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Exciting Announcement: Fulfill Your Renewal Requirements at the CTCTC! We have live and recorded training options!

Join us for a compelling session on “Clinical Implications of Mandated Reporting and Implicit Bias” " led by Dr. Michelle Cutler, esteemed founder of Rooted Connections Counseling and Associate Professor at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.

While mandated reporting is a familiar concept to most clinicians, it often brings about feelings of frustration, anxiety, and overwhelm in our work with clients. This workshop delves into the clinical implications of supporting families through the mandated reporting process, explores the challenges faced by clinicians committed to anti-racism within the Child Welfare system, examines how implicit and explicit biases can influence reporting decisions, and provides strategies for maintaining and repairing therapeutic relationships. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your practice and deepen your understanding!

Course Description and Registration below!

Recorded Event! If you’re unable to attend the live event on August 29th,you can access a recorded version of the training here: https://www.ctctrainingcenter.com/courses/recordingclinicalimplicationsofmandatedreportingandimplicitbias

Clinical Implications of Mandated Reporting This workshop will provide an overview of the role of the mandated reporter, the procedures by which to make a mandated report, and ways in which clinicians’ implicit and explicit biases may play a role in the mandated reporting process.

We are excited to be a sponsor for this event!

Artemis Singers’ summer concert reaches for a better future - Windy City Times Le***an feminist chorus Artemis Singers’ summer concert, “Never Doubt: We Are Here,” encourages listeners to imagine and embody a better future. “The show’s theme came out of a desire to say that we live best if we live out of love and out of community, and a sense of belonging,” said Ka...

Women Leaders in Business: Spring Networking | May 23, 2024 Join GRCC at Indigo & Violet Studio to make connections with other women business leaders, entrepreneurs and artisans working in Ravenswood.

We are delighted to be a sponsor for the Women Leaders in Business Networking event on May 23rd!

Women Leaders in Business: Spring Networking | May 23, 2024 Join GRCC at Indigo & Violet Studio to make connections with other women business leaders, entrepreneurs and artisans working in Ravenswood.

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Dr. Melisa Bailey, Back By Popular Demand! We are thrilled that Melisa Bailey, Psy. D. will be returning in May to present her in-depth, interactive training, “Beyond the Basics: Advanced Training in Gender Affirmative Care.”  

We are thrilled that Melisa Bailey, Psy D, will be returning in May to present her in-person training, “Beyond the Basics: Advanced Training in Gender Affirmative Care.”

This in-depth training received rave reviews from previous participants, so we are offering it again for anyone who missed it. This is a wonderful opportunity for clinicians who are already working with transgender and gender-diverse clients and would like a space to deepen their understanding of how to support clients through aspects of transition and other needs. Registration is limited!
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Register here: https://www.ctctrainingcenter.com/courses/beyondthebasics

Journaling and writing has been shown to improve our mental health, increase awareness and insight, and reduce stress. CTC Therapist, Laura Brownstone, shares about her lifelong journey of writing stories as a source of respite, comfort and ease.

"Through this blog post, I wanted to share this piece of narrative writing to highlight writing as an option for the soul and respite for the heart. I hope you enjoy the following piece of narrative writing titled “Floating Stories.”"

Floating Stories by Laura Brownstone - Centered Therapy Chicago Laura Brownstone writes: I think that we create our identities from the floating stories in our heads. They are just energy swirling around; we try to make meaning out of the energy.

We are excited sponsor this excellent training! Great for those looking for in person CEUs!

Join Dr. Victoria Doobay and InPowered Therapy + Yoga on Friday March 8th for this transformative, full-day, workshop where we will explore colonization within the mental health field. You still have time to save $50 with code EARLYBIRD, extended through Friday in honor of Black History Month! Space is limited for this in-person workshop to allow for us to create a brave space to dive in and go deep!

https://inpoweredyoga.studiogrowth.com/class/147700

We are thrilled to have Melisa Bailey, PsyD, return to deliver an in-person advanced-level training on gender affirmative care! Registration is limited!

This program has been developed for clinicians who are already working with transgender and gender-diverse clients and would like a space to deepen their understanding of how to support clients through aspects of transition and other needs.

Register here: https://www.ctctrainingcenter.com/courses/beyondthebasicsgenderaffirmative

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CTC has an opening for a Post-Doctoral Fellow! This is a great place to learn, grow, and be in community! Please share with anyone you know who is looking for greating training and supervision after their doctoral internship. Apply here: https://centeredtherapychicago.bamboohr.com/careers/35

Job Opening - Centered Therapy Chicago CTC is hiring licensed clinicians at our Andersonville, Chicago location. Find out more here.

CTC is hosting upcoming training seminars featuring Francine Kelley and Dr. Melisa Bailey. Get 3 CE credits. Find out more here: http://tinyurl.com/4v4huyyr

Giving, donating and volunteering not only helps others, it helps you too.

Giving: It's good for your mental health - Centered Therapy Chicago Giving is god for your health! Volunteering and charitable donations are great ways to help others, our community, and ourselves.

You can enjoy the holidays while supporting yourself and your needs. Here's how:

Tips For Keeping Your Cool and Supporting Yourself During the Holidays - Centered Therapy Chicago Holidays: Tips For Keeping Your Cool and Supporting Yourself During the Holidays

We are so excited to have the amazing Francine McKenzie Kelley, LCPC, SEP present her workshop on Compassionate Boundaries for Practitioners!

Join us on January 12, 2024 for this live, virtual event.

Register here: https://www.ctctrainingcenter.com/courses/youmeandinbetween

The holiday season is near. Are you doing self-care in preparation?

How to Practice Self Care During the Holidays - Centered Therapy Chicago During the holidays, it can be so busy that we can go into automatic pilot and forget about self-care and the true meaning of the holidays. Here are a few...

We are thrilled to welcome Maddie Tonjes to CTC! Maddie is passionate about creating a space for healing and growth through empathy, warmth, and vulnerability. Maddie has worked with children, adolescents, and families in a variety of settings including schools, hospitals, day treatment (intensive outpatient) programs, and outpatient clinics. Learn more here: https://www.centeredtherapychicago.com/our-therapists/maddie-tonjes/

It was an honor to be a returning guest to Dr. Margot Jacquot's Podcast!

From "you Mental Health Business Mentor." ..."Have you heard the buzzwords “trauma informed approach” but aren’t really sure about how you can utilize it in your daily life? In this episode, we welcome back Dr. Bianka Hardin, Psy.D.. Dr. Hardin is the founder of Centered Therapy Chicago. Bianka & Margo tackle the topic of infusing a relational trauma informed approach in your practice and with clients. They discuss knowing your own triggers so you can better serve clients and employees, incorporating the framework in the hiring process, the importance of asking questions, and what is meant by “over-efforting”. Dr. Hardin also shares why you should give yourself permission to make mistakes.

Find us at http://mentalhealthbusinessmentor.com. If you liked this episode, please subscribe. If you would like to learn more about Dr. Bianka Hardin go to https://www.centeredtherapychicago.com/our-therapists/bianka-hardin-profile/"

Podcast, Episode 57: Infusing a Trauma Informed Approach in your Practice & with Clients - Counseling & Therapy Services - The Juniper Center Description: Have you heard the buzzwords “trauma informed approach” but aren’t really sure about how you can utilize it in your daily life? In this

Next Friday, CTC is hosting a presentation for therapists on the topic of working with clients that have ongoing health concerns. https://tinyurl.com/bddjxymy

Participants will get 3 CEs, and learn techniques to support those dealing with chronic health conditions of all kinds.

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/bddjxymy

From Intake to Intervention: Chronic Health Concerns Psychotherapy can be an incredible support for clients contending with chronic health concerns. This presentation aims to provide practical strategies and considerations that support nervous system regulation for these clients.

What is the LGBTQ and All symbol on our website? It represents businesses and health-related practices that are open to and supportive of LGBTQ+ community.

CTC is proud to be involved. Read more about LGBTQ and All here: https://tinyurl.com/2tpfv6pa

Excited to have had our first in person training event at Centered Therapy Chicago!! We are excited to build our in person training community and also continue to offer high quality relational trainings at CTC!

CTC welcomes back Dr. Michelle Barichello, who has opeeings for new clients. We have trainings too!

Read our latest newsletter here: https://tinyurl.com/5n8vxhab

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Happy Weekend! Wednesday our team took training into nature and engaged in a Forest Bathing to connect with, within, and with each other!

On most Wednesdays, our team gathers for meetings. Last week, two of our clinicians led us through experiential and didactic trainings on Intesecting Identities in our Professional Development Meeting. Big big thanks to Erynn & Jamie! Slide through to see some of what they shared!

We are excited to elevate the voice of Dr. Summer Rose who talks about the importance of making racial trauma extinct in the workplace.

"Gendered racism must be eliminated to make workplaces healthy for everyone."
Dr. Summer Rose

Improve the Health of Black Women. Make Racial Trauma at Work Extinct Gendered racism must be eliminated to make workplaces healthy for everyone.

Dr. Hardin will be presenting on Trauma-Informed Supervision in September. If you are a supervisor or aspire to be a supervisor one day, you are invited to learn more about how to integrate a trauma informed approach into your supervision.

In this webinar, we will explore components of trauma-informed supervision and mentorship using the NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM). We will learn how supervisors and mentors can integrate a NARM-Informed perspective into their work with supervisees. We will review how to effectively use ourselves as a tool, and the supervisory relationship as a practice, for supporting the skills of self-reflective inquiry, presence, and curiosity. We will also review how to support ourselves and our supervisees when working with challenging supervisory and clinical dynamics, including countertransference and relational enactments that may emerge.

NARM Webinar In this webinar, we will explore components of trauma-informed supervision and mentorship using the NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM). We will learn how supervisors and mentors can integrate a NARM-Informed perspective into their work with supervisees. We will review how to effectively use ours...

CTC is a proud support of Sarah's Circle! Thanks to Kathy Ragnar for sharing more about this community gem!

We love being a part of the Andersonville Community!

There’s a new mural in Andersonville depicting Illinois native flowers. 🎨

CTCTC is so excited to share this brand new CE opportunity! Our very own Hilleary will share so much about working with the chronic health population. You can register on our website at ctctrainingcenter.com 🤍