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Free Parenting Psychoeducation Group – Topic Anxiety

  Are you a parent of a child ages 2-12 diagnosed with or showing symptoms of an anxiety disorder? If so, we invite you to register for our free 10-week parenting support group. This program aims to equip you with practical skills and psychoeducation to effectively address your child’s anxiety. The group will utilize the SPACE treatment (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions), a new and effective therapeutic approach that Read More»

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Master Level Intern

CDCW is a training site for Master and Doctoral Level Graduate Students. We currently have students who have openings for therapy. Today’s spotlight is Linda Osei who is a Master level student at DuPaul University in the Clinical Mental Healthy Counseling program. She is a member of the Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society. Linda has a strong interest in working with child and adolescents. Insurance and Read More»

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What does Anxiety Look Like in Children and How to Help?

What does Anxiety Look Like in Children and How to Help? When children are young, they often do not have developmental skills to effectively communicate their feelings of anxiousness and stress to parents, although children feel anxiety and stress just like their parents. Anxiety can have a significant impact on your child’s daily life, school, and relationships. Here are some signs to look out for and some ways which you Read More»

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Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing

What is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)? Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapy approach designed for working with distressing or traumatic memories. The theory behind EMDR is that many psychological difficulties are the result of distressing life experiences which have not been stored in the memory properly and are said to be unprocessed or blocked.  These traumatic memories may need some help to become processed, and Read More»

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The State of Mental Health

It’s no secret that teens are struggling.  But the CDC report highlighted just how steep and jarring their decline has been, especially among teenage girls. Nearly 60 percent of teen girls in the U.S. reported feeling persistently sad and hopeless in 2021- almost double the numbers reported by teen boys and the highest levels of distress reported since 2011. 1 in 3 teen girls had seriously considered suicide. 1 in Read More»

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