Psychological issues and other mental health issues

We provide specialized counseling for mental health issues such as:

• Abuse or neglect problems such as the physical, sexual or emotional abuse
• Adjustment Disorders such as dealing with the aftermath of various life-changing events
• Anxiety Disorders such as Anxieties, Panic Disorders, Phobias, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders (OCD) and Stress
• Attention-Deficit Disorders (ADD) and how it affects your experience of the world
• Bereavement
• Eating Disorders such as Bulimia and overeating
• Mood Disorders such as Depression and Bipolar Disorders
• Occupational / work problems
• Personality Disorders such as Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders (OCD) and a variety of other conditions
• Pervasive Developmental Disorders such as Asperger's Disorder
• Phase of life problems (or how we deal with and come to accept our many life changing events)
• Psychological factors that affect medical conditions
• Relational problems between parents and children, between partners, between siblings and relational problems because of mental disorders or general medical conditions
• Religious or spiritual problems
• Sexual Disorders such as sexual psychological orders affecting arousal, erections and orgasms for both men and women
• Sleep Disorders such as Insomnia and the psychological affects of having such conditions
• Socialization problems (or how we learn to relate to people)
• Somatoform and Factitious Disorders such as Pain Disorders, Hypochondriasis and Body Dysmorphic Disorders and other issues that relate to your perception of your body.
• Substance-Related Disorders (such as alcohol and drug-related issues).

The treatment of mental health issues

We provide many methods to increase mental health such as:

• psychoeducation
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• desensitization
• environmental therapy
• reconnecting with the present
• exploring patterns of the past
• role-playing
• hypnosis
• self-development and exploration of your concept of self
• increasing self-acceptance and esteem
• increasing open-mindedness to treatment avenues not considered previously
• analytic determination of the client's level of progress
• bringing together a support team during therapy and in the client's personal life
• goal-setting
• career counseling
• couples counseling
• development of an internal center of control
• devictimization
• ownership and responsibility
• discipline and accountability
• increased awareness
• development of empathy
• adherence to an established daily treatment regimen (diet, exercise, sleep, meditation and/or contemplation)
• journaling methods such as listing negative experiences, triggers, automatic thoughts, creating healthy rebuttals to such thoughts and exploring changing outcomes through practice of new techniques to deal with repeated problem situations or experiences as well as to record progress to hearten clients and help them to see manifestations of hope and effort combined
• uncovering and breaking the cycles of systemic patterns which increase insight into the problem(s) and help inform better treatment methods while clearing roadblocks to healing.

This list is a non-exhaustive example of some of the methods we use in therapy.  Our bottom line is to care while pressing you to do your best in your fight against mental illness, realizing that it is ultimately up to you and within your power to change your life for the better starting today.

What should I do next?

Contact us to arrange for face to face therapy in Chicago (city, north, west and southsides) and in the Northern, Southern and Western Suburbs or online therapy in other areas by phoning 1-888-870-1775 or by contacting us.

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