Northern Illinois Counseling Associates, P.C.

A Tradition of Excellence

Seniors


elder homepage1Dear Fellow Seniors,

What’s 40+ years of experience worth to you?

As senior-level Licensed Clinical Psychologists, we did not learn the artistry of our guild-craft of providing consistently excellent psychological services counseling and psychotherapy just the other day.  Rather, we have lived it and we have practiced it, diligently and assiduously, day in and day out, for well over 40+ years!

For the fortunate few, our golden years can be… well, golden, the best years of our lives. 

But for many, growing older means isolation, loneliness, estrangement, and loss after loss.

Aging can bring serious health concerns, never-ending doctor-after-doctor visits, never feeling well, and constant worry that one slip, one fall, can change everything in a heartbeat.

Aging can mean pining for our long-gone past or preparing for our uncertain future.  Tomorrow being promised to no one, time is, evermore, precious.

If you struggle with depression and/or anxiety, if you are pained by haunting trauma, if you are grieving, if you need to reconcile regrets and make peace with your past, if you hope to re-invent yourself growing and going forward, or, if you are searching for meaning and purpose, we are here to help you.

“As brothers, professional practice partners, and best friends, we bring you our very best and treat you as we would want ourselves, as well as, our own loved ones, to be treated.”  

Sincerely,

Dr. Larry B. Gelman and Dr. Glenn B. Gelman

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

    We can help you lighten your load.

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

    We can help you feel better.

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

    We can help you get back up.

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

    We can help you make peace with your past.

  • 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 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 have wandered and wondered a lifetime, then…

    We can help you navigate a purposeful path for the rest of your 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 you are unsure of your potential, then…

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

  • 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 your health is declining, then...

    We can help you live with dignity.

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

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

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

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

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