Do you set extremely high standards for yourself or others? Do you feel that friends, family members, and loved ones expect nothing short of perfection from you? Are you consistently experiencing guilt or shame for not meeting internal or external expectations? If you can identify…

Simply put, EMDR removes emotional burden in order to heal more effectively It’s an exciting week at MBC as 10 of our clinicians are now EMDR trained! Scroll along to learn a little more about this incredibly impactful form of therapy & reach out directly…

Last week I and several of my colleagues here at MBC had the exciting opportunity to start learning how to administer EMDR. EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a fascinating modality that operates on the principle that traumatic experiences impair the brain’s ability…

Anxiety is a normal part of life and serves as a protective mechanism, but at what point is worry actually anxiety? The anxiety response can be conceptualized as part of the brain’s alarm system firing during times of perceived danger. Unfortunately, some individuals experience an…

One of the lesser-known benefits of being a therapist at a large group practice in the heart of Chicago’s Loop is feeling remarkably connected to the zeitgeist, the spirit of the times. It is easy to notice the patterns that form when many of our clients…