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Full-Time Therapist Opening at Artisan Clinical Associates
Artisan Clinical Associates is seeking a full-time master’s- or doctoral-level therapist to work with adult individuals, couples, and families in a small, thriving, and collaborative outpatient therapy practice in Naperville, IL. The therapist will eventually carry a...
A Healthy Distance? Caring for your whole self while social distancing
Social distancing can take a toll on our emotional health. And if you are already struggling with depression, anxiety, …
Updates about Artisan’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
If you are an existing client of Artisan, this is the place to get updates about how Artisan is approaching therapy sessions during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are new to us, we are glad you’re here, we recommend you complete the contact form on this page, and a...
That Feeling Is Called Grief
Dear [Still In Process] Self, Last time, you wrote to me about comparison (Click here for previous post). This time, I write to you about grief. You know it well. It comes along with endings. Small endings like the conclusions of books, days, and conversations. And...
Ice-Breakers (The Importance of Being Average)
Every ice-breaker contains a hidden, treacherous question…
Why We Should Show Up Even If We Are Afraid We Don’t Measure Up
I love writing. And yet, at times, I’m afraid of it. A blinking cursor on a blank page is exciting. It’s the anticipation of what is about to be created. It’s that feeling of possibility. And yet, at times, I’m afraid of it, because a blinking cursor on a blank...
Dear Self
Dear [True] Self, I owe you an apology. Last week, I got very angry with you when I got the news of our dear friend’s accomplishment. You were full of joy for them, but I was full of jealousy. I saw them accomplish the same goal I’d set for myself, only they did it...
The Path to Redemption is Paved with Tender Hands and Tortilla Chips
A couple years ago, I rescued a dog. I knew immediately when I saw her, she was the one I wanted. She was small, adorable, terrified, and precious. Life had already been unkind and unfair to her. I was instantly filled with compassion, because of the cruelty she had...
Fear Will Hold You Back but Hope Will Carry Your Forward
When we Overcome, we Become. The obstacles we encounter in life are opportunities to further this becoming, not the place where our fears tell the truth about who we are. Life often feels like a race, with our birth the starting line, and our death the finish line. In...
How We Manage Our Pain Will Deepen or Destroy Our Relationships
When I stepped on my dance partner’s toes, they stepped on my heart. A number of years ago, I was learning to dance, and I had a partner who responded to my mistakes with criticism and rejection. I quickly learned I had to dance perfectly or I would be dancing alone....
