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Awakening

BE FULLY AWAKE IN THE PRESENT.

WITH PRESENT AWAKENINGS THERAPY CENTER

ABOUT PRESENT AWAKENINGS

Life is full of moments of joy, connection, love, excitement, pride, and happiness. Life also comes with loss, pain, fear, anger, and trauma. 

 

To get to experience the "good", we have to be able to cope with, manage and learn from the "bad". Humans have an innate ability to process, adapt, and move on from difficult and distressing experiences; however, sometimes that process gets stuck and keeps us from being able to fully experience life in the present. 

 

Trauma and loss can not only scar your past, but they can continually steal your present and make you fearful or hopeless about the future. Together, we will use a combination of EMDR and talk therapy to cut the threads from the past and find hope for the future, so you can be fully awake in the present.

Therapy Session

OUR SERVICES

At Present Awakenings, we see individual adult clients for mental health therapy to help them heal from trauma and/or loss and the resulting mental, emotional, and somatic distress. We utilize a combination of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Ego State Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic techniques, Humanistic therapies, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and/or mindfulness techniques in sessions. 

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INDIVIDUAL THERAPY
FOR ADULTS

At Present Awakenings, we focus on working with adults in individual therapy around the impact of trauma and loss. We don't conduct couples therapy or family therapy, or see adolescents or children -- not because we don't fully believe in the importance of that work -- but to ensure that we are well-versed, educated, and up-to-date with what can really help our clients. 

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WE FOCUS ON CLIENTS WHO HAVE:

  • Trauma Disorders, including PTSD and Complex PTSD

  • Depressive Disorders

  • Anxiety Disorders

  • Dissociative Disorders

  • Experienced sexual, physical, and/or emotional abuse/assault

  • Experienced chronic childhood emotional and/or physical neglect

  • Attachment wounds

  • Identity trauma

Telehealth Session

IN-PERSON AND
TELEHEALTH SESSIONS

Present Awakenings offers both in-person and telehealth sessions depending on each individual's needs and risk factors. Together, we will assess the benefits and the risks and choose the best option for meeting your therapeutic goals. For telehealth sessions, we only work with clients who are physically located in the state of Illinois during the session. 

OUR OFFICES

WHAT IS EMDR?

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a therapeutic approach that recognizes the impact of past events on both your present and your expectations for the future. It uses Bilateral Stimulation (BLS) -- conducted via eye movements, tactile sensations or auditory tones -- to stimulate and encourage the brain's natural processing ability. EMDR has been extensively researched and found to be highly effective for the treatment of many presenting issues including PTSD/trauma, depression, and anxiety. 

To learn more, visit the EMDRIA Website:

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3166 N Lincoln Ave, Suite 214A

Chicago, IL 60657

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