Does Mental Health Sometimes Seem Oxymoronic? by Tim Olsen, MA, LPC Does mental health sometimes seem oxymoronic? Think about it, who doesn’t have mental health days? Don’t we all have anxious thoughts, depressed feelings, confused direction… like, all the time? The answer, far from moronic, is nobody, everybody, and “duh!” Is it possible to achieve […]
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HOPE: A Four-Letter Word by Tim Olsen, MA, LPC While out on a run recently – tunes blasting in my ears, my aging muscles screaming for me to stop, the heat and humidity of the Chicago summer draining the life from me, one drop of sweat at a time – I heard a phrase […]
The Marriage Pier by Tim Olsen – Clinical Care Consultants Arlington Heights and Inverness, Illinois
The Marriage Pier by Tim Olsen, MA, LPC Have you ever been to Santa Monica or San Francisco, California? I grew up on the west coast and used to love going to the piers built from these great beaches and bays. Piers are built out into the water for people to enjoy a view of […]
Dave Evans, MA, LCPC Dave Evans, MA, LCPC, is considered an expert in mindfulness-based counseling, which promotes inner peace, acceptance and problem resolution. Using these mindful awareness practices, he helps his clients understand their endless human cycles of anger, fear, sadness, and feeling misunderstood. He integrates mental health and spirituality to address real-life situations. […]
Clinical Care Consultants Specialty Driven Counseling Our highly trained, experienced and competent counselors / psychotherapists provide the gamut of mental health services, which include individual therapy, marital / marriage therapy, couples therapy and relationship or family counseling services for all age groups. CCC only employs seasoned, confident and experienced clinicians – averaging 19 years in […]
Healthy Road To Recovery From Addiction by Ewa Florczak, MA, LCPC The road to recovery from addiction can be a challenging one, full of substantial obstacles along the way. An individual deciding to become sober must deal not only with physiological and mental withdrawals, but also overwhelming cravings and triggers. It is an uphill battle […]
How Art Can Heal by Cheri Spiczka, MA, LCPC I have worked with adolescents and teens for over 14 years, and though I am there to guide them, I find they often have more to teach me. I have learned that as a direct result of being their own worst critics, they try to escape […]
Criticism versus Constructive Feedback: The Art of Empowerment & Affirmation 12 Tips On How to Provide Supportive & Affirming Constructive Feedback Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC, CSAT “Angry and derogatory criticism is a statement about the critic and his anger than about you.” Thanks to a recent piece of feedback, I feel compelled to say: There […]
