Back to School Tips for Parents: Don’t forget self-care and wellness
Dr. Tomeka McGee-Holloway It’s back-to-school time, and the excitement is palpable as our children embark on a new educational adventure. With new teachers to meet, friends to reconnect with, and a full slate of activities including sports, clubs, and field trips, the school year is brimming with opportunities. But amidst all the excitement, it’s easy […]
Child & Adolescent Mental Health Counselor – LCPC, LCSW, PsyD, PhD – Wheaton Location
If you are interested in establishing a career and desire to be a part of a team that is helping people find hope and healing, this may be what you are looking for. Meier Clinics is a not-for-profit, Christian mental health counseling ministry with locations coast-to-coast. We have been “One of the most trusted names in Christian counseling” since 1976. We have five locations in Illinois and currently have an opening for a part-time licensed counselor for our Geneva Outpatient Clinic.
What’s Your Next Pitch?
Written by: Brad Kahle, Psy.D. Several years ago, I was watching a sports program, and a sportscaster was interviewing Greg Maddox who was, at the time, the best baseball pitcher in baseball. Being a Cubs fan, I am still bitter about the fact that they let him get away and he was a superstar for […]
Respond or React?
The unconscious mind is continuously processing information that is obtained overtly and covertly. Often, we may not be aware of the source of information that creates or influences our behaviors and choices because it was obtained covertly. Part of the work that we do in our therapy is to discover the internal information and examine […]
Recognizing When Your Teen May Need Therapy: Insights from Meier Clinics
Adolescence is a pivotal and often challenging phase in a young person’s life, marking a period of significant physical, emotional, and psychological changes. During these formative years, the emergence of mental health problems can often go unnoticed or be misinterpreted as typical teenage behavior. However, it’s a time when underlying issues such as anxiety, depression, […]
Tips for Communicating With Teens: Good Communication Is Safe Communication
One reality behind common parent-teen struggles is that teens have one foot in childhood and one foot in adulthood. Therapists call this developmental individuating. It means your child is becoming their own person. They’re gaining independence and getting ready to launch out on their own. And that process of separating from you is normal, natural, […]
Depression: Coping Skills
Feeling depressed during the holidays isn’t uncommon. The winter season comes with fewer hours of sunlight and a tendency to create stress — even if you love all things Christmas!
Lonely in Your Marriage? How to Reconnect
One of the first things we learn about marriage is that the husband-wife relationship offers a remedy for loneliness: God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone” (Genesis 2:18). But most married couples will tell you that, at times, loneliness does affect this sacred relationship.
Get to Know Our Partners
Ecclesiastes 4:9 says, “two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil.” Meier Clinics believes heavily in partnering with other organizations in the community. We find great value in teaming up with organizations and ministries that align with our vision and mission to treat the whole person – emotionally, physically, […]
Helping the Spouse of an Addict: Do’s and Don’ts
If a person shares with you that he or she is the spouse of an addict, what should you do? How do you guide this spouse to help their husband or wife without enabling out-of-control behavior or taking responsibility for it themselves? There are several types of addiction (substance, sexual, behavioral), and each requires different […]
