Northern Illinois Counseling Associates, P.C.

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Psychological assessment is a non-invasive intervention that often yields remarkable information about the “inner workings” of an individual, analogous to the use of an X-ray or MRI, to identify a person’s unique potential strengths, areas needing further improvement and/or their enduring and non-rehabilitative problems.

There are many reasons why a client, or a health care professional, might request a psychological assessment. For some clients, an accurate diagnosis can be clarified. Medical decisions about the use of medications, surgery, or health related interventions are often guided by the judicious utilization of psychological assessment.   

Healthcare professionals have often referred their clients to us for second opinions, to refine their clients’ differential diagnoses, and to optimize their treatment planning.

Some people wish to learn more about themselves and about the deeper nature of the interplay of manifest and latent personality factors which comprise their character structure.   

Others are significantly concerned their current neurocognitive abilities and want to assess whether or not there may be a risk of “executive functioning” problems, such as with learning new things, problem-solving, memory, decision-making, concentration and attention, and so on, as well as, what can be done to improve such functioning.  

For those who are married, contemplating marriage, or who are otherwise partnered, we provide relationship-compatibility assessments that can help couples quickly learn about similarities and differences.

Assessments also offer concrete guidance to teens and adults about possible career paths. Assessed skills, interests, values, and abilities can be compared and contrasted with literally hundreds of jobs to help carefully match each individual with rewarding careers options. 

  • If you feel anxious, overwhelmed and stressed, if you worry about everything and cannot stop, then…

    We can help you relax, think clearly, de-stress, and stop worrying incessantly.

  • If you’re weary, feeling tired and empty, then…,

    We can help replenish your spirit and reclaim your zest and zeal for life.

  • If you can’t seem to stop crying but don’t know why, then...We can help you understand why. If you do know why, then...

    We can help you cry a river and then help you dry your tears.

  • If your mind is all over the place, then… We can help you find presence of mind. If your mind is in pieces, then...

    We can help you find peace of mind.

  • If your marriage is troubled, then… We can help you repair, rebuild, and renew your relationship. If you are trapped in a very bad marriage, then...

    We can help you choose your path forward – one way or another.

  • If you feel there is no hope, if you suffer relentless despair or feel as if you are breaking down, then…

    We can help you hope, ease your suffering, and help you break through.

  • If you constantly scramble, bounce from crisis to crisis, if there is too much drama in your life, then…

    We can help you simplify, prioritize, slow down, and strategize.

  • If you anguish and agonize over even little things, struggle every day, feel frightened and afraid, then…

    We can help you restore your serenity and recover your courage.

  • If you need to dwell where you are at right now in your life, then... We can dwell with you. If you are ready to move forward in your life, then…

    We can help you imagine your future with courage, honor, and integrity.

  • If you are crestfallen and can’t get up, then…

    We can help you get back up.

  • If you need to hear the truth of your truth, or, if you have ever been silenced and never felt heard, then…

    We will listen, bear witness to your testimony, and help you claim, or reclaim, your voice.

  • If you struggle with mental illness and “have tried most everything,” then...

    We might offer you one or two alternatives you haven’t tried.

  • If you are mourning the loss of a loved one or a life-long friend, if your heart has been shattered, then...

    We can help you grieve and mend your broken heart.

  • If you know what you stand against, but are unsure of what you stand for, then…

    We can help you determine what you stand for.

  • If you are encountering challenging life problems, or, if you have major life decisions looming, then…

    We can help guide you to make healthy, sound solutions.

  • If you are a caregiver, carrying a Sisyphean boulder on your shoulders, then…

    We can help you lighten your load.

  • If you are tormented by guilt and shame, regret and remorse, or harbor deeply-buried dark secrets, then...

    We can provide you a safe reflective soul-searching mirror that you may atone, make amends, seek redemption, and find forgiveness.

  • If your life is at a crossroads, or, if you have lost your way, then…

    We can serve as a compass and help you discover your North Star.

  • If you question what you have accomplished or what purpose your life has served, if you wish to know who you really (or finally) are, then…

    We can help you search for meaning, purpose, and value, and discover yourself.

  • If you have been deeply injured, hurt or harmed in your life, then…

    We can help you heal.

  • If you feel down and out, then…

    We can help you get back up and in.

  • If your health is declining, then...

    We can help you live with dignity.

  • If you are unsure of your potential, then…

    We can help you be, become, blossom, and grow.

  • If you are haunted by regrets, mistakes, and poor choices, then…

    We can help you make peace with your past.

  • If you endure chronic unremitting pain and you “have exhausted all viable options,” then...

    We can teach you to ‘dance with your pain’.

  • If you feel lonely, then… We can help you connect with yourself.  If you feel alone, then…

    We can help you connect with others.

  • If you feel sad, unhappy, depressed, and miserable, then…

    We can help you feel better.

  • If you feel confused and uncertain, and don’t know which way to turn, then…

    We can help you clarify your options and map out a clear direction forward.

  • If you are sick and tired of being sick and tired, then… We can help you not be so sick and so tired. If you’ve hit rock bottom, then…

    We can help you climb up and out.

  • If you have wandered and wondered a lifetime, then…

    We can help you navigate a purposeful path for the rest of your life.

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