I have enjoyed working as a counselor for over thirty years. I went into this work because I experienced how helpful counseling was to me, when I really needed it.
I have learned to understand myself and to overcome my anxiety and depression, as well as to improve my marriage and to overcome my addiction to overeating.
Over the years I have sought out training with the best therapists, learning the most effective methods. I have had special training with families, including children and adolescents, and couples. I did postgraduate work at the Family Institute of Chicago from 1978 to 1980, to increase my understanding of marriage and family therapy.
In 1987 I attended a “Couples in Crisis” international conference in Rome, where I spent a week talking with marriage and family therapists from around the world.
With a therapist from Chile, I developed a model of seeing couples every week or so, either as a couple or in a couples’ group, to explore what was happening in their relationship and to suggest changes they could make, monitoring these changes each time they came in.
The deeper issues in couples’ therapy usually stem from patterns learned in one’s family of origin. We invited each member of a couple to work through their family of origin issues in a separate weekly group. Then we discussed how those issues come into their marriage when we see them together. We saw couples using this model for seven years in Chile, and I continue to use this model in my practice in Chicago.
I also trained for two years in Addictions Counseling at Grant Hospital, and treat people with all kinds of addictions. I trained with Brian Weiss in past life therapy, and enjoy working with the many people he refers to me. I am familiar with people of all cultures, including Asians, Hispanics, Afro-Americans, Africans, and Europeans. I have traveled in many countries of the world, and have lived in Germany and Chile. I see many gay and lesbian clients. I speak German and Spanish fluently.
I would welcome a chance to talk with you about the possibility of my helping you. I will do my best to understand and appreciate you as the unique person you are, and to help you accomplish your goals in therapy.
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Office Hours
Chicago Loop
Wednesdays 9AM-7PM
180 N. Michigan, Suite 2403
Chicago, IL 60601-7451
Hyde Park
Mondays and Saturdays 9AM-6PM
5236 S. Cornell Ave.
Chicago, IL 60615-4212 |
Directions to Office
Chicago Loop
180 N. Michigan, Suite 2403
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Located at the southwest corner of Lake and Michigan in downtown Chicago, near the Randolph St. Metra station, the Randolph and Michigan CTA bus stop, and the Grant Park Parking Garage North. Take the elevator to the 24th floor, go through the glass door, make two right turns and enter Waiting Room #1. After entering, turn around, look out toward the hall, and you will see doorbells on the wall to your right. At the time of your appointment, push the bell with “Houck” next to it (second from the top), and I will come out and get you.
Hyde Park
5236 S. Cornell Ave.
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From the north, take Lake Shore Drive south to the 53rd St. exit. Go west on 53rd St. past Hyde Park Blvd. (Traffic light), past Blockbuster’s video to Cornell (4-way stop). Turn right (north) on Cornell, go to the second brick townhouse on the left, 5236. If there is no street parking, you may park in the apron of the driveway, between the sidewalk and the street, being careful not to block the sidewalk. The front door will be unlocked, so just come in and wait in the foyer.
You can also take the Metra Electric from Randolph or Van Buren and Michigan to the 53rd St. Station, walk east to Cornell and north to the townhouse, or the CTA Jackson Park Express #6 or #28X Stony Island Express to Hyde Park Blvd. and 52nd St., walk west to Cornell through the synagogue parking lot and south to the townhouse. |
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| Avg. Session Cost: |
$140 |
| Sliding Scale: |
No |
| Years in Practice: |
1974 |
| Accepts Insurance: |
Yes |
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| Graduate School: |
Institute of Psychology at the Illinois Institute of Technology |
| Year Graduated: |
1974 |
| License Number: |
071-001927 |
| License State: |
IL |
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| Ethnicity: |
Any |
| Religous Orientation: |
Any |
| Gay/Lesbian Focus : |
No Preference |
| Additional Languages: |
German, Spanish |
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