Wondering whether you’re dealing with anxiety or OCD? While OCD and generalized anxiety disorder can look similar on the surface, they actually function very differently underneath. In this blog, we break down the key differences between OCD and GAD, including intrusive thoughts, compulsions, reassurance-seeking, and why the right treatment matters. Learn how OCD therapy and anxiety therapy can help if you’re feeling stuck in overthinking, mental loops, or constant doubt.

If you’ve ever learned something about yourself from a favorite character, processed emotions through a video game storyline, or felt seen by a fictional world, you already understand the heart of geek therapy. In my Chicago therapy practice, I integrate gaming, fandom, and pop culture into evidence-based treatment for anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, and identity work. Whether you’re seeking in-person therapy in Chicago or virtual therapy anywhere in Illinois or Indiana, geek therapy can make the process feel more collaborative, authentic, and genuinely you.

Eating disorders are common, complex, and widely misunderstood mental health conditions that affect people of every age, size, gender, and background. This Eating Disorder Awareness Month, let’s clear up the myths, share real facts, and talk about how a supportive care team and therapy can help you move toward healing.

Hobbies are more than ways to pass time. As a Chicago-based therapist, I often see how hobbies help teens and adults build identity, regulate their nervous systems, and find meaningful connection outside of anxiety, depression, OCD, and eating disorder recovery.

Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is a highly effective, evidence-based therapy that helps people break free from the anxiety cycle by facing fears without relying on avoidance or compulsions. Learn how ERP is used to treat OCD, eating disorders, and social anxiety by building flexibility, confidence, and long-term relief.

In this article, we’ll talk about what intuitive eating is and how it can help heal your relationship with body and food!

Therapy helps people. That’s the truth. But many folks still believe things about therapy that just aren’t true. These ideas—these myths—can stop people from getting the support they need. Let’s break them down, one by one, and clear the air.

In this article, we’ll explore how therapy can support workplace mental health and help you navigate the challenges of your job.

Understanding the difference between them can help you recognize your own experiences and know when it might be time to ask for help.

Here are 10 signs that you might benefit from therapy, and why seeking help is not only okay—it's a courageous step toward a healthier, more fulfilling life.

​Anxiety is a common and natural human emotion. It helps us respond to danger or stress. But when anxiety becomes too strong or lasts too long, it can turn into a mental health problem.

Depression is a serious mental health problem. But it does not look the same for every person. One person’s story may look very different from someone else’s.

Therapy can help you feel better. But when you start looking into it, the names can get confusing. CBT, DBT, EMDR… What do all these letters stand for? What do they mean?

Let’s break it all down so you know what to expect and feel safe opening up.

This article will guide you through it in simple language. No need to stress. Let’s walk through it together, one step at a time.

Let’s break it down in simple terms so you can decide what works best for you.

This article will walk you through what usually happens in a first therapy session. That way, you can show up with more confidence and less stress.

In this article, we’ll explain why mental health matters so much, how it connects to physical health, and what you can do to take care of your whole self.