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Inspire Counseling Center, 400 Green Bay Road, Kenilworth, IL (2026)

01/30/2026

🌿 Living With Chronic Illness Is More Than Physical 🌿

Chronic health conditions don’t just affect your body.
They touch your emotions, identity, relationships, and sense of safety—especially during the winter months.

You might be carrying:
• Grief for the life you imagined
• Anxiety about flares, illness, or uncertainty
• Guilt for needing rest or accommodations
• Frustration when others don’t understand
• Exhaustion from simply trying to keep going

Working with a therapist can help you:
🌿 Process the grief that often goes unspoken
🌿 Separate self-worth from productivity
🌿 Cope with anxiety, depression, and medical trauma
🌿 Build tools for pain, fatigue, and unpredictability
🌿 Reconnect with who you are beyond your diagnosis

Therapy isn’t about “giving up.”
It’s about receiving support in a reality that already asks a lot of you.

✨ We recently shared a blog with gentle tips for navigating chronic illness—especially during cold and flu season.

💛 Read more through the link in our bio.
📲 Call (847) 919-9096 to schedule

01/28/2026

💛Sneaky Signs of ADHD You Might Be Overlooking 💛

ADHD doesn’t always look like hyperactivity or being “bad at paying attention.”
For many people—especially teens and adults—it shows up in quieter, more confusing ways.

You might be missing ADHD if you experience:
🌿 Chronic overwhelm from “simple” tasks
🌿 Difficulty starting things—even when they matter to you
🌿 Hyperfocus on some things, but avoidance of others
🌿 Emotional intensity or quick frustration
🌿 Time blindness (everything feels now or not now)
🌿 Forgetting appointments, texts, or deadlines—despite trying hard
🌿 Feeling exhausted from keeping it all together
🌿 Relying on pressure, urgency, or anxiety to get things done
🌿 A constant sense of “I should be able to handle this”

ADHD isn’t a lack of effort, intelligence, or motivation.
It’s a difference in how the brain manages attention, emotions, and executive functioning.

✨ The good news? With the right support, ADHD becomes more manageable—and often empowering.

At Inspire Counseling Center, we offer support for ADHD across the lifespan, using evidence-based approaches that help with:
✔️ Executive functioning & organization
✔️ Emotional regulation
✔️ Self-compassion & self-esteem
✔️ Practical, real-life strategies that actually work

💛 If this resonates, you’re not alone—and help is available.
📲 call or TEXT (847) 919-9096 to schedule

01/26/2026

🌀 OCD Doesn’t Always Look Like Handwashing or Excessive Checking 🌀

Have you ever wondered if you, or someone you loves, has OCD?

Most people recognize OCD by the most common signs—counting, checking, excessive cleaning. But OCD can show up in many quieter, overlooked ways. Here are some symptoms that are easy to miss—and often misunderstood.

You might be missing OCD if you notice things like:
🌿 Mentally replaying events to be sure nothing bad happened (like worrying you hit someone while driving)
🌿 Constantly trying to “figure out” your thoughts, emotions, or identity to remove all doubt
🌿 Re-reading or re-writing until things feel perfect
🌿 Moving or completing tasks extremely slowly to avoid mistakes
🌿 Confessing “bad thoughts” or small mistakes to feel relief
🌿 Correcting others or needing things said just right
🌿 Reassuring yourself—or seeking reassurance from others—over and over
🌿 Avoiding anger, conflict, or assertiveness to prove you’re “not a bad person”

OCD isn’t about personality or willpower.
It’s about a brain stuck in a loop of doubt, fear, and temporary relief.

✨ The good news: OCD and phobias are highly treatable with the right support.

At Inspire Counseling Center, we have therapists specifically trained in evidence-based treatments for OCD and anxiety, including:
✔️ CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
✔️ DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)
✔️ ACT (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy)
✔️ ERP (Exposure & Response Prevention) — the gold standard for OCD treatment

If you'd like to have a professional to discuss any of your concerns-- you’re not alone—and help is available.

💛 Call or TEXT (847) 919-9096 to get started

01/23/2026

✨ Meet Our Clinical Intern: Chloe Ciaglia, MHP ✨

We’re excited to introduce Chloe Ciaglia, MHP, a Clinical Intern at Inspire! 💛

Chloe works with children, adolescents, young adults, and adults, and is currently completing her graduate training at Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School, with a focus on co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.

She supports clients navigating:
🌿 Anxiety, grief, and trauma
🌿 Substance use disorders
🌿 Neurodivergent conditions (ADHD, autism, dyslexia)
🌿 Personality disorders
🌿 Life transitions and emotional resilience

Chloe brings a person-centered, strength-based approach to therapy, grounded in empathy, patience, and unconditional positive regard. She believes progress isn’t linear—and that growth happens at your own pace, one step at a time.

As a marathon finisher, Chloe views mental wellness not as a sprint, but as an endurance journey—one that requires support, compassion, and perseverance. Her goal is to build a strong therapeutic alliance where clients feel seen, celebrated, and supported through both progress and setbacks.

Chloe incorporates evidence-based approaches including CBT, DBT, ACT, and Motivational Interviewing, tailoring treatment to each individual’s unique needs. She also embraces a neurodiversity-affirming perspective, recognizing differences as strengths—not deficits.

✨ Together, we’ll focus on resilience, self-compassion, and meaningful growth.

📍Accepting clients under supervision
📲 Call or TEXT (847) 919-9096 to schedule

01/22/2026

✨ Meet Our New Therapist: Margaret Ingram, LCSW ✨

We’re honored to welcome Margaret Ingram, LCSW to the Inspire Counseling Center team! 💛

Margaret works with young adults, adults, and couples, bringing over 15 years of clinical experience in individual therapy, group therapy, and psychoeducation across outpatient and intensive treatment settings.

She supports clients navigating:
🌿 Anxiety disorders & OCD
🌿 Self-esteem and identity formation
🌿 Career difficulties & life transitions
🌿 Relationship and communication struggles
🌿 Couples therapy & specific phobias

Margaret blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based approaches, and recovery principles to help clients identify and shift self-sabotaging beliefs and patterns—especially those impacting relationships, life goals, and overall well-being.

At the heart of her work is a commitment to creating safe, supportive, and energizing therapeutic spaces where clients can build insight, confidence, and meaningful change.

✨ Thoughtful, collaborative, and grounded, Margaret meets clients where they are while helping them move toward greater clarity and self-trust.

📍Now accepting new clients at our Evanston location
📲 call or TEXT (847) 919-9096 to schedule

01/21/2026

✨ Meet Our New Therapist: Addie Nelson, LCSW ✨

We’re so excited to welcome Addie to the Inspire team! 💛

Addie works with adolescents, college students, young adults, adults, seniors, and couples, and brings a thoughtful, grounded approach to therapy that blends evidence-based care with genuine human connection.

She has extensive experience supporting clients with:
🌿 OCD & specific anxiety disorders
🌿 Phobias & perfectionism
🌿 ADHD & executive functioning
🌿 Chronic illness & life transitions
🌿 Grief & loss, mood disorders, and behavioral concerns

Addie’s passion for therapy is deeply personal. Having navigated anxiety, depression, and chronic illness herself, she understands how isolating it can feel to struggle internally while still trying to “function.” Her lived experience shapes how she shows up—with compassion, humility, and real understanding.

Her sessions are thoughtful but relaxed, structured without rigidity, and always centered on meeting you where you are. Addie incorporates CBT, DBT, ACT, and ERP for OCD and anxiety, while focusing just as much on practical tools and feeling truly seen.

✨ “I believe the bravest thing a person can do is ask for help.”

If you’re navigating anxiety, OCD, chronic illness, or a season of change, Addie would be honored to walk alongside you.

📍Now accepting new clients in our Northbrook location (or virtual)
🔗 Call or TEXT (847) 919-9096 to schedule

01/20/2026

January doesn’t have to be a reset.
It can be a gentle restart.

If this month feels heavy, slow, or emotionally loud—you’re not doing it wrong. January often brings reflection, pressure, and big feelings, even when the world expects “fresh starts.”

✨ It’s okay to:
• Move at your own pace
• Rebuild routines slowly
• Ask for help instead of pushing through

Your mental health matters just as much as your goals.

If you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, anxious, or emotionally exhausted, you don’t have to navigate it alone. Our therapists and medication prescribers are here to support you—whether you’re looking for a place to talk, tools to cope, or help finding balance again.

💛 January is a great time to care for you—in whatever way you need.

📍Offices in Northbrook, Kenilworth, Evanston, Lake Forest & virtual
✅Insurances Accepted
📲(847)919-9096 call or text, to get started

01/05/2026

Turning a new page in 2026 isn’t about becoming someone else.

It’s about coming back to yourself. 🌿

Counseling can help you rewrite the stories that say:
🌿“I’m too much.”
🌿“I’m not enough.”
🌿“It will never change.”

And for some people, medication can help too — not as a “fix,” but as support.
Sometimes it helps quiet the noise enough to do the deeper work.

For some people, it’s the bridge that makes healing possible.
✨ Healing is not a resolution.
✨It’s a relationship with yourself… and support can be part of that.

If you’re hoping to turn a new page in 2026, your next step doesn’t have to be perfect…

it just has to be yours.

💛 You deserve support.

12/17/2025

🌟Top 5 MOOD BOOSTER Instagram Accounts for you! 🌟

As a therapist, I know the importance of expressing your feelings, telling the truth and addressing your issues. But, sometimes the best thing we can do is pause, laugh, get inspired and think about others!! It's like changing the channel on the TV (That's like swiping for those of you born after the 2000's) 😜

When I'm on social media, I look for accounts that boost my mood, give me new ideas or just inspire me to be a better person. I feel like I'm friends with my favorite accounts, although I've never met any of them or have any affiliation with anyone. They are just THAT good.

Check them out and prepare to laugh, think, cry and feel an instant mood boost!

Here are my top "go-to's" that boost my mood with inspiration, laughter and kindness.

1️⃣ New Ideas about Life & Motivation with
2️⃣ Laugh about motherhood with
3️⃣ Laugh about work with
4️⃣ Instant mood-booster with rescued shelter dogs .and.joey
5️⃣ Tear-Jerker Alert -- try not to cry with these real life, heart-warming stories of kindness

What you feed your mind matters. It impacts so much more than we realize. Choose wisely!

⬇️What are your favorite mood-booster accounts??? Please share below! ⬇️

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12/15/2025

Coping with Grief and Loss During the Holidays

When you're missing someone you love, the holidays can make grief feel overwhelming. 💛 You're flooded with memories, expectations, family dynamics, comparisons on social media, and all of those perfect-family Christmas movies--it's exhausting.

Often times, friends or family just don't understand their loved one's grief and want them to "move on" or "move forward."

If you're grieving, or supporting someone who is grieving, here are some simple things that can help.

🌟 Be patient. Either with yourself or with someone grieving, give your full presence
🌟 Be open. Free yourself from any pressure - let the day be the day.
🌟 Be gentle. Trust that whatever you choose is enough for now
🌟 Journal your feelings or write a letter to your loved one
🌟 Reach out for support from friends, family, or a therapist

I don't know who needs to hear this today, but you're not a burden. You're a gift. Sharing your feelings is a beautiful thing with a safe person.

Grief is personal. One person experiences it totally different from another. And that's okay. Grief is a weird and complicated feeling. You deserve support this holiday season. 💌

12/11/2025

The holidays can be joyful… and challenging—especially for families navigating divorce or separated parents. 💛

You can create meaningful, joyful holidays even in a season of change. Protect your peace and prioritize what matters most—connection, presence, and well-being.

Here are some practical tips to make the season smoother for everyone:

For Parents & Co-Parents:
🗣 Communicate early & clearly about schedules, gifts, and logistics
🎄 Remember holidays don't have to happen on the actual day--you can create a magical experience on any day you choose!
📆Create a schedule & NEW traditions that bring joy
💛 Focus on the kids’ experience—avoid guilt or conflict
🤝 Present a united front—no negative talk about the other parent
🌿 Manage expectations & practice self-care

For Adults with Divorced Parents:
🗣 Talk to both parents respectfully to coordinate schedules
✋ Set boundaries around divorce talk or criticism
🎁 Plan your own joy—create new traditions and positive memories

General Tips for Everyone:
✨ Keep it simple—focus on connection over gifts
🌀 Be flexible—small changes can benefit the kids
🤗 Seek support from friends, therapists, or support groups

To read more, check out our blog post https://inspirecounselingcenter.com/families-navigating-divorce-holidays/

💌 Need support navigating holiday family dynamics? Our therapists at Inspire Counseling Center are here to help.

12/10/2025

✨ Meet Our Newest Psychiatric Medication Prescriber! ✨

We are thrilled to welcome Elliana Brody, DNP, PMHNP-BC to the Inspire team! Elliana is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner who provides medication support for:
✅ Children
✅ Adolescents
✅ Adults

With experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings, Elliana brings warmth, compassion, and a deep commitment to helping clients feel seen, supported, and empowered in their healing journey. She believes that medications can be an important tool when symptoms are overwhelming, but also emphasizes that they are just one piece of the puzzle—most effective when paired with therapy and self-care.

Elliana earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Bradley University and her Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Illinois Chicago, and previously worked on the Adolescent and Young Adult Behavioral Health unit at Endeavor Health in Highland Park.

Her approach is thoughtful, collaborative, and individualized. Together with her clients, she helps navigate medication options, ensuring choices align with what feels right for each person.

Please join us in welcoming Elliana to the Inspire family! 💛

📆Elliana is in-network with all of Inspire's insurances and accepting new patients. We're able to schedule fast, and get you taken care of going into the holidays!

To schedule, call or text (847) 919-9096 or hello@inspirecounselingcenter.com

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