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Lily Counseling

Therapy for women, by women.

01/16/2026

Limerence can feel like intense chemistry, but it is driven more by longing, fantasy, and uncertainty than genuine connection.

Limerence feels consuming because it’s tied to deeper emotional wounds, not just attraction. You’re not imagining the intensity, but you’re also not trapped in it. With support, you can step out of the fantasy-driven cycle and reconnect with what you truly need. Therapy can help you understand where this longing comes from and guide you toward relationships grounded in safety and clarity. Learn more at www.lilycounseling.com

01/13/2026

We are thrilled to introduce Annabel 🤍

She works with women who are tired of feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected and want to feel more aligned, confident, and like themselves again.

She’s currently welcoming new clients. If you feel like it might be time, you can schedule a free consult at https://lilycounseling.com/

01/10/2026

Intrusive thoughts feel convincing because they activate old fears, not because they reflect reality. When anxiety takes the lead, your mind searches for certainty in places that don’t hold answers. You’re not failing for having doubts. You’re human. With support, you can learn to separate fear from truth, interrupt the cycle of reassurance-seeking, and reconnect with the parts of you that know how to love with clarity instead of panic. Therapy offers tools to quiet the noise and strengthen your sense of emotional safety. Learn more at www.lilycounseling.com

01/07/2026

Adult connection isn’t effortless. It evolves with your life, your needs, and your emotional availability. If you’ve been feeling alone, know that nothing is wrong with you. You’re allowed to seek connection gently and intentionally, at your own pace. Therapy can help you understand your relational patterns and build the kind of closeness that feels grounding rather than performative. Learn more at www.lilycounseling.com

01/04/2026

Doubts in relationships are common. But when those doubts become constant, intrusive, or overwhelming, they may signal something deeper than ordinary uncertainty.

Intrusive thoughts can feel convincing, but they’re not evidence. Relationship anxiety and ROCD often reflect old fears, attachment wounds, or pressure to make the “perfect” choice. Therapy offers space to untangle these patterns, reduce compulsive checking, and reconnect with what is true rather than what is feared. Learn more at www.lilycounseling.com

01/01/2026

Many people learn to stay composed because falling apart never felt safe. But healing doesn’t happen through tightening your grip. It begins when you allow your body to release the tension it has carried for years and let your emotions be witnessed instead of contained.

You don’t have to earn support by being strong. You’re allowed to soften, unravel, and be held through the process. Therapy offers a space where you no longer have to carry everything alone.

Learn more at www.lilycounseling.com

12/30/2025

Sometimes the habit of pushing past your limits is rooted in old patterns of needing to stay strong, stay quiet, or stay useful. But your body keeps the score. When you begin honoring your internal cues instead of overriding them, you create space for healing instead of burnout. Therapy can help you understand where this pattern began and how to build a life that supports your emotional capacity. Learn more at www.lilycounseling.com

12/26/2025

Support doesn’t have to wait for a breaking point. Sometimes therapy is the steadying force that helps you move through the season without losing yourself in it.

You can connect with our therapists at www.lilycounseling.com if you need support.

12/23/2025

The holidays go by fast, and it’s so easy to get caught up in everything you think you’re supposed to do. The shopping, the planning, the trying to make everything feel perfect. But the real magic happens in the small, quiet moments when you actually let yourself be there.

Being present means noticing the way the lights glow, the sound of laughter, the feeling of warmth when you slow down and connect. It means putting your phone down for a bit, taking a deep breath, and letting yourself feel whatever is real in that moment.

You don’t have to chase the perfect holiday. Just be in it. That’s what makes it meaningful.

12/20/2025

The shift isn’t about becoming less caring — it’s about learning that care includes you now.
You don’t have to carry the room to belong in it.

You can connect with our therapists at www.lilycounseling.com if you need support.

12/17/2025

Connection can only hold you when your body has somewhere soft to land. You don’t need more people this season, you need safer space inside yourself to meet them from.

Slow closeness counts. Quiet closeness counts. Boundaried closeness counts.

You can connect with our therapists at www.lilycounseling.com if you need support.

12/14/2025

Your craving for coziness is a body-level request for safety — not indulgence.
There is nothing “extra” about warmth, softness, slow mornings, or quiet evenings.

These are nervous system anchors disguised as comfort.
Let yourself lean in.
Let yourself soften.
Let your body feel at home in you.

You can connect with our therapists at www.lilycounseling.com if you need support.

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561 W Diversey Pkwy Ste 210-A
Chicago, IL
60614

Telephone

+13122483567

Website

http://www.lilycounseling.com/

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