If you’re feeling stressed, you’re not alone.  Try a few of these simple techniques to make life’s challenges a bit more manageable....

Mindfulness and Attention #ADHD #Mindfulness

Written by Laura Piuca Hinkes LCSW One of the biggest challenges parents of ADHD children face is the homework dilemma. As a therapist I...

http://psychcentral.com/news/2013/09/14/omega-3-strongly-linked-to-behavior-learning-in-children/59556.html #Children #Learning

Domestic violence are behaviors in an intimate relationship in which one partner uses physical, sexual, emotional, psychological or...

“Sleep is the best meditation.” – Dalai Lama The month of May is Better Sleep Awareness month, which focuses on educating people about...

Understanding The Teenage Brain http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/259342.php #Adolescence #IL #Schaumburg #TeenBehavior

http://www.journeytowellnessandbalance.com/Spring%20Newsletter%20April%202013.pdf #Communication #Family #Mindfulness

Love Letters and Kindness May Improve Mental Health http://t.co/5UrDTFJ51i #mentalhealth #SocialAnxiety

Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside awakens. Carl Gustav Jung...

Written by Laura Hinkes Piuca, MSW, LCSW In the aftermath of the shootings at Sandy Hook School, parents may be concerned about what they...

What Is A Phobia? What Causes Phobia?. #Anxiety #Phobia

Written by : Angela Lacalamita, MA, LCPC It is expected that if you have young children they will experience temper tantrums. However,...

Written by Angela Lacalamita, MA, LCPC Over the years I have counseled many couples for a number of reasons. Some of the presenting...

Written by Laura Piuca Hinkes, LCSW Everybody worries from time to time. However, when it begins to consume you, lead to avoidance,...

Written by Angela Lacalamita, MA, LCPC What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)? OCD is an anxiety disorder that results in obsessive...

Written by : Angela Lacalamita, MA, L.C.P.C Statistics vary as to the number of individuals who engage in self-injurious behaviors....

Written by: Angela Lacalamita, MA, LCPC A dangerous trend that has been on the rise with adolescents is snorting, injecting and smoking...

By Laura Piuca Hinkes, LCSW Women today may feel that our culture expects them to be “supermoms” who can cradle a baby with one arm and...

Written by: Angela Lacalamita, MA, LCPC Bipolar disorder consists of recurrent episodes of depression, mania and/or mixed symptoms. These...