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5 Powerful Ways to Ask for a Raise

February 1, 2021 2SC Staff
How To Ask For a Raise By: Lincoln Giesel, LCSW The topic of work-related stress comes up in therapy more often than you would expect.  However, it is not surprising given the fact that we […]
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7 Career Tips for New College Students in Chicago

September 9, 2019 2SC Staff
Career tips for Chicago college students By Adam Kessler, LPC Chicago is a land full of opportunity, even for those who might not yet be sure what they want to do with their college tenure […]
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5 Signs It Might Be Time to Switch Careers

February 19, 2019 2SC Staff
By: Alan Tsang, MA, LPC, NCC What does a satisfying career mean to you? Living in Chicago, everyone is busy getting their careers together; it can be hard to see whether or not one’s career […]
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Can the Right Men’s Body Wash Help Your Career?

July 25, 2018 2SC Staff
How you smell can influence matters at work By: Costa Provis, LCPC If you are like most men, you probably want to excel in your career. And while much of the contemporary advice on this […]
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How Career Counseling Can Lift You To New Heights

April 2, 2018 2SC Staff
Thinking of career counseling in Chicago? Here’s some insight and guidance. By: Costa Provis, LCPC Career Counseling is a somewhat loaded concept, usually viewed as figuring out ways to enhance or maybe even radically change […]
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Is Burnout Making Your Life Difficult?

April 1, 2018 2SC Staff
Tips for people in Chicago or elsewhere struggling with burnout. By: Alexandra DeWoskin, LCSW Burnout was initially applied to those in the human services — health care, social work, therapy and police work.  But, burnout […]
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14 Ways to Cope with Workplace Stress for Chicagoans

October 10, 2016 2SC Staff
With the seasons changing and summer coming to a close as well cold weather nearing there can be an increase in overall stress. Couple that with Chicago’s erratic weather and sometimes harsh winters it’s important […]
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In Defense of Work and the People Who Don’t Like Their Jobs

August 20, 2016 2SC Staff
By: Dr. Greg Harms It seems like just a couple weeks ago I was writing about how to make the most out of summer and the natural enjoyment that it brings to so many of […]

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