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March 19th: Vote to Bring Chicago Home
Bring Chicago Home will establish city funding to address homelessness and invest in affordable housing that can create longstanding solutions.
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Remembering What We Know About Trauma
Though it can seem like “Trauma-informed treatment” is a recent concept in the field of mental health, awareness of the impact of traumatic events has been present since the beginning of contemporary mainstream psychological thought.
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Experimenting with Somatic Resources: Lessons from Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
Somatic resources are actions we can take to help our nervous systems to regulate. You will find some ideas below on various types of somatic resources to experiment with. Because our nervous systems crave regulation, you may already be doing some of these, even if you’re not conscious of them! Please note that being present…
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A Trauma Informed Approach to Medication Management
We are thrilled to say that Kyle McKinley has decided to remain at CCIH as both a prescriber and therapist, and will begin offering medication management appointments in November 2023! Kyle is a licensed Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with over 20 years of mental health care experience, who is currently finishing up his year as…
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Let’s Talk About ADHD: Part 1
Despite vast amounts of research articles and books on the subject, Attention DeficitHyperactive Disorder (ADHD) continues to be misunderstood.Part of the confusion may stem from the fact that the name ADHD is a misnomer, considering that there is no deficit of attention. So, what is it ADHD? Rather than a deficit, there is an abundance…
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Building a Somatic Vocabulary
You might be familiar with the “feelings wheel” – a helpful tool in building awareness of emotions that bring more specificity to our experience, especially when trying to communicate it to another person. Identifying our feelings can also help us identify our needs, ways to cope, increase our understanding of self, sense into boundaries, or…
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Learning to Hear the Body’s Wisdom: Some Reflections on Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
If we start with the idea that every symptom makes sense in the context of your unique lived experience and that our work is to honor that wisdom and get curious about new possibilities, we can open up the door for growth to naturally unfold.
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Caring for Ourselves During Transitions
Transitions come in our lives for a multitude of reasons. Some of these reasons may be exciting, such as having a child or moving in with our partner. Others may be incredibly challenging, such as the diagnosis of an illness or the death of a loved one. In either case, these changes can stir up…
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Nurturing Healthy Boundaries
Healthy boundaries act as an invisible force that protects our emotional, mental, and physical health. They help us form our identities, serving as guidelines that define where we end and others begin. Boundaries allow us to establish limits on what we are comfortable with, what we are willing to tolerate, and what we require to…
