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Founded by Laurie Kahn (she/her), MFA, LCPC in 1978, Womencare Counseling & Training Center is committed to cultivating, encouraging and sustaining healthy relationships with self, others, family and community. Our skilled therapists offer individual, relationship and family counseling aimed at restoring life’s meaning and the capacity to form healthy relationships. Collaboration, mutuality and careful pacing are key to our relational approach. Whether you are a trauma survivor, or coming in for support around other life challenges, we understand that the decision to enter therapy is an important one. To inquire about our fees and services, or to schedule an initial appointment, please contact our intake counselor: scheduling@womencarecounseling.com.
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Some brief thoughts about the holiday season this year from Monica Robinson...
"These holidays are so complicated. Complicated, meaning bigger and more layered than a sentence or paragraph can capture.
They are really complicated this year.
There’s the usual pressures: be with family? Avoid family? Ache because there’s no family at all? Buy gifts, don’t buy gifts, who will feel neglected or disappointed, re-gift? Too gauche?
Ghosts of holidays past: the good ones, the lousy ones, the ones that never were, the ones that will never be again.
Sugar! So much sugar!
And this year. Should I buy anything at all? And how can I celebrate in the midst of so much hardship?
Guilt. Anger. Helpless sorrow. It’s overwhelming, on top of the usual overwhelm these days.
But, as my dear, wise friend reminded me, holidays of all kinds and from everywhere are, at heart, about bringing in the light.
And we need the light. More than ever.
So in the swirl of joy, sorrow, anger, love, worry and guilt...
Light a candle.
Bring in the light.
Bring in your light." ... See MoreSee Less
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Potential local resource!To make COVID-19 and flu vaccines more accessible for Evanston residents, the Evanston Health Department is partnering with Chicago Internal Medicine Practice and Research to offer a free vaccine clinic for community members ages 6 months and up.
The clinic will take place on Saturday, Dec. 20, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Robert Crown Community Center, Rooms B & C. Vaccines are free of charge to Evanston residents.
Advance registration is required: bit.ly/evanstonvaccineclinic. Register to receive both the COVID-19 and flu vaccines, or choose just one. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email. Please bring a copy with you to the event. ... See MoreSee Less
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