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Licensed Clinical Psychologists in Evanston, Illinois

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Substance Use Disorders

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Exploring your relationship with substances can be challenging and overwhelming for a variety of reasons. In some cases, you might be beginning to identify how your substance use is impacting your ability to show up at school, work, and in your relationships in the ways you would like to. Or, you may be exploring how to continue to maintain your sobriety while you navigate mental health symptoms with work, school, relationships, and life demands.

Identifying the ways your substance use is impacting you can be complicated by any current mental health symptoms, the way substance use was modeled for you in your development, and/or any pressure from peers or systems you are a member of that encourage your use. Whether this is the first time you have begun to have curiosity around your substance use or you are years into your sobriety, our goal is to create a safe space and meet you wherever you are at in your recovery journey.

Within therapy, we work to create a nonjudgmental space where you can begin to explore a variety of substance-related concerns, including, but not limited to:

  • Developing curiosity surrounding your use of substances and the impact this has on various areas of your life
  • Identifying triggers for your use, such as specific emotions, thought patterns, people, mental health symptoms, or environments
  • Strengthening healthy coping skills to implement during increased urges to use substances
  • If dual diagnosis is a part of your experience, beginning to tease apart the intersection between substance use and mental health symptoms
  • Exploring the impact of any stigma related to mental health and substance use that you have experienced from your immediate support system and the larger world

At Mindful Psychology Associates, PC, we know that recovery work is complex, whether this is your first step in exploring your substance use or you are deep in your recovery. We are here to help support you through that journey, assist you in developing healthy coping skills for when times are challenging, and work on breaking down stigma in the process.

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Congratulations to Mindful Psychology Associates c Congratulations to Mindful Psychology Associates clinician Ethan Stark PsyD who recently passed the licensing exam and is now officially a Licensed Clinical Psychologist! 🎉We are excited to celebrate this accomplishment and also happy that he will transition from a Postdoctoral Fellow to Staff Psychologist!  You can see the look of relief on his face…of course we had to celebrate him with pizza and cake!  Last photo is Ethan with his now former supervisor Jennifer Panning PsyD who is happy to see him ‘leave the nest’ and has complete confidence in his clinical skills  #mindfulpsychologyevanston #mindfulpsychologyassociates #psychology #psychologist #evanston #therapistsofinstagram #psychologistsofinstagram
Happy holiday season! The end of 2022 is quickly a Happy holiday season! The end of 2022 is quickly approaching and gift giving season is underway!  One of the best parts of having employees is giving end of the year gifts for their hard work and dedication.  I was super excited to be able to gift the Mindful Psychology Associates therapists these delectable handmade chocolates, while also supporting a local Evanston Black woman owned small business! Whether you have a chocolate craving or are wanting to gift someone with artisan chocolates, @noirdebenechicago is the best! Happy holidays to you all!  #mindfulpsychologyevanston #mindfulpsychologyassociates #evanstonholidayshopping #evanston #chocolate #artisanchocolate
This week after the tragic suicide of dancer Steph This week after the tragic suicide of dancer Stephen “tWitch” Boss, many have been discussing the importance of reaching out to loved ones and friends to check in and express care. This is a great way to cultivate relationships with support and vulnerability!  However, if your loved one is in fact struggling and wants to talk to you, what are some things to consider?  Please keep these things in mind as you talk with them, and remember that listening and communicating care and concern are powerful ways for someone to feel supported!  We hope these dos and don’ts may help! Are there any that you would add to our list?  #mindfulpsychologyassociates #mindfulpsychologyevanston #psychologist #psychologistsofinstagram #chicagotherapists #chicagotherapy #evanston #mentalhealthmatters #listening
Excited to announce the newest addition to our sta Excited to announce the newest addition to our staff! Welcome Alayni! Alayni does great work with teens and adults and is available for in-person and virtual appointments…including convenient Saturday hours! If you were thinking of starting therapy, the lull before the new year is a great time to get started!  #mindfulpsychologyevanston #mindfulpsychologyassociates #evanston #therapy #psychologistsofinstagram #mentalhealth
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