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Chicago Counseling
Our Web site demonstrates the Chicago counseling services that we offer.
To learn more about the Center for Personal Development, please select
one of the links below to be redirected to the appropriate page.
The Center For Personal Development offers comprehensive Chicago therapy
and psychological services in a dynamic and culturally-sensitive setting.
Our Chicago therapists provide a confidential and nurturing environment
to help clients overcome a variety of life issues and personal challenges,
as well as to promote personal growth and development.
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Managing everyday issues can be overwhelming. Attempting to overcome
life’s obstacles can leave you feeling defeated, alone, and in pain. Living
an unhealthy lifestyle affects you and others around you. Suffering in
silence can be particularly difficult and sometimes it takes more than
a friend to help. “Therapy is magical! It’s a process that is dynamic,
alive, and well, magical.”
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- Individual Psychotherapy:
Individual psychotherapy is a partnership between an individual and
a professional such as a psychologist who is licensed and trained to
help people understand their feelings, and assist them with changing
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- Couples Psychotherapy:
This kind of therapy focuses upon helping couples reexamine their relationships
and make changes in them to improve their lives. At times this means
examining early relationships to learn how relationship patterns developed.
At other times it means focusing on making significant changes in current
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- Group Psychotherapy:
Group psychotherapy is a form of therapy in which a small number of
people meet together under the guidance of a professionally trained
therapist to help themselves and one another. >>View
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- Therapeutic Approaches:
There are many different kinds of therapy. Some therapists practice
only one kind of therapy, while others choose from among several kinds
of therapy depending upon the specific issues you bring to therapy.
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- How Long Does Therapy Last:
Based upon your individual needs, your therapy may be considered a short
term requirement (6 to 10 sessions) or an open ended therapy requirement
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A lot of our patients are women and men who decide to focus on career,
but struggle with relationships, or continuously struggle to balance family,
work, and personal. If people could do it themselves, they would have
done it by now. At times people just need some help confronting their
core beliefs about their self. This is hard work because it’s how you
identify yourself.
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At the Center for Personal Development, we offer therapy and counseling
for the breadth of therapeutic struggles or issues that one might be facing.
We specialize in creating unique treatment plans for each of our clients.
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- Substance Abuse:
Many people suffer from alcoholism and/or drug abuse. At the Center
For Personal Development, our Chicago therapists offer substance abuse
counseling which can help you get the problem under control and start
focusing on your life goals in a positive and nurturing environment.
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- Food Issues: Eating
disorders and food issues are very serious for many people. Our trained
Chicago therapists will explore the cause of your food-related problems
and find ways to help you start concentrating on your life as a whole,
both physically and emotionally. >>View
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- Sex: A large number of
sex addicts say their unhealthy use of sex has been a progressive process.
It may have started with an addiction to masturbation, pornography (either
printed or electronic), or a relationship, but over the years progressed
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- Relationships:
Love Addiction consists of three components: Romance, Relationship and
Sexual Addiction. >>View Page
- Adult Attention
Deficit Disorder: In the past, Attention Deficit Disorder
was believed to be a condition that affected children and some adolescents.
Although it was known that children with AD/HD were more likely to have
difficulties in adulthood, clinicians usually diagnosed and treated
these as other conditions. During the past two decades, we have recognized
attention deficit disorder in older adolescents and adults. >>View
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- Gay and Lesbian Issues:
The Center for Personal Development is committed to helping gay
men, lesbian women, and bisexual individuals with their personal growth.
As well as with a variety of life’s challenges, such as gaining satisfying,
meaningful, and sustaining relationships, issues such as depression,
anxiety, coming out, and drug, alcohol, and sexual addiction. >>View
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The Center for Personal Development was founded in 1998 to provide a
diverse range of high-quality mental health services. Our staff allows
us to offer a full range of mental health services that are individualized,
up-to-date, ethical, and most importantly, helpful.
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- Dr. Steven Nakisher: Dr.
Steven Nakisher is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist. He received his
undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan, and completed
his doctorate degree at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
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- Our Mission: The Center for Personal
Development is committed to the psychological wellness and growth of
the individual. We focus upon helping people clarify their goals and
expand their way of thinking. Our goal is to help the client to feel
empowered to handle previously overwhelming problems or difficulties
by providing them the space to grow in a nurturing environment. >>View
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- Approach: At the Center for Personal
Development we provide a proactive, interactive, dynamic and involved
approach, designed to help clients feel understood and confront personal
issues in a caring environment. >>View
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- Chicago Therapists: Our
licensed Chicago therapists at the Center for Personal Development are
here to assist you. We have created a comfortable and nurturing environment
to help you feel completely at ease. >>View
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One of the evaluative services we offer is Psychological Testing. Through
the use of various testing techniques, the psychologist provides an objective
outline of your client's strengths and weaknesses across a variety of
areas, such as intellectual functioning, emotional adjustment, and daily
coping. Our testing techniques are reliable and valid, and based on sound
psychological theory and research.
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- Custody Evaluations:
These evaluations utilize extensive interviewing, Psychological Testing
as it relates to parenting, Bonding and Parental Capacity Assessments,
contacts of collateral informants, and in-home interviewing and observation.
- Psychological Evaluations:
The Center for Personal Development provides comprehensive psychological
evaluations or specific psychological testing to help identify significant
deficits and to assess abilities, achievement, social and emotional
functioning, personality, and developmental status.
Center For Personal Development is committed to your needs. There are
many support groups across the country which are very beneficial. We have
tried to provide a very detailed listing below of resources that may be
helpful to you.
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- Contact Us: Center For Personal Development
is committed to your needs. If you have any questions, comments, or
suggestions, please feel free to contact us by filling out our online
form. >>View Page
- Questionnaires: Questionnaires
designed to help you assess your own feelings and possible need for
treatment. >>View Page
- Privacy Policy: Within our
privacy policy we have included important information on our confidentiality
agreements and policies regarding our services. >>View
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Center For Personal Development
444 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1820 | Chicago, IL 60611
Tel: 312.755.7000 | Fax: 312.755.7001
Web: www.chicagotherapist.com
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