Cityscape Counseling

11/25/2025

A person’s relationship with food is very personal and can change throughout their life. If you are concerned about your relationship with food for any reason, utilizing the “3 Check-In Method” can be helpful to reconnect with food in a healthier way. This method can be useful for any person, with any relationship with food. Its function is to center yourself, re-align yourself with your values, and eat in a way that serves those values.

With this blog, we'll walk through the “3 Check-In Method” in detail. It involves checking in with yourself before, during and after an eating event (a meal, snack, cocktail party, wedding, etc.).

A person’s relationship with food is very personal and can change throughout their life. If you are concerned about your relationship with

11/24/2025

This week’s Cityscape Therapist Spotlight is on Dani Parmacek, LCPC, R-DMT, Board-Eligible! Dani works with adolescents and adults on Eating Disorders, Body Image, Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Grief & Loss, Relationship Issues, and work-life balance.

To learn more about Dani and her practice, check out her profile on the Cityscape Counseling website:

Dani Parmacek, LCPC, is a registered dance movement therapist, Board eligible, is a warm, dedicated, and creative therapist in Chicago.

11/21/2025

There will come a time while in eating disorder recovery when you need to shop for new clothes. This could be because of body changes, size changes, lack of appropriate clothing for a certain occasion, or a change in personal style. Whatever the reason, going shopping and trying on clothes in a dressing room can involve heightened emotions and an emphasis on the body, which for some can lead to increased Eating Disorder (ED) thoughts and urges, or increased engagement in ED behaviors.

This article, 6 Tips for Shopping for clothes During Eating Disorder Recovery will help you for this popular shopping season.

While in Eating Disorder Recovery, clothes shopping can involve heightened emotions and an emphasis on the body. Here are 6 tips to help!

11/19/2025

Big things are happening at Cityscape Counseling

After 9 incredible years of walking alongside our clients in their mental health journeys, we’re stepping into a fresh chapter with:
✨ A brand-new logo
✨ A completely updated website https://www.cityscapecounseling.com
✨ Beautiful new office spaces + expanded locations across Chicago Downtown & Hinsdale
- An expanded team of 60 therapists by January 2026!

This isn’t just a glow-up — it’s a reflection of our growth, our commitment to making mental health care more accessible, and our excitement to keep serving this community in bigger, better ways.

Check out our NEW website: https://www.cityscapecounseling.com

11/18/2025

If you’ve ever had a bad hangover, you know that the symptoms can include a headache, fatigue, muscle aches, and difficulty thinking, not to mention mood swings or anxiety. But you don’t need to have drunk alcohol to experience similar effects. In fact, you might be feeling similar symptoms after an especially intense therapy session.

Tiredness, brain fog, or heightened sensitivity can appear hours or even a day after talking through difficult topics. According to the Psychological Association (APA), working through emotions and developing new coping patterns can heighten distress before relief follows. This article looks at why do therapy hangovers happen.

A therapy hangover is the emotional & physical fatigue that can follow a therapy session, leaving you drained, tearful, or unsettled. Learn more now.

11/17/2025

This week’s Cityscape Therapist Spotlight is on Emily Hartung, LCSW! Emily works with Mood, Anxiety, Psychotic, Personality, and Co-occurring Substance Use Disorders.

To learn more about Emily and her practice, check out her profile on the Cityscape Counseling website:

Emily Hartung is a compassionate and collaborative Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Chicago who sees clients both in office and online.

11/14/2025

Anxiety and panic are something that almost everyone faces in their lives. A lot of the time, we are faced with having to manage our anxiety in settings where we either don’t have access to our normal skills or feel like the setting is not appropriate to use our skills. It can be difficult to be subtle when grounding yourself when coping with anxiety in public settings. In our blog, Subtle Grounding: Coping with Anxiety in Public Settings, there are 5 ways to be subtle when grounding in public settings to help manage daily anxiety.

Almost everyone struggles with anxiety. It can be difficult to be subtle when grounding yourself if coping with anxiety in public settings.