Owens Counseling

11/24/2025

Holiday cheer shouldn’t come with financial fear. 🎁💸
Cydnei has some thoughts on how to stress less, plan ahead, and protect your peace!✨
📖Read it here: https://owenscounseling.com/managing-financial-stress-during-the-holiday-season/

Managing Financial Stress During the Holiday Season By Cydnei Quinn, Master Level Clinical Intern When the leaves begin to fall, the air turns crisp, and you’re digging through your closet trying to remember where you hid that bulky winter coat, it’s clear that winter is on its way and with it o...

11/21/2025

🌟📢A special CONGRATULATIONS to Savannah for officially becoming licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) today! 🎉🌟

11/21/2025

In the spirit of being thankful, something we’re grateful for is having very own concrete piece on this brick pathway at located in St. Charles! 🎨🖼️
How cool is it that our name is part of this creation?! 😍🌟

11/19/2025

Thank you McHenry County College for allowing Shannon & Krista to be a party of the health & wellness fair again! 🧠❤️‍🩹
We loved meeting students, community members, & different professionals! It was fun to share our merch & see how we can help support everyone! 🌟

Amazing turn out 😊

11/17/2025

The holidays can make loss feel louder — the empty chair, the missing laugh, the traditions that just don’t feel the same. 💔

Grief isn’t linear. It’s okay to cry, to laugh, to skip traditions, or to create new ones. Whatever helps you breathe through the season - Shannon is sharing some gentle things to keep in mind 🫂

💬 “They are not here, but they were here. And they mattered.”

Read more: https://owenscounseling.com/the-first-holiday-without-a-loved-one/

The First Holiday Without a Loved One.. By: Shannon Olson, LCSW, COO Facing the first holiday without a loved one can feel like a quiet ache wrapped in festive noise. Whether it’s a recent loss or one that still feels fresh no matter how much time has passed, holidays tend to magnify the absence. ...

11/12/2025

is hosting their Health and Wellness Fair on Wednesday, November 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the MCC Gym, A107. 🎟️A FREE event! We'll be here! ✋🏻

Description from MCC: "This is your chance to connect with over 30 health and wellness-focused organizations and enjoy great activities:
- Therapy Dogs to help you de-stress
- Quick Self-Defense Lessons
- Free STI/HIV Testing
- MCC Student Farm Plant Sale
Plus, for every table you visit, you'll earn an entry to win one of three Visa gift cards ($100, $50, or $25)!"
🌟OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY & MCC STUDENTS🌟

11/11/2025

Happy Veterans Day & thank you to all those who have served! ⭐
We are proud to say that we are able to offer services & support to veterans & are happy to do so!

11/11/2025

The holidays aren’t always merry and bright—especially when family dynamics bring more stress than joy. 💔
If this season feels heavy, you’re not alone. Learn how to protect your peace, set boundaries, and redefine what family means to you. 🌿

With Lori's blog, learn practical ways to:
✨ Set and hold boundaries
✨ Care for your emotional health
✨ Choose healing over people-pleasing

You’re allowed to protect your peace! 😊

FULL BLOG: https://owenscounseling.com/coping-with-toxic-family-during-the-holidays/

Coping With Toxic Family During the Holidays By Lori Kaniewski, LCPC (IL), LPC (MO) The holiday season is often portrayed as a time of connection, joy, and togetherness. Yet for many people, it brings more stress than comfort—especially when family relationships are strained or emotionally unsafe....

11/08/2025

The ❄️winter months ☃️& the 🦃🕎holiday season🎄🎉 is a GREAT time to join a GROUP, as peer support can be so crucial during (what can be) such a stressful time!

✅DBT Skills/Support Groups in Lake in the Hills
✅Cancer Support for Patients/Family in Lake in the Hills/Schaumburg
✅Women's Divorce Support in Collinsville
If preferred, ask the group lead or admin about joining virtually!

More on our groups: https://owenscounseling.com/group-therapy/
Contact the group lead on the flyer to join or contact admin!
📞847-854-4333
📩admin@owenscounseling.com

11/06/2025

Thank you in Elgin for allowing Savannah & Krista to come tour the office today! It is a beautiful space & we always love setting up a helpful connection in the community to have more resources for our clients 😊☀️

See more about what Golden Hour offers here! https://goldenhourchiropractic.com/

11/06/2025

👀✨ Ground Before the Gatherings ✨
Before the hustle, the travel, and the togetherness — take a moment to come home to yourself. 🧘‍♀️
Meditation can help you enter the holiday season with more calm, clarity, & compassion.
🕯️Savannah wrote this blog earlier in the year, though it can be quite helpful now before all of the holiday fun & chaos!
👀https://owenscounseling.com/what-is-meditation-really/

By: Savannah Walker, Master Level Clinical Intern 1/8/2025 What is Meditation REALLY? When people think of meditation, they may have a variety of images that come to mind, many of them include someone sitting crisscross with their eyes closed and maybe humming. Meditation has become a bit of a buzzw...

10/31/2025

Tell us your favorite candy or Halloween sweet treat!? 🍫🍬🍭🧁