A therapy practice that seeks to walk with you through difficulties in the present, fears of the future and memories of the past as you grow toward wholeness and happiness.
My approach
Many of us experience stressors at various crossroads in our lives. My name is Gillian, and I am a clinical therapist and an art therapist with specialized training in supporting the fertility journey, perinatal and postpartum issues, women's issues, mood disorders and anxiety, life transitions, and relationship stressors. And I am a career changer with specific experience in helping to navigate corporate burnout. My aim is to help you develop skills that will serve you as you navigate difficulties in the present, fears of the future and memories of the past.
Life can be hard. Sometimes we can’t find the right words to describe our feelings. As an art therapist, I can guide you toward a better understanding of yourself and to a place of hope, working with art when words are not enough. As a licensed clinician, I am also well versed in talk therapy, using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance Commitment Therapy, and Mindfulness-Based Interventions to help people connect to the present moment.
My Experience
As a person with my own lived experience in many of these stressors, I know what it is like to feel like you’re on an island with no practical supports.
Here, I discuss some of my experiences, from assisted reproductive technology, through pregnancies, birth, and beyond in The Chicagoland Parenting Stories Podcast hosted by IBCLC, Lisa Zimmermann.
And here is a short clip explaining what a therapist means when they say “make space” for your emotions.
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