Individual Counseling in Palatine

Some people feel their life can get stagnant. However, I believe we are never really truly stagnant. I think we’re either moving forward or backwards. To ensure that you are headed on the right path, we offer Individual Counseling Services for residents in Palatine and the Northwest suburbs. 

At times people can get so used to feeling “blah” for so long, that they no longer recognize their own red flags. Sadly, we can get so accustomed to anxiety, fear, loneliness, and isolation that it becomes our new normal. Society has learned to accept a higher stress and emotional pain threshold. The medical field suggests that if a person is suffering anxiety or depression for more than 14 days, it would be wise to seek help. And that makes sense. If you woke up one morning, and could barely swallow, wouldn’t you seek medical attention? Yet our culture is so conditioned to ignore mental health, and repress our feelings, that many don’t even recognize the warning signs of depression and anxiety. 

It reminds me of the boiling frog story. Supposedly, (I have never tried this) if you put a frog in a pot of lukewarm water, put it on the stove, and begin to turn the heat up, ever so slightly, the frog boils to death without ever moving. That’s a good analogy for those living a life of quiet desperation. Just like the frog, we too may be gradually lulled into sleep. Self-care is about making sure you live well. And people may initially feel that living well is spending their weekend binge watching their favorite show, but we weren’t designed to be nature deprived, nor live such a sedative lifestyle.

Our Individual Counseling Service in Palatine

At Purple Flowers 365 Counseling Services, we believe counseling is a powerful tool that is meant to bring awareness to an individual’s life. There are many positive attributes to counseling but one of the critical components is the ability to share one’s individual story in a safe, confidential environment – without experiencing judgment, guilt, and fear.

Our individual counseling services in Palatine are highly personalized to meet the individual’s specific goals and challenges.

Contact us today to schedule your initial session. 

• Parenting
• Peer Relationships
• Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
• Pre-Teen 
• Relationship Issues
• School Issues
• Self Esteem
• Self-Harming
• Sex Therapy
• Sexual Abuse
• Stress
• Teen
• Transgender
• Trauma and PTSD