Healing Internalized Stigma with LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapy

December 27, 2025 2SC Staff

Internalized Homophobia in Queer Counseling When you grow up in a society that sends pervasive messages that being queer or trans is abnormal, wrong, or sinful, you inevitably absorb those messages. This is the root […]

5 Fun Mindfulness Walks In Uptown

December 20, 2025 Laura Bartz

Mindfulness Walks in Uptown As a therapist practicing in Lakeview and serving the Uptown community, I’ve spent countless hours walking these streets between sessions, during lunch breaks, and on my commute home. Over the years, […]

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What To Expect When You’re Grieving

December 17, 2025 2SC Staff

Grief has a way of arriving unannounced and rewriting the rules of daily life. One day you’re functioning, keeping things together, and the next you’re undone by a song on the radio, a familiar street […]

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Why Play Is So Important In Adult Relationships

December 16, 2025 2SC Staff

As a relational therapist practicing in Chicago’s vibrant neighborhoods — from Boystown and Lakeview to Lincoln Park, Uptown, Edgewater, Avondale, and the North Shore suburbs — I often see couples underestimate the power of play […]

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7 Powerful Ways to Beat The Winter Blues in Chicago

December 15, 2025 2SC Staff

Let’s be honest: Chicago winters are no joke. When the temperature drops below zero, the wind whips off Lake Michigan like frozen daggers, and the sun sets at 4:30 PM, even the most optimistic Chicagoans […]

Has Steamworks Become a Problem for You? You’re scrolling through your phone at 2am. You told yourself you weren’t going tonight. You have work in the morning. You’re exhausted. But there’s that familiar pull—the restlessness, […]