High-Functioning and Hiding It: Addiction in Professionals and Executives
When Family Money Feeds a Child’s Habit
Gambling Therapy for Minnesota Residents: What to Expect
I’m licensed in both Illinois and Minnesota, so gambling therapy is available to Minnesota residents entirely by telehealth. Here’s how sessions actually work.
Helping Without Enabling: A Guide for Parents
Online Gambling Therapy in Illinois: What Telehealth Counseling Looks Like
Telehealth gambling therapy is available anywhere in Illinois, not just Chicago. Here’s how virtual sessions work and who they’re a good fit for.
What to Do When Your Child Refuses Therapy
Cryptocurrency and Trading Addiction: When Investing Becomes Compulsive
Crypto trades around the clock and rewards obsessive checking. A Chicago trading addiction therapist explains when crypto investing crosses into compulsive territory.
How to Talk to Your Kids About Alcohol Before College
Gambling Addiction and ADHD: Why the Two Often Go Together
ADHD and gambling addiction share a lot of overlap, understimulation, impulsivity, difficulty stopping once started. A Chicago therapist explains the connection and what treating both looks like.
Signs Your Teen or Young Adult Might Be Struggling With Addiction
Alcohol Moderation vs. Quitting: Which Approach Is Right for You?
Moderation or abstinence? Neither is more legitimate than the other. A Chicago therapist breaks down how to figure out which approach fits your relationship with alcohol.
My Adult Child Is Day Trading Like It’s a Casino
Do I Have a Drinking Problem? A Therapist’s Honest Checklist
A therapist’s honest checklist for questioning your drinking, not a diagnosis, just questions worth sitting with and an honest next step.
Video Game Loot Boxes and Gambling: Should Parents Worry?
How to Stop Chasing Your Losses (Before They Chase You)
Chasing your losses after a bad night is one of the most common gambling patterns, and one of the most painful. A therapist explains why it happens and what actually helps, tonight and long-term.
My College Student Won’t Stop Drinking: When Is It Time to Step In?
Is Day Trading Gambling? How to Tell the Difference
Day trading and gambling can feel identical from the inside. Here’s how to tell whether your trading is still serving a strategy, and when it might be worth talking to someone.
Talking to Your Teenager About Gambling Before It Becomes a Problem
Sports Betting Addiction: Signs You’ve Crossed the Line
Sports betting apps make it easy to place a bet without ever leaving the couch. Here’s how to tell when casual betting has turned into something more compulsive, and what to do about it.