Therapy is a means of assisting clients resolve issues that they have not been able to satisfactorily handle on their own.
I use a collaborative model of therapy, where sessions are more like a conversation between peers than a traditional doctor patient relationship. I do not view my clients' issues as coming from an abnormal psychopathology, but instead as normal reactions to living in a stressful, complex, and contradictory world. Using a systems model, I seek to understand each of my clientç´ issues in the context of his/her unique experience rather than viewing them as having something wrong with them.
I consider myself to be a different therapist with each client. My focus is on what the client needs from me. I take my lead from you.
Therapy services include traditional psychotherapy, solution-focused/brief therapy, couples counseling, and intensive couples workshops.
Life Coaching
I work with normal, healthy, high-functioning individuals who are bothered by an issue or problem they would like resolved, but have not been able to resolve on their own. It might be an old or more recent issue they have with themselves or a problem they are having with someone else. I coach and guide my clients in their learning about and resolution of the issue.
Coaching can occur in-person at my downtown Chicago office or over the phone.
Divorce & Family Mediation
Mediation of issues related to divorce, marriage, and family issues. The mediator is a neutral person who works with both parties to facilitate a resolution of on the conflict.
As a mediator, I work with other experts (financial planners, lawyers, etc.) that you may chose to incorporate into your mediation process.
Please visit my mediation site, CFRMediation.com, for more information about mediation and my services.
Divorce Coaching
Divorce coaching is a specialized service that specifically addresses an individual's emotional issues that arise during and resulting from a divorce. In addition to providing support during this stressful time, a divorce coach can help a client:
Communicate more effectively
Prioritize interests and goals
Understand and accept the issues relating to the divorce
Gain insight into divorce related issues
Child Specialist (Collaborative Divorce)
Working with a couple involved in a collaborative divorce, the child specialist:
Help the parents assess and clarify the children's needs
Facilitate the development of a parenting plan, that focuses on the needs of the children
Is available for ongoing consultation as the child ages
Reduces level of conflict by working with both parents
Erin
Johnston, LCSW 111 N. Wabash, No. 1203 Chicago, IL 60602