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"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change."
- Carl Rogers

About Us

The Healing Process

Have you ever found yourself conflicted with where you are now and where you would like to be?

This can sometimes feel like getting lost in a forest, unclear on how to find your path.

We'll take out our maps and try several routes only to end up in exactly the same place. We end up finding ourselves becoming increasingly overwhelmed and helpless about what to do.

Should we give up? Should we ask for directions?

At Growing Clarity, our mission is to come alongside our clients and help them discover a new awareness and how to heal from their current struggles. We also help them acquire new skills and coping strategies that will assist them on their life journey.

Our Standard of Care

Compassion Growth Acceptance Empathy Inspiration Clarity

Growing Clarity Counseling strives to create a compassionate and safe space that not only inspires growth, but allows you to embrace yourself fully. We approach therapy with an open-mind and want all our clients to leave their sessions feeling heard, respected, and a sense of relief from sharing with their therapist. Each of us are proficient in empirically based therapies, which allows us to meet our clients where they are at and encourage them to move forward with their own goals and values. Growing Clarity Counseling provides individualized counseling for children, teens, adults, couples, and families at our Tinley Park office. We also provide the option of utilizing telehealth or online therapy for those who cannot come into the office. We specialize in many behavioral, eating, and personality disorders. We also counsel those suffering from grief, suicidal thoughts and ideation, as well as trauma and other life transitions.

Our Services

Individual Therapy

Individual counseling, or talk therapy, is when a therapist works one-on-one with a client to help them work through their issues and each session is catered to the client's needs.

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Play Therapy

By using play, art materials, games or role playing, therapists can help encourage children and young adults to open up and express their emotions and problems.

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Teen Therapy

A specialized form of counseling geared towards helping adolescents with the challenges that arise from their heightened emotions, social experiences and psychological development.

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"Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength."

-Sigmund Freud

Couples & Family Therapy

Every relationship can be affected by the actions of each individual in that family. This affects how the couple or family functions. This therapy helps to improve conflict and communications within the relationship to help it thrive.

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Trauma Therapy

Trauma is a negative experience that can emotionally, mentally and physically affect us. This therapy helps people understand and cope with these traumatic events in order to move forward.

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Skills Coaching

A process used to help people learn to improve skills that will help them achieve more in their career, social skills, or other aspects of their life. This can be accomplished through guidance and setting up attainable goals.

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Choosing Therapy Can Help

Are you feeling stressed? Are there more challenges in your way than you expected? Do you feel overwhelmed and stuck? Are you tired of making the same mistakes over and over?

What happens in your daily life?

Meet the Team

Clinical Lead

Maggie Mahoney LCSW

Maggie views her clients as the experts in their lives, and she collaborates with them to identify their needs and priorities for treatment. She believes that the most important aspect of therapy is building a relationship that centers around compassion and trust. Through that relationship Maggie helps people regain their ability to recognize their own power and agency.

Clinical Lead

Katie Kolinski LCPC CADC

By emphasizing inner strength and encouragement, Katie understands the importance of individualized care. She will work with you to create a comfortable, compassionate, therapeutic space that fosters motivation and creativity. As a therapist she strives to empower and encourage her clients to achieve their goals and improve their quality of life.

Clinical Lead

Megan Tostado LCSW CADC

Megan believes in prioritizing the relationship between client and therapist in order to establish a safe environment for building trust. Her style is collaborative, and strengths-based with the knowledge that each person is different. Megan hopes to empower her clients to see what roadblocks they have, establish goals specific to their needs, and help them build the life they want.

Therapist

Tatjana Williams LCSW

Tatjana believes that everyone is the writer of their own story, so she creates a space where clients feel comfortable enough to share their current concerns or emotions. Knowing that therapy can be tailored for each person, Tatjana provides the tools and objective insight to help everyone find lasting growth and healing so that each client can move forward on the path that they would like to live.

Therapist

Katie Karner LCPC

Katie uses a whole-person approach with her clients, incorporating compassion, collaboration, and even a bit of humor to help them move through challenging situations and feelings. She feels very strongly that the relationship between therapist and client should feel supportive and comfortable, in order to help each client reach their life goals.

"Therapy can help you understand your thoughts and feelings, and to develop healthier ways of coping with them."
-Daniel Gilbert

Contact

Contact Us

Growing Clarity Counseling

8061 186th Street, Suite B, Tinley Park, IL 60487

Tel: 708-929-2204

Email: client-inquiry@growingclaritycounseling.com

Make an appointment today!

Call our office at
(708) 929-2204

Counseling

"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change."
- Carl Rogers

The Healing Process

Our Standard of Care