If you are looking for supportive, private place where you'll feel understood and heard, and if you seek a relationship of trust to nurture the change process, please know I believe in the importance of these things too.
Together we can build a strong alliance, using the research-backed methods of mindfulness, emotionally focused therapy,
I am licensed in Illinois with 7 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, family conflicts, parenting issues, & depression. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. I know it can take courage, but call
You deserve to be free from the anxiety that holds you back. My passion is helping people to find peace and fulfillment in their lives.
Maybe you’ve identified the source of your anxiety. It could be stress related to work, family or social life. Painful or traumatic experiences in your past, a change in your life or identity, or fears abo
The way couples communicate often misses their more important core issues or desires. Thus, the same old patterns and arguments persist. It can seem so hopeless!
Rest assured, all is not lost. I can help you realize and express each of your unmet needs in ways that actually bring you closer to each other instead of causing conflict. Hearing and
Nicole Howard (Walsh) is the owner and licensed clinical social worker at Grow Within LLC. Nicole earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from Loyola University Chicago and her Master’s Degree in Social Work from The University of Illinois at Chicago. She specializes in working with children, adolescents, and young adults experienci
My fundamental tools are empathy and Focusing expertise. I listen with full attention to the details of what my clients experience, providing a witness to all the voices and perspectives in their feelings, and assisting them to develop a self-empathic attitude. Together, we create an environment that is safe enough for feelings to deepen, open up,
I believe each of us has the capacity for change and resilience. I foster optimism because hope is key for envisioning new possibilities in life, motivating you to try something new, or encouraging you to change your life and yourself. I collaborate with my clients to make sense of and explore issues with relationships, work, and school, as well as
How many times have you awakened feeling like things just aren't going to get better but you're not sure how things will change though you know they have to? What I know is that kind of anxiety and frustration, that feeling of anxiousness and/or depression doesn't set in overnight. It takes some time to build up to the point where you are at now. T
If you feel fruitless efforts and potentially self-destructive behaviors consume your life, I am here to show you how to respond flexibly to your difficult feelings and thoughts. I utilize a collaborative approach in my work with clients to identify and translate the client's values into a practical action plan. When facing complex life situati
I mainly use Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS),a psycho-spiritual approach that is the most non-judgmental, kind, gentle, and effective method I know. In IFS, no part of yourself is ever considered bad. Even though you may have been taught otherwise, you are healthy at your very core, and you can learn to access that core aspect of you. I am al
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