South Central Community Services - Chicago
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‍Providing mental health education services for the students at South Central was an honor and joy! Utilizing our Think & Behave Better curriculum alongside a trauma-informed lens, I provided a class on how to challenge negative thoughts. Several of the students had the opportunity to share current challenges they experienced at home and at school, which provided them the opportunity to be heard and feel supported. Our psycho-educational model always leaves participants with a technique to equip them with mental health tools alongside the lesson for the day! Each of the students shared a positive affirmation that they crafted and were affirmed by the entire group. What a powerful opportunity for students to learn, grow and leave with a technique that will serve them for the rest of their lives!

Gail Borden Public Library - Elgin
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Fall 2023 - We had the opportunity to partner with the Gail Borden Library and offer a FREE mental health education course to the community with a focus on challenging negative thoughts and uncovering core beliefs that hold us back. With a session of about 20 community members, each participant felt comfortable enough to share very personal experiences with the group, which was a powerful experience for us all! From topics of anxiety to panic to self esteem and self worth, participants were able to express themselves and learn about our Think & Behave Better Collection and techniques all at the same time. Each leaving with a sense of knowing what to do in the midst of challenges, we were honored to serve the community in such an amazing way!

Spring 2024 - For Mental Health Awareness Month, we partnered with the library to host another FREE session to the community with a focus on improving communication with others! We shared the DEARMAN framework and discussed all the many different situations that participants were working through and how they could apply this framework. Such a great session for the community!

Fall 2024 - In partnership with the Kane County Health Department, we were able to offer the entire Think & Behave Better Series to the community in the month of September! From how to challenge and replace negative thoughts to how to establish behavioral discipline, we encouraged participants to dig deep to discover how their own thoughts, emotions and behaviors interact and identify what exactly is holding them back. In a safe space, we allow participants to engage with each other and experience the power of connection and community! Register on the Gail Borden website.

Program House - South Elgin
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Fall 2023 - Partnering with The Program House and offering our Think & Behave Better Series has been such a beautiful experience. Each week I meet with the women of the house to provide a meditative and grounding practice alongside a mental health education session. During each session, the women get to learn and share how they see each technique helping them along their road to recovery. With an open mind and heart, each of these women steps into who they truly want to be!

Fall 2024 - We are back for our Feeling & Being Better collection and will be teaching another group of women all about DBT inspired skills and practices! This is truly an amazing opportunity that Program House Owner, Michelle Hill offers to clients. We are honored to be apart of such amazing work.

Family Service Association of Greater Elgin
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March 2024 - Working with FSA has been such an honor! We provided a training to 15 staff members on how to utilize our Think & Behave Better curriculum with clients and also had the opportunity to allow each staff member to experience a session for themselves! We never ask our clients to go further in their journey than we have ourselves and this was such a beautiful experience for the FSA Team to dig deep, learn and support each other. After training, we were able to work with the staff further by providing the Think & Behave Better curriculum to clients and really provide the extra support that some clients needed!

October 2024 - We are headed back to FSA this fall to offer our Feeling and Being Better curriculum to allow clients a space to travel through mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance and communication techniques. We are so thankful for the continued partnership and align with FSA mission to encourage a variety of modalities in hopes to reach all client needs. Contact TMCMULLING@FSAELGIN.ORG for more information!

Elgin Partnership for Early Learning - Elgin
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We love providing coloring books to the Language in the Landromat initiative! Research shows that families spend up to 2.5 hours a week in laundromats. This meaningful time between washing, drying, and folding can be an opportunity for caregivers to engage children to TALK, PLAY, READ, DO, and WRITE supporting needed Kindergarten readiness skills. EPEL uses natural community touch points to be a place for children to also learn and grow engage and we are so proud to be apart in furthering that initiative!

YouthBuild - Elgin
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We are honored to collaborate with YouthBuild in providing essential mental health education to young men in construction. Through this partnership, our team creates a safe and supportive environment where these future builders can openly discuss real-life challenges and develop effective stress management skills. We are proud to invest in the next generation of leaders and builders, empowering them with the tools they need for success.

Kane County Health Department - Kane County
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We are so thankful for The Kane County Health Department and its prioritization for mental health initiatives! We are excited for an upcoming Think & Behave Better series that will be offered to community members at the Gail Borden Library this fall! We will travel through how to our thoughts impact our behaviors and emotions and what to do to better manage the challenges and stressors of life! Be on the lookout for more information on how to register! 

Pads - Elgin
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In partnership with Pads of Elgin, we are offering a summer series including mental health sessions that are a part of the PADS day program! We are thankful to be serving alongside other community partners to help make programming opportunities consistent and impactful! 
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Elgin Farmers Market - Downtown Elgin
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Our first market was in the fall of 2022! It was a rainy and windy day but sharing our mission and story with the community for one of the first times will be a moment we always remember! We are thankful for our continued partnership with the Elgin Market and being able to offer community educational services. We look forward to being at the market on July 12th and August 23rd this summer! We hope to see you there!

Juneteenth - Festival Park Elgin
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What an amazing event to be a part of on June 15th in Elgin to celebrate JUNETEENTH! We are eager to be amongst the community and be a part of such a beautiful day in downtown Elgin at Festival Park. We are looking forward to being a vendor and supporting Juneteenth Freedom Day!
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We enjoyed being able to host a FREE positive affirmation workshop for community members at the Junettenth event! Check out some of the affirmations that they crafted below!

Brightpoint Block Party - Carpentersville

We enjoyed being a part of the Brightpoint Summer Block Party in Elgin! We got to share another free workshop about positive affirmations to the community and it is such an honor to share mental health education techniques with over 30 families that attended. We really encourage using mental health education techniques as a normative practice and enjoy sharing that message with families! It is never too early to start teaching kids about mindfulness and emotion regulation skills!

Boys & Girls Club - South Elgin

Starting Summer 2024 we will be offering our Think & Behave Better Curriculum to 5th and 6th grades at Boys and Girls Club in South Elgin! They will get to learn about mindfulness, emotion regulation techniques, distress tolerance and communication skills in the midsts of day camp. What a perfect way to balance summer fun and mental health education! 

National Night Out - Elgin

We always enjoy partnering with the Elgin Police Department for National Night Out! Last year we were at 378 Division Street in Elgin and this year we held our block party at 350 Park Street right by the Elgin History Museum! Regardless of location, showing support for our officers and all that they do for the community is important to us here at Simplifying Therapy! We are excited to be a part of National Night Out next year and the years to come.

Healthish - Downtown Elgin

Healthish “on the promenade” is a health focused event of local businesses and vendors that have come together to allow YOU to try a variety of different health focused classes. From pro-boxing to breathwork to strength training and yoga, the mission is to give you a little taste of what is available for you to remain healthy and well. We are so excited to be apart of this event on October 5th from 12-9p so be sure to save the date and come to our free drop in mental health education session! Looking forward to seeing you all there - for more information, please check out the website at: www.healthish.love.

We are SO excited to be partnering with Goat Yoga Chicago for our Fall on the Farm series! Where nature meetings wellness, come experience the healing power of mindfulness with goats! You will have the opportunity to connect with nature, take a mini goat hike, do some yoga and learn mindfulness practices! We will be at the farm on September 28 and October 19 so we hope to see you there! Be sure to register at: https://www.goatyogachicago.com/goat-yoga.