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Inside Out 2: Embracing Our Full Emotional Spectrum

(Spoilers everywhere!) Like any good therapy practice, we had an employee outing to go see Inside Out 2 on its premiere night, and it did not disappoint! Oh, the level of…

Don’t Forget Your ABCs!

Life can sometimes feel like a rollercoaster ride, with ups and downs that can leave us feeling all over the place. While we often focus on dealing with the downs, it’s equally important to celebrate the ups and inject some humor into our…

Healing Digestion in Eating Disorder Recovery

Eating disorder recovery requires an approach that addresses emotional, medical, and nutritional needs. A vital part of one’s treatment team includes a Registered Dietitian.Midwest’s Hannah Gruenewald sheds some…

Practice Leading Better: How being open improves relationships and organizations

As a leader, signaling openness with humility and showing a willingness to be wrong is impactful.” – Dr. Danielle Doucette.

6 Fun & Easy Dorm Room Snacks!

Back to school can be a particularly stressful time of year! Students are going off to college for the first time, living in dorms, meeting new people, finding the dining hall, figuring out schedules, or deciding what clubs…

Nutritional Counseling at Midwest Counseling & Diagnostics

We are thrilled to offer nutritional counseling at Midwest Counseling & Diagnostics! Umamah Fatima, RD, LDN, CEDRD-S and Hannah Gruenewald, RD, LDN are highly…

Playlists, Setting Intentions, and Learning to Cook: Ways We Cope with Working from Home (PART 2)

The weeks are passing us by as we remain at home – virtually working, wrangling children and pets, looking longingly out windows, taking classes online, game…

Straight from Midwest Clinicians: Ways We Cope with Working from Home (PART 1)

Right now, as we shelter-in-place, we are quickly learning how to adjust to a myriad of unforeseen changes. Children are learning from home as their parents are re-visiting geometry lessons.

Making the Most of Online Therapy & Phone Therapy Sessions

We’re sheltering in place to protect our health and the health of our communities from the spread of coronavirus. And that’s meant adapting our normal routines—for work, school, exercise, socializing, and more—so we can keep them…

We’re Growing: New Suburban Practice to Open in May

By: Rose Metivier, LCPC, NCCAt Midwest Counseling & Diagnostics, we’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be growing our Chicago-based outpatient mental health practice with a new, second location in...

Why Intentions Are More Empowering Than Resolutions

Many of us start the new year with refreshed optimism and a list of ambitious resolutions. By the time late January rolls around, however, it’s not unusual to feel defeated—rather than empowered—by the goals we…

Holiday Sobriety Tips

The holidays can be particularly stressful time of year! Create a safety plan around holiday parties / family events. Sobriety strategies can include: Limiting your time in stressful situations or around difficult people. Have an exit strategy (come late, leave early).