By Stephanie Loda, LCSW, Family Service Senior & Caregiver Program Coordinator

The end-of-the-year holidays (Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, etc.) are supposed to be great, right?!  We are bombarded with media depictions of families coming together, enjoying perfectly...

By Meredith Gettleman, LSW, Family Service Youth Therapist

School can be stressful at times for everyone. For some individuals, however, school is not only stressful - it triggers anxiety that impairs functioning and academic success. Many factors...

By Meredith Gettleman, LSW, Family Service Youth Therapist

As many already know, adolescence is fraught with numerous challenges and transitions. The pace and amount of growth that occurs during adolescence is second only to that which occurs during infancy. As teenagers...

Timely advice and thoughts from the Family Institute at Northwestern University.  To read, click here.

By Ryann Tanap, NAMI Blog, March 28, 2018

It is widely accepted that if you have a health problem, you would...

By Anita Schmidt, LCSW, Family Service therapist

I hear time and again from the adolescents I see in my therapy practice that they do not feel heard by the adults in their lives.

Research suggests that adolescents offer more information when they feel the dialog...