Finding a new relationship after a divorce or a break-up is often a wonderful addition to our lives. Debra Alper was recently interviewed by the Chicago Tribune on her experience with clients who are in a relationship with a "gaslighter". I have known Debra professionally for many years and have participated in a consultation group with her, which has allowed me to know well her skills in working with clients.
Debra is an engaged, warm, compassionate and skilled therapist who is able to offer insight, guidance, support, tools and strategies to help her clients navigate whatever issues and circumstances have brought them to therapy. I have referred both individual clients and couples to Debra, including personal friends and have always received glowing feedback about her.
Debra Alper is a compassionate, insightful therapist who has extensive knowledge in both working with couples and individuals struggling with the stressful and emotionally difficult divorce process. She understands the emotional issues involved in the decision to divorce, the often, destabilizing emotional challenges involved in the process itself, as well as the work involved in creating a post-divorce life.
Debra is an engaged, warm, compassionate and skilled therapist who is able to offer insight, guidance, support, tools and strategies to help her clients navigate whatever issues and circumstances have brought them to therapy. I have referred both individual clients and couples to Debra, including personal friends and have always received glowing feedback about her.
Debra Alper is a compassionate, insightful therapist who has extensive knowledge in both working with couples and individuals struggling with the stressful and emotionally difficult divorce process. She understands the emotional issues involved in the decision to divorce, the often, destabilizing emotional challenges involved in the process itself, as well as the work involved in creating a post-divorce life.
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People are attracted to what is familiar.
What is familiar is not always healthy.
If you find yourself in repetitive cycles with the people in your life, and don't know how to do things differently, a therapeutic relationship can help.
Therapy is a time set aside just for you for 50 minutes weekly in which the focus is entirely on you, your needs and sometimes needing to sort out what those needs actually may be.
As important as the significant people in our lives are, people have opinions that come from a personal place.
What is familiar is not always healthy.
If you find yourself in repetitive cycles with the people in your life, and don't know how to do things differently, a therapeutic relationship can help.
Therapy is a time set aside just for you for 50 minutes weekly in which the focus is entirely on you, your needs and sometimes needing to sort out what those needs actually may be.
As important as the significant people in our lives are, people have opinions that come from a personal place.
Debra Alper is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in private practice in Chicago specializing in relational therapy and divorce recovery.
She has worked extensively since 1999 with individual clients striving to experience deeper, more meaningful relationships, couples in the midst of marital crisis around infidelity and unhappy, lonely relationships, and clients struggling to get through the emotional, and life changing hurdles of pre and post-divorce.
Debra Alper received her undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and her Masters in Social Work from Loyola University, Chicago.
She has worked extensively since 1999 with individual clients striving to experience deeper, more meaningful relationships, couples in the midst of marital crisis around infidelity and unhappy, lonely relationships, and clients struggling to get through the emotional, and life changing hurdles of pre and post-divorce.
Debra Alper received her undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and her Masters in Social Work from Loyola University, Chicago.
Sara received her Master's of Science (M.S.) in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of North Texas at Dallas, and completed the last year of her degree at Johns Hopkins University.
She is licensed in the state of Illinois as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and works with both couples and individuals.
Sara has therapy experience in Texas, Maryland, and Illinois, serving many diverse backgrounds and presenting issues.
She has completed Level 1 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy and is working toward becoming a Certified Gottman Couples Therapist.
She is licensed in the state of Illinois as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and works with both couples and individuals.
Sara has therapy experience in Texas, Maryland, and Illinois, serving many diverse backgrounds and presenting issues.
She has completed Level 1 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy and is working toward becoming a Certified Gottman Couples Therapist.
People seek individual therapy for many different reasons.
Sometimes it takes a crisis to motivate someone to begin therapy, and sometimes it is as simple of a feeling as knowing that you are not living the life you have always wanted and needing to understand why.
Changes in our lives sometimes provide the opportunity to look at ourselves and therapy is a nurturing, safe and honest environment to regroup during times of transitions or challenges.
If you find yourself struggling with any of the following, it is also a good idea to explore the idea of a therapeutic relationship.
Sometimes it takes a crisis to motivate someone to begin therapy, and sometimes it is as simple of a feeling as knowing that you are not living the life you have always wanted and needing to understand why.
Changes in our lives sometimes provide the opportunity to look at ourselves and therapy is a nurturing, safe and honest environment to regroup during times of transitions or challenges.
If you find yourself struggling with any of the following, it is also a good idea to explore the idea of a therapeutic relationship.
The vast majority of long term committed relationships and marriages start out with hope and joy.
But relationships are complicated and often time people get stuck in a pattern of having the same chronic issues repeatedly come up, leaving both partners feeling frustrated, resentful and unfulfilled.
If you find yourself in a place where the hope, joy and closeness that was abundant in the beginning of your relationship, has been replaced by numbness, disappointment or even worse, anger and contempt, a marriage therapist can help.
But relationships are complicated and often time people get stuck in a pattern of having the same chronic issues repeatedly come up, leaving both partners feeling frustrated, resentful and unfulfilled.
If you find yourself in a place where the hope, joy and closeness that was abundant in the beginning of your relationship, has been replaced by numbness, disappointment or even worse, anger and contempt, a marriage therapist can help.
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