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College Students: 5 Things to Know About Therapy
Has it hit you yet that you are in college?! Maybe it has, and you can’t even remember life before college, or you might be at that phase where you are wondering if your college days will ever end. Or maybe the transition between high school and college is a blur...
Show some love – give a shout out!
The work of our therapists... ...is both hard and beautiful. It isn’t easy to give so much for other people’s children, to put yourself in the way of all the awful things that land on young people, to hear them and guide them in a world that sometimes feels broken,...
CBT in a Nutshell
Throughout treatment, a therapist will use therapeutic perspectives to assist the client in making progress toward their individual goals. One of those perspectives could be Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). CBT is a therapeutic modality that has shown to be...
Family Feelings: 3 Tips to Sharing More!
You may regularly share as a family about your day-to-day, but when it comes to feelings talk, it gets too uncomfortable! First, I would encourage you as the parent to explore why this is the case for you. I would then ask myself why sharing feelings as a family is...
New Year’s Parenting Resolutions
When I was a kid, my family had a New Year’s Eve tradition to write down our resolutions for the upcoming year, put them in an envelope, and tuck them away to review for the last day of the year. Although it felt good to open up and realize achievements from the...
Divorce Through the Eyes of A Child
When To Tell Your Child You're Getting a Divorce As much as it may seem easier to avoid and delay telling your child you're getting a divorce, you need to face this head on, sooner rather than later. Children pick up on what is going on around them and they know...
Always Make Time to Connect
This holiday season, the Lakeview Roscoe Village Chamber is hosting a Window Decorating Contest for neighborhood businesses. It’s a way to encourage family and friends to connect by shopping, eating, and supporting local businesses! IFC decided to get in on the...
Attachment Informed at Our Core
Ever wondered about the IFC origin story? It features loss, healing through connection, and two new moms raising their babies and a business side by side! At IFC we believe in healing through connection in all we do. Connection defines how we approach our...
Incorporating Therapy Goals at Home
As your child’s first and best teacher, your involvement in the therapeutic process can make all the difference for their progress! After all, you interact with your child everyday and provide many learning opportunities. No matter your child’s age or the goals they...
What is Mindful Parenting?
We spend 40% of our time awake, lost in thought. Almost half of our lives are not spent in the present moment. Mind-wandering isn't totally bad but can be harmful since we are prone to negative rumination (i.e., catastrophic thinking, what if thinking, etc.). This can...