SOL IS HIRING!

Position Available: Bi-lingual Spanish Clinical Licensed Therapist Position Available

Take your career to the next level and join our cutting-edge therapy team.

Are you looking for a community to be a part of that supports your growth as an individual and as a therapist? Are you looking to be engaged and work with other passionate therapists? Come join our family to work in an environment that is loving, supportive, and exciting.

We are looking for a passionate and compassionate bi-lingual Spanish licensed therapist to join our team.

At Sol, we strive for balance and wellness in our own lives so we can assist our clients with integrity; we consider personal growth and awareness as essential to our practice. We collaborate with one another on cases and support one another in our own journey as therapists.

We are looking for someone that is

• Bilingual in Spanish A MUST

• A licensed clinical therapist (LMFT, Psy.D, LCPC, LCSW) in the state of IL with a Marriage and Family Therapy focus as well as wants to work in an environment focused on healing and wellness.

.• Motivated to learn more and stay current on research and education in therapeutic approaches and alternative therapy.

• Familiar with alternative therapy approaches, like mindfulness, yoga, or somatic work.

• In individual therapy or has gone through at least one-year of their own therapy.

• Has experience with individual, couples and family dynamics

• Experienced in diverse family structures and cross-cultural families.

• Interested in running therapy groups/workshops.

• Paneled with Blue Cross/Blue Shield PPO preferred

• Available on some Saturdays and some evening hours are required.

Location: Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago

Sol Wellness is a cutting-edge therapy center that is based around healing and wellness for the whole community, whether it is the couple, individual, child or the whole family. We help and assist clients with trauma, life transitions, and any type of issue that impacts their relationships. We integrate different modalities, using many alternative therapies such as meditation, mindfulness, and body focused therapy to work with clients. We work with diverse populations and understand that cultural context is essential to therapy. We are all very passionate therapists that love the work we do.

The right person for this position must be a self-starter and invested in being in a private-practice type setting.

Compensation is a percentage of fees based upon experience.

If our philosophy and website speaks to you and feels like a fit, please email a letter of interest and resume to:

solwellnesschicago@gmail.com

Coping with Family Stress During the Holidays

The holidays can be tough right? No family is perfect and when we meet with family, past hurts and intense feelings may arise. Politics, disappointment, and relational wounds may all be on the menu this year. In light of this, I want to offer some tips and advice regarding how to heal and mend these wounds.

First of all, let’s note that we have no control over who are our families, what they believe and how they behave. However, we do have control over how we respond. It’s important to understand that what is going with our emotions and hurts are not just in the present, they are also wounds from our past that reopen. In understanding this, it becomes clear that healing can only begin from within.

Tip number one: self care

•   be patient and forgiving with yourself and see if you can extend that some to family members

•   give yourself the time and space to process your emotions, rather than avoiding them, move toward them and acknowledge them.

•   do whatever you need to manage your emotions, this looks differently for everyone. Take a deep breath, pause, remove yourself and stomp your feet outside.

Take the time to forgive your past and present self, you wouldn’t be who you are today without each and every experience you’ve had. As you practice self-love, be intentional about making time in your day to do at least one thing that feeds your mind, body, and soul. This is imperative to the healing process.

Tip number two: boundaries and taking space

•   if you need some time to decompress, regroup and be with your feelings, take the time by going on a walk, stepping away in emotionally challenging moments, go run an errand alone or with someone who feels safe

•   give yourself permission to take time and space between the next contact

•   These interactions only have as much power as we allow. Mentally set a limit to how much energy you are willing to give this person during a challenging interaction, and give yourself permission to disengage in conversations when you feel unsafe.

Tip number three: Understand this takes time and it is a journey

Working through relationships and your own conflicting feelings takes time and patience and is a valuable tool you will use for life. Working through your own feelings and past hurts with a therapist can provide a safe space for you to heal and continue to find the areas you can connect to your family.

-Katherine Ross AMFT

How To Heal Out Loud & And Why It’s So Important

Do you know someone who gives awesome hugs?

Who holds you with their whole selves and for a second longer than everyone else? Do you find yourself seeking them out?

That’s because after that hug you feel seen. Valued. And more alive than ever.  That feeling emanates from you the rest of the day.

In that moment healing happened, and it happened out loud.

Healing means to come back to wholeness. It means repairing and restoring our mind, body and spirit when they are out of balance or suffering. And one of most important components for healing is through our contact with others.

As a therapist who truly believes healing is a spiritual journey, the heart of my work has been to shatter all feelings of shame and weakness around getting help for mental health. Trying rather, to encourage everyone to share their struggles and aha moments with one another.  

Sharing our healing journey can be the light for others to heal. What we keep in the dark stays dark, hidden and shameful.  It is only light that dispels darkness. We can be the light for each one another. When we are encouraged to heal out loud, we pay wellness forward, empowering and inspiring everyone to participate in creating the life they want.  

So why don’t we share our healing journey with others? Actually celebrate it?

What would happen if we posted a picture of ourselves laughing or sobbing (or both!) and described a breakthrough moment with a therapist in addition to posting pictures of the great meals or vacations we just had?

This: We would connect rather than disconnect. Speak up rather than stay silent. Cheer each other’s journey rather than criticize or judge it.  We would inspire others to say “Yes! I want that too! How did you do that?”

And the ripple effect of healing would begin: A ripple of energetic positivity and curiosity instead of a spiral of shame and weakness. A ripple of feeling empowered by the joy of someone’s wholeness instead of isolated with the fear of our brokenness.

Imagine that ripple going out into our families. Our communities. Our cities. Our world.

Imagine that ripple going through your own life.

That is the power of healing out loud.