Gay Therapy in Chicago: Working With a Therapist Who Truly Gets It
Finding a therapist is personal.Finding a therapist who understands your lived experience as a gay person—without needing you to explain, educate, or translate yourself—is something else entirely. If…
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What Therapy Costs in Chicago & the Price We Pay When We Avoid It
In Chicago, therapy prices are easy to Google. What’s harder to quantify is the cost of not going. Most people start the search the same way:How much does…
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From Balance Psychotherapy to MARRA: Evolving Into Who We Were Always Meant to Be
After four years as Balance Psychotherapy, we’re stepping into a new era — welcome to MARRA. Our new name isn’t a change for the sake of change. It’s a…
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Why an Annual Mental Health Check-In Matters
We book our OB visits. We show up for dental cleanings. We see the dermatologist, schedule mammograms, and tick off whatever screenings our age or family history recommends.…
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Our writers are researchers and advocates in the mental health space. Meet the licensed therapists behind our blog posts.
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