"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change."
- Carl Rogers
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.
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Should we give up? Should we ask for directions?
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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.
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Our Standard of Care
Compassion Growth Acceptance Empathy Inspiration Clarity
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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 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
"Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength."
-Sigmund Freud
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 Us
Growing Clarity Counseling
8061 186th Street, Suite B, Tinley Park, IL 60487
Tel: 708-929-2204