Oswego & Aurora, IL

Test Anxiety Strategies for Your Adolescent By Cassie Gerr, MA Intern We all experience a little anxiety before a test. In fact, a bit of worry can sometimes motivate us to prepare and perform well. But if the intensity of your child’s worry is starting to interfere with their ability to succeed, it may be time to explore some meaningful strategies for test day support for teens . Supporting your teen through test anxiety might involve helping them manage symptoms like diffic

Managing Busy Fall Schedules as a Family By: Hannah Auch, MA Intern It’s that time of year again! We are home from our vacations, the...

By Laura Dickman, BSW Intern Watching your partner struggling with depression can make you feel helpless and frustrated. Depression can be very difficult to manage the symptoms as it affects things such as motivation, brain chemistry, and overall happiness. All of these factors end up resulting in a decrease in achievement of daily tasks and goals. This can become frustrating for partners of individuals struggling with depression as they may struggle to be active in household

By Laura Dickman, BSW Intern Last weekend those of us in Chicagoland experienced the classic spring tease. We had one full day of 60-70...

by Skylar DeBruyn & Laura Dickman, BSW Interns According to nationaleatingdisorders.org, National Eating Disorder Awareness Week is an...

by Skylar DeBruyn, BSW Intern The month of February is a time when we recognize Black History Month–a celebration of the achievements and...

by Skylar DeBruyn, BSW Intern With Valentine’s Day making its appearance yet again, it is not uncommon for there to be a flutter of mixed...

By Viviana Diaz, LPC In our last blog The Sex Conversation: Why it Matters, we talked about the reasons for opening the lines of...

By Viviana Diaz, LPC “The sex conversation” is often talked about as something to dread. It’s also portrayed as a single conversation,...

by Hannah Slattery, LPC, NCC Alright, parents, we’ve read through the first three blogs about the 4 criteria for effective discipline (if...