Cultivating meaningful relationships, speaking truth with compassion, and empowering positive change.
Why Siv?
Our approach to the change process is inspired by the imagery of a sieve /siv/. Our commitment is to create a sanctuary where our clients undergo a transformative process of refinement. Like a sieve /siv/, we aim to guide and empower our clients in shedding their negative core beliefs and emerging as vessels of strength and purpose. Out of this process we move towards a community that, having traversed the refining journey, emerges as a beacon of authenticity and purpose, contributing to a more compassionate and connected global tapestry.
Counseling/Coaching
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Individual counseling is designed to provide you with a safe and supportive environment to explore the complex factors impacting your mental health and wellbeing. The National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH) indicates that nearly one in five individuals are impacted by struggles with mental health each year (2020).
Whether you are navigating symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression, loss, trauma, addiction, or more, individual counseling can assist you in identifying and breaking down problems into smaller, specific issues that become easier to address.
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Couples counseling is designed to address the stressors in your relationship, whether they are rooted in communication, conflict, intimacy, or deception. Utilizing techniques aimed at identifying negative cycles of interaction, couples counseling directly addresses patterns of avoidance and reactivity and the emotions underlying problematic behaviors.
Once the counselor and couple have established a sound understanding of the obstacles a couple is facing, together they can begin the process of separating out what isn’t working in order to focus on what is and can be.
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Navigating adolescences and young adulthood presents its own unique challenges as this developmental period is highly sensitive to the emergence and evolution of social and emotional needs and experiences. Counseling services are centered around helping pre-teens (10-12), teens (13-16), and emerging adults (18-25) identify ongoing stressors (relationships, trauma, academic, etc.), build awareness of emotions and emotional triggers, and develop strategies for emotion regulation, healthy lifestyle management, and ongoing resiliency. Counselors may involve family members in this process to establish patterns for healthy communication and to build a foundation for sustainable change.
Collaborative Training
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We offer a one-year clinical mental health counseling internship to MA students completing their required pre-graduate Practicum and Internship clinical training. Apply here.
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Post-graduate fellows receive advanced clinical training in individual, couple, family, and/or group counseling. The opportunity provides post-graduation clinical licensure in the state of Illinois. Apply here.
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More information coming soon!
Community Engagement
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Siv maintains a growing collaboration between the local community and the local church, representing a pioneering initiative in fostering mental health and well-being throughout the city of Chicago. Through our partnerships, mental health services are seamlessly integrated into the community fabric, with the church serving as a hub for counseling and support. This collaboration not only enhances accessibility to mental health resources but also promotes destigmatization within a trusted and familiar environment.
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More information coming soon!
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More information coming soon!
Areas of Expertise
Our team of counselors have a breadth of training and experience. We work from a wholistic perspective to support and empower transformation.
Our service specialities include:
Anxiety
Depression
Life transitions
Relationship stressors
Grief/loss
Family issues
Communication/conflict
Religious trauma/church hurt
Marital and premarital counseling
Trauma/abuse
Young adult dynamics
