by Joelle Spiegel | Apr 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Parenting brings with it challenges, quandaries, hilarity, and joy. Hopefully, joy wins out and the quandaries are manageable. Sometimes, however, our children present us with a situation for which we may have no preparation, no background, and which may leave us...
by Joelle Spiegel | Jan 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
The day I gave birth for the first time, my oldest child emerged into the room, into the world, and into my arms, pink and blonde and perfect. “It’s a girl!” the doctor announced somewhere beyond my haze of shock and exhaustion. “You have a girl.” My husband and I...
by Jeff Levy | Feb 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
No one wants to feel pain. At least that’s true for most of us. In fact, a good number of us make the decision to enter psychotherapy to alleviate pain. As a therapist, I’ve also been in the position of wanting to support my clients in easing the pain they are...
by Jeff Levy | Jan 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
The process of therapy can be daunting, especially when we don’t really understand what it’s “supposed” to look like or why sitting in a room with another person somehow helps us make lasting changes. Using metaphors as part of the psychotherapy process is not...
by Jeff Levy | Jan 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
I was recently thinking about sessions over the course of the last few weeks that went smoothly, and those where I felt like we hit some bumps or that we stalled. I tried to remember the things I did or questions I asked that I thought helped all of us in the room...
by Jeff Levy | Jan 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
I was reading an article in the Chicago Tribune today about Barry Manilow, his recent public “coming out,” and acknowledgment of his marriage to his partner of 40 years. The article talked about the mixed reactions of the public ranging from support to questions...
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