Great Lakes Therapy Center

We are excited to announce our new DBT Basics for Friends & Family Group. This group will meet virtually on Tuesdays from 6-7:30pm, for 10 weeks. In network with United and BCBS PPO + offering out of pocket rates. Please submit a contact form on our website to register!

GLTC has a fresh and interesting blog post in regards to Olympian, Bob Richards and the comparisons to DBT therapy. Check it out!

Going for the Gold in the Pursuit of Sobriety — Great Lakes Therapy Center In DBT, we approach the pursuit of alcohol abstinence in very much the same way as Olympian, Bob Richards pursued the record-breaking pole vault.

DBT Skills for Friends and Family Group
Tuesday 6-7:30pm (meeting virtually for the foreseeable future)

The group will be run by Christine Nolan who is a CADC practicum student at GLTC and Victoria Kessinger, LCPC who is a DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician.

This group is for friends, family members or partners of someone who struggles with addictive behaviors. Members of this group will build skills to support their loved one in their recovery while also decreasing their own feelings of depression, burnout and grief that can manifest while supporting someone in treatment. Based on Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Substance Use Disorders (DBT-SUDS) and The Family Connections Program, this group will help clients make and sustain the changes needed to support both themselves and their loved one.

In the DBT Skills for Friends and Family Group, members will learn mindfulness skills, interpersonal effectiveness skills and how to use the knowledge of the principles of behaviorism to support both themselves and their loved one on their journey in recovery.

BCBS PPO, United/Optum and Out of pocket cost estimates available during the intake process (1-3 virtual individual sessions to complete orientation and group readiness assessment).
To get started, please visit www.greatlakestherapycenter.com and submit a Contact Us form stating you’d like to join the DBT Skills for Friends and Family Group.

Home — Great Lakes Therapy Center Great Lakes Therapy Center is a psychotherapy private practice located in downtown Chicago specializing in comprehensive DBT for Adults, Teens and Families.

Validation is one of the most powerful ways to reinforce effective behavior. 😊😊

GLTC’s DBT Team celebrates birthdays and iconic office fashion. HBD Ryan!!

Openings in two of our virtual Recovery Groups!

Adult DBT Skills Group for Substance Use Disorders and Addictive Behaviors. Mondays 6-7:30pm

Supportive Skills Group for Substance Use Disorders or "Skillfully Sober". Thursdays 6:30-8pm

Submit a contact form on our website to get started!

We 💥 Have 💥 OPENINGS!!! - https://mailchi.mp/dbtchicago/skillfully-sober-2-hiring-10252549

The GLTC DBT stepped away from The Feelings Factory for some fun times today! How are you accumulating positives this weekend!?

We have a new blog post up on our website. The post is written by Christine Nolan, DBT Group Co Leader, Lover of all things DBT, and Navigator of the ship to her family of six. She discusses how Middle Path strategies can help parents and teens stay connected in the face of stress, conflict and mental health challenges.

https://www.greatlakestherapycenter.com/blog/unwnie1ih28hq2j18xd2fg8aheh7ip

🌱Sign up now for our DBT skills group for adults in recovery is enrolling now and beginning January 7th. - https://mailchi.mp/dbtchicago/skillfully-sober-2-hiring

Join our team! We are looking to hire a therapist who is licensed to work in Illinois, lives in Chicago, and is passionate about providing DBT treatment.

https://www.ziprecruiter.com/job/5f6bbd7e

🎉We're A Year Old! - https://mailchi.mp/dbtchicago/our-first-anniversary-newsletter

We're 1! Find out what it's been like starting a practice the year a pandemic hits, and what we're working on for the future!

https://bit.ly/3iYjQsq

This is a hard time for so many people right now. It's hard to talk about suicidal thoughts, but it's extremely important to do so. Our founder, Victoria Kessinger, was interviewed about su***de in the pandemic for the Chicago Reader, read her thoughts and insights in this article.

Su***de inside a global pandemic How is it possible to keep dark thoughts at bay when everyone is struggling to survive?

We are still accepting new clients to join our Teen DBT Group, offered virtually! Visit this page to find out more and contact us with any questions!

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for Teens — Great Lakes Therapy Center

Victoria was recently consulted on an article about suicidality and how to cope in the world of Covid-19. Check it out here!

Su***de inside a global pandemic How is it possible to keep dark thoughts at bay when everyone is struggling to survive?

Meet Lauren, our newest therapist to join the team, in today's newsletter!

https://mailchi.mp/dbtchicago/meet-lauren?e=bce3036337

Our Teen DBT Group still has a few spots left! Click the link to contact us and find out more!

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for Teens — Great Lakes Therapy Center

We stand with Black Lives Matter.

Black Lives Matter: Our Thoughts and Resources — Great Lakes Therapy Center

Clinicians! This one is for you!

We’re sharing trainings and resources we have found valuable in our effort to educate ourselves in the best practices for our LGBTQIA clients. We hope you’ll check them out and share anything else you’ve found valuable!

Serving our LGBTQIA Community — Great Lakes Therapy Center

How we are showing up for our LGBTQIA community: Our staff is dedicated to continually educating ourselves, sharing those trainings and resources with other clinicians, as well as sharing valuable resources for our clients.

https://www.greatlakestherapycenter.com/blog/lgbtqia-community-resources

Serving our LGBTQIA Community — Great Lakes Therapy Center

Does your teen struggle with emotional regulation? We can help them gain skills to cope with evidence-based treatment. Our virtual teen group is now accepting new applicants.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for Teens — Great Lakes Therapy Center

OFFERED VIRTUALLY and now enrolling: Our Skillfully Sober group uses evidence-based treatments designed to help you find the support you need to live a life worth living. This group helps participants build skills and processes so they can make and sustain the changes needed to live a sober lifestyle. Join us!

Individuals interested should contact Ryan at [email protected]

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Our therapists are here to meet you where you are in treatment. This looks different for everyone and treatment will move at a pace that best fits each client’s needs. At Great Lakes Therapy Center, our therapists use DBT to find a balance between acceptance of the client as they are and working with the client to build and utilize skills to be able to understand and change patterns of behavior that may no longer be helpful or adaptive for that client.

Emotional Regulation and Trauma Therapy — Great Lakes Therapy Center

🌱Unlike traditional talk therapy, DBT has a large psychoeducational and skill-building components, meaning you can put these skills to use ASAP!

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Having trouble sleeping? You aren't alone, and there are some easily actionable skills you can use to get back on track!

Read more here: https://bit.ly/2x7tje4

By learning dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills in a safe and therapeutic environment, the brain has the opportunity to understand and begin to memorize these skills.

Today on the blog: We're explaining how Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) differs from traditional talk therapy and why we build DBT skills BEFORE we jump into directly discussing traumatic events.

Emotional Regulation and Trauma Therapy — Great Lakes Therapy Center For people coming to Great Lakes Therapy Center with the goal of processing past trauma, setting a foundation of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) skills is a top priority rather than jumping into discussing the trauma directly.