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Our mission at Center Focused Therapy is to provide the highest level of ethical, competent and intentional treatment to our clients.

02/27/2026

During Black History Month, we recognize and celebrate Black excellence and accomplishments, while also showing respect to the lessons imparted from many sources of Black wisdom: lessons of care, joy, passion, rest, and community. We continue to be educated by individuals such as James Baldwin, Angela Davis, Audre Lorde, and bell hooks, to name just a few; and we continue to be inspired to advocate for a world that can recognize its history to build a better tomorrow.
Black History extends beyond the days of February, and it is critical that we continuously engage in learning how we are shaped by the past, and how we make history through our choices each day. If you feel called towards it, we encourage you to share a reading, a lesson, an inspiration that you will take with you from this Black History Month into the future.

02/24/2026

We’re so excited for Megan to lead our Oak Brook office.
As the Oak Brook Lead, her hope is to maintain and embody CFT’s core commitments to depth-oriented psychotherapy, professional growth and extensive training of our clinicians, community connection, and social justice-informed care. Megan aims to ensure that all clients and staff can engage in meaningful and transformative work. Visit our website to learn more about our offerings in Oak Brook!

02/17/2026

We’re so excited for the opening of our new Oak Brook location and look forward to welcoming and supporting members of the community! Our office will be open to new clients both in-person and virtually beginning this spring. If you’re hoping to start therapy or are looking for the right fit, please visit our website and schedule a free consultation!

02/16/2026

We’re proud to announce our upcoming CE offering, which will take place via Zoom webinar on March 18th, 2026. The course, Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Clinical Practice Under Authoritarian Regimes, offers 2.0 CEUs for eligible participants.

This CE offering is free for students and $30 for clinicians (LPCs, LCPCs, LSWs, LCSWs, and licensed clinical psychologists). We would love to have you join us. Please visit our website to register!

02/13/2026

Grief doesn’t always announce itself. Sometimes it lingers quietly, in our bodies, our moods, our patience, our exhaustion.

Lately, many of us are holding grief both collectively and personally: grieving people, opportunities, futures we imagined, and versions of ourselves that no longer fit.

In Maria’s latest Substack, “A Note on Grief,” we explore grief through a psychodynamic and trauma-informed lens—why it feels the way it does, why it can resurface old wounds, and how we might learn to carry it with more compassion instead of urgency.

Grief isn’t something to fix.
It’s something to be witnessed.

📖 Click the link in bio to read the full piece.

02/10/2026

We’re so excited to announce that registration for The Women’s WELLth Summit is now live.

Join us for an evening dedicated to women’s health, empowerment, and connection — featuring a keynote speaker, a multidisciplinary panel of healthcare professionals, and space to network, learn, and recharge alongside an incredible community of women.

True wealth is your knowledge, your relationships, and your well-being.

The event will take place on Thursday March 26th, 2026 from 4 to 7 pm. More details on our registration page.
Register through the link (https://luma.com/mpyirs1f) and feel free to share with a friend, colleague, or anyone who would love to be in this room.

02/04/2026

We are excited to hold a Virtual Open House for our Fellowship Program! All LCPs, LCSWS, or license eligible early career clinicians interested in applying to our fellowship are welcome to attend. Our virtual open house will take place on February 24th from 12-12:50pm CST and is an opportunity to meet our wonderful staff members, learn about our mission, and get a firsthand look at what it is like to be a part of our amazing community.
 To RSVP and receive our zoom link please email info@centerfocusedtherapy.com   If you have interest in this event but can’t make it because of a conflict, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We’re happy to find a time to provide more information.   Please also feel free to share this information to those it would benefit or may be interested in our program! 

01/16/2026

We’re hiring! Every year CFT welcomes early career clinicians who are looking for experience in private practice. We are now now accepting applications for Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Social Workers and Early-Career Psychotherapists (MSW, MA, LSW and LPC’S). If you’re interested in applying, or know someone who might be, you can find the full description for the position on our website!

01/09/2026

We’re excited to announce our first CE offering of the year, led by Corina! This presentation will take place via Zoom webinar on January 21, 2026. The course, Holding What Hurts: The Therapist’s Role in Supporting Clients Through Chronic Illness, offers 2.0 CEUs for eligible participants.

This CE offering is free for students, and $30 for clinicians (LPCs, LCPCs, LSWs, LCSWs, and licensed clinical psychologists). We would love to have you join us - please visit our website to sign up!

01/08/2026

Join us this spring for our upcoming CEs! CEs are virtual, free to students, and $30 for licensed professionals. As a certified CE provider through the IDFPR, we honored to provide CEs to LPCs, LCPCs, LSWs, LCSWs, and licensed clinical psychologists. Stay tuned this week for more details on our first CE for the year and feel free to sign up by visiting our website!

12/05/2025

Swipe to see photos from this year’s amazing potluck! We’re grateful for the time spent together this holiday season ✨ The potluck was a wonderful chance to connect and celebrate one another as we reflected on the past year. Happy holidays from the CFT team!

12/04/2025

Sometimes we can feel like we’re not enough, no matter how much we achieve. That voice telling you “who do you think you are?” is Part of you holding on to shame as it tries to protect you.

High performers often bury shame under more work, more control… until it holds all the power. In IFS Therapy we meet shame with curiosity, help it unburden the fear of failure and rejection, and learn that you are more than your mistakes. This helps you lead from Self, not from fear.

🔗 Link in bio to book a free consultation and start befriending your parts.

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