Healing Center

12/22/2025

🚨NEW GROUP ALERT🚨

Regulation Lab is an engaging 11-week group designed for kids ages 8–12 to build strong coping, emotion regulation, and problem-solving skills in a fun, hands-on way. Each week, kids will learn practical strategies to understand their feelings, calm their bodies, and make thoughtful choices when challenges come up.

Throughout the group, participants will create their own physical and mental coping skills toolbox, adding a new tool each week—such as breathing techniques, positive self-talk, grounding, problem-solving strategies, and ways to ask for help. By the end of Regulation Lab, kids leave with increased confidence, self-control, and a personalized set of tools they can use at home, school, and beyond.

To register, call or message us at 708-740-5678 📲

Located at The Ranch in Frankfort!

12/22/2025

🌟 Staff Spotlight: Meet Theresa Workman! 🌟
We are proud to highlight Theresa Workman, LCSW, and one of our dedicated Sand Tray Therapists!

With 9 and a half years at The Healing Center Therapy, Theresa is one of our most experienced team members. Her favorite part of the job is the trust her clients place in her to share their stories and celebrate the good things happening in their lives.

For Theresa, healing means focusing on growth to improve well-being. She felt immense pride and fulfillment when a client who had completed therapy sent an unexpected update filled with positive life successes, reinforcing the powerful connection of therapy.

When people walk through our doors, Theresa hopes they feel relief—that they have found a safe space to come and talk.

Words of Encouragement: “There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live.” —Dalai Lama

Thank you, Theresa, for your decade of dedication!

📌 Learn more about our services and book a session
📍 Locations: Frankfort • New Lenox • Orland Park • Online
📞 (815) 570-9303
🔗 www.healingcentertherapy.com

12/14/2025

✨ Staff Spotlight: Meet Janette Johnson! ✨
We are excited to celebrate Janette Johnson, MSW, LSW, a compassionate therapist who has been a vital part of the Healing Center Therapy team for 3 years!

Janette’s favorite part of her job is being present for a client’s “aha” moment—seeing them begin to view themselves in a new, hopeful light.

A truly fulfilling moment for Janette is witnessing a client gain confidence and start trusting themselves after a period of struggle.

When you walk through our doors, Janette hopes you feel like you’ve finally found a place where you can breathe and just be yourself.

Words of Encouragement: “I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.” —Angela Davis

Thank you, Janette, for your dedication!

📌 Learn more about our services and book a session
📍 Locations: Frankfort • New Lenox • Orland Park • Online
📞 (708) 586-9303
🔗 www.healingcentertherapy.com

12/12/2025

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We don’t hold on to our kids through perfect experiences or grand gestures.

The simplest way to hold on is through rituals — the small, steady movements of gathering, restoring, repairing, and delighting that invite our children to rest in our care.

These 10 attachment rituals are everyday ways of saying,
“You belong with us. You can rest here.”

All of these just require your presence — nothing fancy, nothing scripted. And they matter now more than ever in a world that keeps pulling kids outward: to screens, to peers, to the pressures of growing up too fast.
These rituals keep pulling them home again.

Save this as a gentle reminder:
Connection is not a performance, a set of skills to master, or tricks to remember.
It’s simply a way of showing up — again and again — in the relationship that matters most.

Which one of these are working for you?

11/24/2025

The Healing Center is here for you. 🏠💖

Feeling the Tug of Separation? You’re Not Alone.

Do goodbyes feel extra hard? Does worry creep in when you're away from loved ones or even your home? It’s more than just missing; separation anxiety is a real and exhausting struggle that can diminish your daily peace. But you don't have to live with this feeling forever.

At The Healing Center, we understand. We offer evidence-based therapy with our team of compassionate, licensed clinicians who specialize in helping individuals navigate separation anxiety.

Our highly trained team is dedicated to helping you move forward without the constant worry of separation. We create tailored treatment plans to meet your unique needs, equipping you with practical, science-backed tools to manage anxiety, build resilience, and reclaim your peace in a safe and supportive space.

A life where you feel calm and secure, even when apart. We're here to help you achieve that.

Ready to find your way back to comfort and confidence?

📞 Call us today at (815) 570-9303 | (708) 586-9303 or visit our website at www.healingcentertherapy.com to schedule your confidential consultation.

11/20/2025

4 Years Running! Thank you, Southland! 💙

We are incredibly humbled and honored to announce that Healing Center Therapy has been voted Southland's Best Mental Health Clinic for the 4th year in a row! 🏆🏆🏆🏆

This award isn't just a trophy on our shelf, it represents the trust you place in us during your most vulnerable moments. To our community, thank you for believing in us. To our incredible team of therapists and staff, thank you for your tireless dedication to compassion and healing.

Mental health is a journey, and we are so grateful to walk this path with you. Here’s to continuing to heal, grow, and thrive together.

With gratitude, The Healing Center Therapy Team

📞 Call us at: (708) 586-9303
🔗 Book an appointment: http://www.healingcentertherapy.com/

11/20/2025

We are growing!

🌱 Welcome to the team! 🌱

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that our clinical team at Healing Center Therapy is expanding. Please join us in giving a warm welcome to our two newest therapists, Kathleen Joza-Kung and Caitlin Weyer!

Both Kathleen and Caitlin join us as Licensed Social Workers, bringing compassion, experience, and a dedication to mental wellness to our practice. With their arrival, we are excited to offer more availability to support our community.

They are now accepting new clients! If you or a loved one has been looking for support, now is the perfect time to reach out.

📞 Call us at: (708) 586-9303
🔗 Book an appointment: http://www.healingcentertherapy.com/

11/14/2025

11/14/2025

🎓 Career Day at Andrew High School! 🐾💚

Our team from The Healing Center had a wonderful time presenting at Victor J. Andrew High School’s Career Day! We were invited to share about psychology, mental health careers, and animal-assisted therapy — one of our favorite topics.

Representing The Healing Center today:
• Shelley Skas, LCPC
• Jessica Young, LPC
• Nicole Tucker, LSW
• Maddie Pascale, Counseling Intern (Master’s-Level Clinician in Training)

• Buoy – Our certified therapy dog who always steals the show 🐶💙

We loved connecting with students, answering thoughtful questions, and highlighting the impact mental health professionals and therapy animals can make in our community.

Thank you, Andrew High School, for having us! 💛

We’re grateful for opportunities to inspire the next generation of helping professionals.

📸 Here’s a photo from today!

11/06/2025

✨The Healing Center at The Ranch had an incredible time at the Adulting Conference hosted by the iCanDreamCenter at Moraine Valley Community College!

We’re so grateful to our amazing therapists, Nicole Tucker, LSW and Janette Johnson, LSW, for sharing their expertise on mental health and sleep — such an important topic for young adults navigating independence and wellness. 💙

🐾 Two special guests joined the fun — Buoy, our certified therapy dog, and Mr. Beef, our therapy dog in training — who brought smiles and calm to everyone they met!

🌿 The Ranch is proud to serve as a transition program location for the iCanDreamCenter, supporting students as they grow, learn, and build confidence for the future.

10/28/2025

🎶 Grow Group: Demon Hunter Edition! 🎶

Join us at the Healing Center at The Ranch for a fun, music-filled evening inspired by the characters of Demon Hunter! Kids will enjoy crafts, music, snacks, and social connection while learning about friendship and confidence. 💜✨

📅 November 14, 2025 | 5:00–6:30 PM
📍 9436 W Steger Rd, Frankfort, IL
Ages 8+ | Insurance accepted or $35 self-pay

👉 Register today! Call (815) 570-9303

10/21/2025

🕊️ Our community is grieving deeply with Manhattan this week after the heartbreaking loss of two children. In moments like this, words fall short — but our hearts remain open.
At The Healing Center, we hold space for everyone impacted — families, friends, classmates, teachers, and neighbors and first responders.

Grief touches us all, and healing begins when we come together with empathy and care.
Please know you are not alone. 💛