February 25, 2018

Break the Habit- New Approaches to Addictive Behaviors- Part 2

  In Part 1 of this blog on addictions I covered the subconscious aspect of addiction and cutting the ties to that aspect in order to […]
February 12, 2018

Your Marriage Survived the Holidays- Now What?

You may have gotten through the stresses and strains of this past holiday season with marriage or relationship still intact.  But are you wondering what your […]
February 5, 2018

How to Help Youth with their Stress and Anxiety

Youth do not grow up in a vaccum; we live in a society.  It take a village to raise a child.  It is incumbent upon us […]
January 29, 2018

Causes of Stress and Anxiety in Youth

  The youth of today live in a challenging, fast-paced  world that often has them, and the adults living with them, overwhelmed and perplexed.  Our humanity […]
January 16, 2018
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Break the Habit- New Approaches to Addictive Behaviors- Part 1

Having been an addictions counselor over the past 30 years, I have learned that when treating addictions of all kinds- drug, alcohol, process (like gambling), there […]
January 3, 2018

On Mindfulness: New Year, New…What? Do you have goals, how will you try to achieve them without adding more anxiety?

The New Year is upon us, and many of us may have already formulated resolutions, goals to pursue to better our lives.  We may have many […]
December 14, 2017

Stress, Anxiety, and Depression- Dealing with the Imperfection of the Holidays

I had a session with a client recently who was telling me that she was getting depressed following a conflict she had had with her young […]
December 4, 2017

Out of Harm’s Way: Naperville is committed to fighting prescription drug misuse which often leads to heroin abuse

What You Can Do to Help There have been several  alarming reports in the media lately about out of control prescription misuse, whether about pain-killing  opiates […]
November 8, 2017

Free Life-Changing Technique for Veterans Affected by PTSD

Every year, with the celebration of  Veterans Day, we Americans are encouraged to reflect upon and feel gratitude for the invaluable service that our Veterans have […]