase the stress you’re feeling. Now, more than ever, it’s important that we come together to support each other, and if you look around your community, I think you’ll see a [...]
Expanded Online Counseling Options
With all the extra stress in our lives right now, no one should have to go without the support they need. We offer online counseling for all of our clients that do not wish to come into the office, and thanks to an executive order issued by Governor JB Pritzker, all health insurance providers in Illinois are now required to cover telemedicine and telehealth services. We are pleased to [...]
Getting Support Shouldn't Cause More Stress: Both In-Person and Video Counseling Sessions Are Available TELEMEDICINE INFORMATION Dear Clients,We hope that everyone is doing well, and with all the stress happening in our lives right now we wanted to be sure that our clients are aware that we are offering both in-person and online counseling appointments at this time.If you don’t feel safe coming into the office, [...]
B.E. – S.M.A.R.T. – Responding to Fear and Panic Surrounding COVID-19
Unless someone is 100% off the grid, does not watch the news, or follow social media, I would suspect they would have heard about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) spreading across the world. Like most Americans, I first heard about this virus a few months ago, when it started to spread across China. In a short few months, the virus has spread to dozens of countries and the World Health Organization [...]
How To Bring Spontaneity Back Into Your Marriage
Everyone falls into a rut sometimes. Life can become a cycle, but when you notice yourself going through the motions at work and at home, it might be time to take action. After all, your spouse is the person you do life with, your partner in sickness and in health. If you feel stuck in a rut and your marriage is not as exciting as it used to be, it [...]