To join one of our therapy groups, please contact the group leader at 847-475-7003, or email us at intake@womencarecounseling.com. An initial interview is required before joining a group. Fees are established on a sliding scale.

Survivors of Trauma and Childhood Abuse
Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Motherhood: A High-Stress Occupation. Maternal Depression Support Group
A.R.T.: Adolescent Girls Reclaiming Themselves

Traumatic experiences can impair a person’s sense of self, relationships and belief in a hopeful and promising future. Working through trauma and building new skills can provide deep healing and break the cycle of abuse. This group provides a safe climate in which participants can be heard, remember and mourn. It offers opportunities for healing and supports women’s ability to transform their experience from trauma to hope. Trauma isolates; the group creates a sense of belonging.

Two Ongoing Groups.

Too often men who are abused feel disconnected from themselves and the people around them. Gender expectations can interfere with men seeking help and receiving the support they deserve.

This group will provide education about sexual and physical abuse and how current behaviors often are linked to past abuse. We will help survivors reframe many current symptoms and behaviors as real attempts to cope with past trauma, supporting the establishment of healthy coping skills. In a safe environment, participants can address the feelings of shame, isolation and stigmatization which are sometimes amplified for males coping with the impact of abuse.

Led by Judith Ierulli

Time-limited group: repeating 10-week sessions

Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Contact Judith Ierulli at ext. 27

Being a parent is one of the most profound experiences a woman will ever have; it is transformative. The idea of self and other often becomes unclear; a mother's self-image and who she is in the world changes forever. For women with depression, the intensity of what is normally experienced in motherhood can feel overwhelming.   This group will provide support and resources for mothers struggling with depression, and is not limited to women with a Post-Partum Depression diagnosis.

Led by Julie Scher Nebel

Time-limited group; repeating 8-week sessions

Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Contact Julie Scher Nebel at ext. 32

At no other time in a girl's life is her sense of self more influenced by peer culture and the need for belonging than adolescence. Relational challenges both at home and at school can create enormous distress and damage a young women's sense of self and voice. Group is a safe place for adolescent girls to gather and use creative expressive techniques to explore and share some of the challenges facing them today.

Led by Nicole Howell

Time-limited group: repeating 10-week sessions

Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

$50 per session, includes art supplies

Contact Nicole Howell at ext. 34