Our care

We start by completing a comprehensive intake assessment. Based on this assessment, you and your therapist develop a treatment plan collaboratively. In most cases, sessions take place once or twice a week for 45 to 60 minutes. Depending on the needs of each individual, we may vary how often and how long we meet.

Some research suggests that certain anxiety treatments, particularly for moderate to severe symptoms, may be more effective when sessions are longer in duration and more frequent (e.g., 3-7 days a week) rather than when they are spaced (e.g., weekly.) Offering intensive treatment options allows us to practice inclusivity for those in need of an option apart from standard care.

Effective treatment of anxiety often requires home or real-world sessions in order to address anxiety and avoidance in the places where it occurs. We can also complete intake assessments in home when symptoms prevent travel to the office. Home or real-world sessions may be the best option when in-office work is not sufficient to create real-world situations. Travel time is billed at the standard rate.

This group is designed for adolescents who recently completed an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) and would like to maintain their progress.
Chicago Only

Winning Against Worry is a weekly group for adults who experience persistent, unmanageable worry/anxiety, engage in avoidance or isolation as a result of worry/anxiety, and/or have difficulties with tolerating and coping with uncertain situations. Group members learn effective and actionable ways to address these challenges and will have the opportunity to learn from and support others with similar experiences.
Chicago Only

We have two groups: one for adults and another for adolescents (13+). At various times throughout the year we offer a DBT skills in multiple domains, including mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance. Although components of the full DBT model are not currently offered at our clinic (e.g., phone coaching), participants in this group can use it as an adjunct to therapy or as group therapy alone.
Twin Cities Only

Play therapy is a structured and scientifically supported therapeutic practice that relies on the normal communication and learning processes for children. Play therapy can be used strategically to support children to express themselves in a way that they may otherwise be unable to put into words. The therapist is there to support that expression and help translate for parents and the child. Play therapy can be an especially good fit for children who are guarded and overwhelmed by more traditional talk therapy. Play therapy can help children be able to understand and communicate their feelings, problem-solve, improve and learn ways to relate to peers and family members. The gains made in play therapy can be generalized outside of therapy as children learn to navigate the world with greater self-awareness, confidence, and emotion regulation.

Parenting a child with anxiety, depression, and behavioral challenges can be hard and confusing. Life transitions including divorce, death, adoption, and birth can also throw a family off balance and exacerbate the struggles that may have already been present. By focusing on family relationships, we can work together to shift unhelpful patterns and nurture a closer relationship between family members. We provide family therapy using a variety of approaches including cognitive behavioral therapy, attachment focused therapy, and Theraplay interventions. Parents are powerful partners in child-focused therapy and gains made in the therapy room are best generalized and maintained with the involvement of parents. Additionally, parent focused therapy can help support everyone in the family by focusing on parent needs and challenges so that you are in turn able to parent from the strongest place possible. We can support you to better understand the struggles facing your child and support your parenting and respond in a way that helps your family thrive. Family therapy and parent support therapy can be provided on its own or as a complementary therapy to other interventions.