A Home for Healing, PLLC

02/16/2026

🐢💚 This Valentine’s Day, A Home for Healing was proud to sponsor turtle races to bring awareness to mental health and remind everyone: it’s okay to move at your own pace. 🐢💕

Just like those little champions 🏆, healing isn’t a sprint—it’s a journey ✨. Some days you’re racing ahead 🏃‍♀️, other days you’re taking it slow 🐌, and that’s perfectly fine.

Thank you to everyone who joined us at The Club for turtle races this Valentine’s Day! 🎉🐢❤️

Together, we celebrated progress over perfection. 🌟💪

Ready to start your healing journey? 🌱💜
📞 708-320-8764
🌐 www.ahomeforhealing.net

01/26/2026

❤️💕 Valentine’s Day Photo Shoot 💕❤️

Leila’s Photography is hosting Valentine’s Day Mini Photo Shoots at the office next door to A Home for Healing.

There will even be a special Dog Photo Shoot Day! 🩷 Featuring Frankie as the dog model.🐾

📍Location: 381 N York Street Elmhurst, IL
❣️For full details + booking call or text 630-987-9445

10/06/2025

Grief after the Loss of a Pet 🐾

Grief doesn’t only follow the loss of people we love — it can also come from losing a cherished pet who was part of our family and daily lives. My English Bulldog, Frida, passed away in August, and we’ve continued to feel the deep sadness that comes with her absence.

I recently came across this insightful article by Dr. Lucy Hone on grief related to losing a pet. Her compassionate approach to resilient grieving has been incredibly meaningful to me, both personally and professionally. I first discovered her work after the loss of my mom, and her perspective has offered comfort and hope through difficult times.

If you or someone you know is navigating the loss of a beloved pet, this piece may provide understanding and support:

Losing a pet can break your heart. Dr Lucy Hone explores the disenfranchised grief many of us feel when our closest companion dies — and why this love deserves to be recognised, not dismissed. Pets are vital sources of comfort, emotional resilience, and everyday connection. So when we lose them, t...

10/05/2025

The nonstop cycle of bad news can take a real toll on our mental health.

Protect your well-being by setting limits: step back from constant feeds, avoid graphic content, and give yourself space to recharge.

Hear more on collective trauma from Dr. Cohen Silver on this episode from the Speaking of Psychology archive: http://at.apa.org/lx3

09/16/2025

09/10/2025

Unlike mental health professionals, chatbots are designed to keep you engaged—not necessarily to support your well-being.

Learn more about why ChatGPT shouldn't be your therapist: https://at.apa.org/a51dd1

06/21/2025

Had a wonderful time volunteering at Elmhurst Pride Fest today! The heat and wind didn’t stop the joy, connection, and incredible pride that filled the community.

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🩵🩷🤍🤎🖤

The office added a new book from that I look forward to sharing with clients.📚

Huge thank you to the for all the hard work that goes into making such a beautiful, affirming event happen. A Home for Healing is proud to be part of a community that shows up with love. 🌈✨

06/19/2025

06/01/2025

🌈 Happy PRIDE Month! 🏳️‍🌈

A Home for Healing believes mental health care is for everyone — and that means creating a safe, affirming space for LGBTQIA+ individuals every day of the year.

Whether you’re exploring your identity, navigating relationships, healing from trauma, or simply seeking support — you deserve to be seen, heard, and valued just as you are.

A heartfelt thank you to who brought the office to life with a beautiful Pride window painting 🌈🎨🦋 And a big shoutout to the for building community and creating meaningful opportunities for connection.

Come celebrate at Elmhurst Family Pridefest on June 21st from 12-4pm at Elmhurst Presbyterian Church!

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

03/09/2025

Welcome to Paige from A Home for Healing - the newest EPC Inclusion Campaign participant! Paige has built a therapy practice right here in Elmhurst for clients to "heal, grow, and transform." So grateful to add the practice to the list of inclusive businesses in our town.
Have you checked out the list lately? It keeps growing!
elmhurstpridecollective.com/inclusioncampaign

03/04/2025

MARCH IS NATIONAL SOCIAL WORKER MONTH!

The Elmhurst Police Department partners with Hahn & Associates to offer short-term counseling services to our community and connect residents to valuable resources such as mental health services and substance abuse treatment. Our licensed clinical social worker, Stephen Buhr, responds to assist at incident scenes and provides crisis, youth and domestic counseling services at our police station office. Please email policeinfo@elmhurst.org if you or someone you know needs support. Stephen, thank your for your service to Elmhurst!

Emergency crisis services should be requested through 988 or 911.

03/04/2025

🩶 Thank You to Our SILVER Sponsors! 🩶

A Home for Healing, PLLC
Big O BBQ
Bock Ranch
Charbonneau GMC
Choice Insurance
Clint Heim
Crown Entertainment
Dakota West Credit Union
Dickinson Ready Mix Co.
Bernie's Esquire Club
Farmers Union Insurance
Ficek Chiropractic
Helena Agri-Enterprises
Kaufman Farms
Kovash & Dasovich
Martins Refrigeration
Reindel Electric
Rustic Wood Creations
Shannon Galster
Wandler Farms
Winn Construction

We are incredibly grateful to all of our SILVER Sponsors for supporting our 1st Annual Co****le Tournament!! Your generosity and commitment to our cause make a meaningful impact, and we couldn’t do this without you.

Your support helps us honor Melanie’s legacy while bringing the community together for an amazing event. From all of us—THANK YOU!

We can’t wait to see everyone at the tournament for a fun-filled day of competition, camaraderie, and giving back!

"In a World Where You Can Be Anything....Be Like Mel!"