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CBT Specialists of Chicago

Clinical Interests

CBT is an effective framework for treating most diagnoses and reducing a wide range of symptoms. Drs. Hurley and Sullivan have particular expertise in:

Mood and anxiety disorders, including:
  • Depression
  • Bipolar spectrum disorders
  • Panic disorder
  • Social anxiety
  • Phobias
  • Generalized anxiety disorder
  • OCD

Women’s health, including:
  • Managing mood and anxiety disorders during pregnancy
  • Pregnancy loss
  • Postpartum depression
  • Postpartum anxiety
  • Assisting patients who want or need to discontinue medication during pregnancy
  • Adjusting to motherhood and developing confidence in your new role

Behavioral Health:
  • Stress Reduction - Helping patients understand the effects of chronic stress and tension on physical health and learn how to manage stress effectively
  • Relaxation training, including diaphragmatic breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, and visualization
  • Sleep disorders
  • Coping with acute, recurrent, or chronic illnesses

Health-related anxiety, including:
  • Recurrent fears of illness
  • Fears of medical procedures (e.g. fear of needles or gynecological exams) that interfere with care, such as avoiding routine check-ups, refusing procedures, and/or enduring procedures with a great deal of discomfort
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration

Professional Issues:
  • Enhancing professional development
  • Adjusting to career transitions, including job loss, promotion, and retirement
  • Understanding the effects of cognition and anxiety on decision making about your career
  • Managing anxiety during a job search and while interviewing
  • Work-life balance
  • Managing a mood disorder in professional contexts
  • Executive concerns

Effective Relationships:
  • Assertiveness skills
  • Effective communication
  • Parent-child relationships, including parental coaching and establishing adult relationships with your parents
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