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Stress is an unavoidable part of life, which no one is immune. Stress takes many forms: ulcers, high blood pressure, eating and sleeping disorders, anxiety, depression, road rage, irritable bowel and chronic fatigue syndrome, just to name a few.
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Seeing the forest through the trees
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The Chicago Stress Relief Center specializes in holistic stress management, infertility and other medically related stress conditions, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, depression, anxiety and phobias.
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Strong Girls, Healthy Relationships:
A Conversation on Dating, Friendship, and Self-Esteem

Begins: T.B.A.
Time: 6:00-8:00pm
Location: 899 Skokie Blvd, Suite 430, Northbrook, IL
Fee: $300 (credit cards accepted)
Length of program: 6 weeks

Who is this for?
  • Young women 13-18 who are interested in learning more about how their lives influence their relationships and how their relationships influence the rest of their lives
  • Young women who want to learn steps to recognizing and getting out of unhealthy relationships
  • Young women who want to learn how to use healthy relationships to support them in other areas of life
What will we talk about?
  • What is a relationship?
  • Where did I learn about relationships? Who pressures me?
  • Who teaches me?
  • What’s the difference between a healthy and unhealthy relationship?
  • What kind of friendships do I want?
  • What kind of friend am I?
  • Where do I see myself in the future? Who will be there to support me?

Contact Carolyn Pardys, M.A. today to sign-up!
cpardys@gmail.com
847-412-0922

S.A.F.E. FOCUS
A S.A.F.E. ALTERNATIVES© Program
Self Abuse Finally Ends

Begins: T.B.A.
Time: 6:00-8:00pm
Location: 899 Skokie Blvd, Suite 430, Northbrook, IL
Fee: (includes group materials; credit cards and payment plans accepted)
Length of program: 12 weeks

This is a 12 week program for individuals of all ages struggling with self-injury

The goals of the group are:
  • To become more aware of your destructive behaviors and how they impact your life and others around you
  • To become more aware of your feelings, learn what they are, and learn how to sit with them
  • To learn how to talk about feelings rather than act them out
  • To learn new coping skills to manage feelings other than self-injury
We will talk about:
  • Fear
  • Negative thinking
  • Anger
  • Risk taking
  • Understanding feelings
  • Saying "goodbye" to self-injury
  • Self-care
  • Setting and reaching new goals

Contact Carolyn Pardys, M.A. today to sign-up!
cpardys@gmail.com
847-412-0922

Stress Consultation

Meet with a member of The Chicago Stress Relief Center’s team for a holistic and comprehensive stress assessment.
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