Chicago Counselors
Hannah Hopper, LPC One topic that continues to come up in many of my sessions is communication styles. We are constantly communicating with those around us, and our communication style can either serve as a bridge or be a barrier to creating connections. Going to therapy is an incredibly effective tool for working on communication, and this blog will give a brief introduction on three styles of communication. Passive Communication Passive communication is characterized by expressing…
Read MoreKaitlin Broderick LCPC Do you ever feel like you are an impostor at your job and someone is going to come in and recognize that you are a fraud at any moment? This is actually an extremely common phenomenon that people of all ages experience at some point or other in their life and is called impostor syndrome. It encompasses a pervasive belief that you don’t belong or are unqualified for what you are doing and someone…
Read MoreBy: Bridgette W. Gottwald, LPC, NCC During 2020, all of us have quickly learned that feeling unbalanced has become the new normal. All of our plans have been disrupted and destroyed, schedules have changed immensely, and things that used to be fairly simple have become more difficult. Particularly after traumas, it’s completely normal to experience flashbacks, anxiety, and symptoms that bring about discomfort. These grounding techniques serve people positively in that they help to control symptoms by…
Read MoreMegan Mulroy, LPC It’s no secret that exercising can improve your mental health. Moving your body regularly for even just 20-30 minutes a day can decrease symptoms of anxiety, depression, and increase mood and boost energy and productivity levels. Even though we have this information, starting to add exercise to your routine can be overwhelming, especially if you don’t like exercising or if you haven’t done it in a while. There are so many options and if…
Read MoreBy Eve Brownstone, LCPC, Certified Psychodramatist Psychodrama was designed as a group therapy method, in the 1920s, but I find psychodrama techniques very useful with my individual clients. Clients talk about issues but also move into action and try out new behaviors and situations before trying them in “the real world. Psychodrama is also great for taking care of unfinished business with a loved one or helps us learn how to heal from trauma. It helps clients…
Read MoreMegan Mulroy, LPC During a recent session, a client and I started talking about the movie Inside Out. We had been discussing this client’s different emotions and why they are equally important, and all have a seat at the table. I hadn’t seen the movie in quite some time and decided that I would watch it that night. The first time I saw the movie, I wasn’t working in mental health, and didn’t think too much about…
Read MoreKaitlin Broderick LCPC Ideally, relationships make us feel safe, supported, and add something positive to our lives. Unfortunately, many people find themselves in relationships where the exact opposite is true. If you are constantly feeling depleted of energy, anxious, and insecure in your relationship this could be a sign that you are in a toxic relationship. What defines a toxic relationship? This could be any relationship that decreases your self-esteem, makes you feel unsafe or unsupported, and…
Read MoreMatthew Cuddeback LCSW Something I always talk to clients about early on in our sessions in the importance of paying attention, and specifically something I say probably every session is recognizing that our actions, thoughts, and feelings are all information and it is useful to recognize without judgment that they are telling us something important, so are you paying attention? As mentioned above inherent in this is the need for non-judgment. Sometimes when we think about something…
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In my work with clients, I often come across issues pertaining to insecurities around friendship. People who have one, two, or a small close circle of friends often wish that they had a broader network or a “group” to find solace in. People who have a broader network often yearn for the closeness that having a “best” friend can provide. Perhaps this is just a case of our humanity coming to light in always wanting what we…
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