Center For Counseling Services
The Center For Counseling offers the following services for these concerns:
Individual, Couple or Marital, Family Counseling
Counselors work with all age groups around a broad range of issues and help the individual, couple or family work toward managing areas of concern. This might include help with coping, learning new ways to manage or relate and working toward healing differences or concerns.
Group Counseling
Groups can offer the opportunity to engage with others who have similar areas of concern or interest toward coping, understanding or personal growth. Groups are offered periodically on a range of topics including coping with divorce for adults or children, communication or shyness.
Divorce Mediation
Helps divorcing couples “uncouple”, develop new ways of relating to each other as parents and cooperate in the shared goals of raising the children. Mediators serve as an impartial third party who can guide couples through the entire decision making process of divorce or help with specific areas where agreement has been difficult. By helping couples mutually agree on the details of the divorce, mediators can help couples begin their new lives on positive terms, both individually and as a redefined family.
Kids First
A court required education program for divorcing parents that encourages ways to peacefully co-parent as the family copes with the many changes a divorce brings. There is an emphasis on understanding and coping with the needs of parents and children during a divorce. Kids First has been offered through Family Service Agency since Administrative Order 95-7 was signed and the program also satisfies Illinois Supreme Court Rule 924 which addresses Parenting Education. This 4 hour program is offered at convenient times each month and a fee is charged for participation. Pre-registration is required and parents are required to attend separate sessions.
Senior Outreach
Several members of the Center For Counseling team have experience in working with the unique concerns of Seniors and their families. Traditional counseling services are supplemented with: services in the home when needed, help coping with general issues of aging such as changing health, long term planning, assessment and referral regarding cognitive changes, and caregiver concerns.
Support Groups
The Center For Counseling strives to help all clients overcome their stresses. To assist in the process and offer peer support, the Center For Counseling offers many unique support groups. For more information on any support group, please call Family Service Agency at 815.758.8616
ADHD Support Group (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disability)
Paul Legler has worked since 1980 with children, teens, and adults who have ADD/ADHD. He also has this
disorder and has struggled with it his whole life and understands those who are struggling with it.
Understanding ADD/ADHD is vital for those who have it and those who live with them. Come and join our
support for each other, while we share helpful techniques on dealing with the daily struggles and
challenges of ADD/ADHD. Please join us on the second Monday of each month from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30
p.m.
My Two Homes is a support group for children whose parents are separated or going through a divorce.
This support group is geared towards children who are in middle and high school levels. In this group,
children will learn to understand the thoughts and feelings they are experiencing as a result of family
changes, express their thoughts in a supportive environment, create coping skills that will help them
adjust to family changes and understand the role their parents are able to have in their live. This five
week group will begin Monday, Feb. 13 and continue through March 12.
Because there is not a refresh or delete button in your life, families that have been victimes of abuse
struggle to get back to normal routines. This group, Restoring The Family Foundation, is geared towards
helping parents feel empowered in their role as a supportive parent. This is a 10 week program that will
run on each Saturday morning from February 11 to April 21. A fee of $40 per person or $50 per couple
covers the entire 10 weeks. Financial assistance scholarships are available. Day care will also be available
at an additional cost per child.
This free, six-session workshop will offer peer support and cover self-management techniques that people
can use to cope with chronic health problems. Topics include practical ways to deal with pain and
fatigue, self-motivation for making better nutrition and exercise choices and ideas for improving overall
communication. The group will be held on Wednesday mornings beginning Feb. 1 and continuing through
March 7.
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