Articles – Chicago Center For Integration And Healing

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A lot of us have thought or even said “social media is a total mind suck,” but can it also be a helpful tool to inspire and heal? I think […]
Anti-Oppression, Professional Development

Becoming a Fat Positive Psychotherapist

If there were something you could do to improve the safety and well-being of your clients who live in fat bodies, would you make the effort? My name is Sarah […]
IP-Integrated Practices for Healing Trauma Groups

Tuning In To Ourselves This New Year

Society often prioritizes external measures of progress, improvement, and success. We are surrounded by cultural messages and images of achievement. Aside from the occasional memoir, we are rarely exposed to […]
Anti-Oppression, Community Events

Treatment not Trauma: Demanding Reinvestment in Chicago’s Mental Health Infrastructure

There are currently only 5 community mental health clinics in all of Chicago. Half of the public clinics were closed or privatized in 2012 under Rahm Emmanuel, and before that, […]
General

Prioritizing Self-Care during the Holiday Season

For some, the holidays can for some be a joyous time of the year, but for others, it can be a time laden with anxiety and stress. If you are […]
Essential Trauma Concepts, IP-Integrated Practices for Healing Trauma Groups

Starting Small: Building Capacity for Present-Centered Awareness

A history of trauma can make it difficult to feel present. Often in an effort to stay safe, our mind and body pull us into our past or become hyper-vigilant […]
Anti-Oppression, Essential Trauma Concepts

What’s in a Gender?

Recently, a cis person introduced me with the sentence, “This is Hannah and she uses they/them pronouns.” The man who said it is kind and well-intentioned; it wasn’t a malicious […]
Trauma-Informed Care

Seeing Suicidal Ideation through a Trauma-Informed Lens

“I don’t want to be here anymore.” These words strike fear in the hearts of all therapists. They remind us of the reality that pain may be so deep and […]
Essential Trauma Concepts

Self-Compassion During Complicated Holidays

With Mother’s Day having passed recently and Father’s Day around the corner, it is important to touch on the fact that these celebrations do not land the same with everyone. […]