Rivier Counseling Group, PLLC

04/05/2026

Thank you to Goggin Real Estate for including us for the 4th year in a row at the Easter Egg Hunt Community Event!

We love kicking off spring with this event every year, and appreciate all who came out, even in the weather!

Shout out to...

🪩 Force Dance Collective for opening your space and giving shelter from the rain
🌱 Casey Ryan, LCSW for spearheading our booth this year!
🐣 All of our cosponsors!!!

04/04/2026

📣 Head to Force Dance Collective today for our egg hunt!!!

The Bunny 🐰 doesn’t want to get rained ☔️ on this morning or get his white fur coat muddy so we are officially moving our Easter Egg Hunt to Force Dance Collective located on Ridge Rd right by Ace Hardware in Minooka.

We will be there from 10:30am-11:30 for bunny pictures & mini eggs hunts!

Please be patient with us as we improvise so we can still bring you a fun event! We hope to see you soon!

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04/02/2026

FYI, there is a backup plan in case of rain!!! ☔️ 🥚

Rain, Rain, Go Away!

We have been watching the forecast & if the weather does not permit for us to have the Easter Egg Hunt at Lions Park on Saturday we will move it to Force Dance Collective located at 829 Ridge Rd, Minooka, IL 60447.

If it is moved, the bunny will still be there for pictures & we will have several “mini” hunts so we can have as many kids as possible enjoy an egg hunt but on a smaller scale & rotated through the studio.

Please keep watching our event & page for updates & thank you for understanding as we try our best to still bring you a fun event!

04/02/2026

🎉 Help us celebrate COUNSELING AWARENESS MONTH!

The American Counseling Association explains "professional counselors help people gain personal insights, develop strategies and come up with real-life solutions to the problems and challenges they face in every area of life. Powered by the American Counseling Association—more than 62,000 members strong—Counseling Awareness Month provides an opportunity to celebrate both the counseling profession and individuals who do this important work."

At Rivier Counseling we are SO GRATEFUL for our AMAZING Professional Counselors!

💫 Samantha Brock, LCPC, Director of Internships
🪄 Taylor Krull, LCPC, Supervisor
🪴Ashley Southcomb, LPC, Mental Health Clinician
🌠 Morgan Wiedeman, LPC, Mental Health Clinician
🌿Dr. Suzzanna Ravenlight, LCPC, Mental Health Clinician

Interested in learning more?
☎️ (815) 828-5407
💬 (815) 258-3228
📧 admin@riviercounseling.com

03/31/2026

Casey Ryan, LCSW, one of our supervisors & mental health clinicians had the BRILLIANT idea to start a Book Club for our practice! We are always looking for ways to:

📖 Grow our skillset
📔Have open dialogue
📕Catch up on the growing list of new mental health material
📒Spend time together

For the month of March, the chosen book was "The Happiness Trap" By, Russ Harris

Huge thanks to Casey for being such a leader in our office and taking the initiative to make this happen! Keep an eye out for future book club picks and reviews from differing members of our staff. Looking forward to more months of sharing, learning and growing!

03/28/2026

📣 PSA: ADMIN OUT OF OFFICE!!!

Sunday, March 27th - Sunday, April 5th

This means:
👉 NO INTAKES WILL BE SCHEDULED
👉 NO VOICEMAILS WILL BE RETURNED until Monday, April 6th

All other business continues as normal!
✅ Previously scheduled appointments
✅ Regularly scheduled appointments
✅ Claims will be filed
✅ Copays/Deductibles will be run

🚨 Emergency?
Reach out to our Director, Samantha Brock at samanthabrock@riviercounseling.com

03/14/2026

💚 Merry in March- Celebrating our team!

Over the past 5 years we have celebrated another year in business & the holiday season with some kind of get together in December or January. This year was CHAOTIC.

We EXPANDED our space. We ADDED team members. We RAN OUT OF TIME!

One common theme in therapy is COGNITIVE DISTORTIONS, the ways we speak to ourselves that are not productive. We took a dose of our own medicine, and instead of getting upset we started a new tradition: Merry in March!

Our goal was to spend time together and celebrate another year and we did just that! Thanks to Cooper's Hawk in Plainfield for a lovely evening.

🎉 Cheers to our 6️⃣th year in business and to you finding your own way to throw out the rules and meet your goals!

Let us know if we can help!

📞 (815) 828-5407
💬 (815) 258-3228
📧 admin@riviercounseling.com

03/11/2026

🌱 Happy Social Work Month!

The theme for Social Work Month 2026 set by the National Association of Social Workers is: Uplift. Defend. Transform. That is what our clinicians strive to do; uplift our clients, defend those without a voice, and transform lives.

Shout out to all of the Social Workers on our team!

Sara Rivier, LCSW, Owner, Mental Health Clinician & Brainspotting practitioner
Casey Ryan, LCSW, Supervisor & Mental Health Clinician
Alicia Cameron, LSW, Mental Health Clinician
Brendan Keska, LSW, Mental Health Clinician
Angelina Krull, LSW, Mental Health Clinician
Shafeen Fatima, LSW, Mental Health Clinician

We also have Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors, Licensed Professional Counselors, a Registered Dietitian, Interns, and Doctor of Organizational Development & Leadership on our staff. Feel free to reach out with any questions today!

📞 (815) 828-5407
💬 (815) 258-3228
📧 admin@riviercounseling.com

03/02/2026

Tara's Tip for March! ☘️

Our Nutrition Counselor, Tara Ward, RD, LDN is back with her tips for the month of March: all about the MEDITERRANEAN DIET!

1️⃣ Improves mental health
2️⃣ Reduces risk of dementia
3️⃣ Decreases risk of heart disease
4️⃣ Improves sleep

How do you start?

📅 Daily: veggies, fruit, whole grains & seeds
📆 Weekly: fish & seafood, poultry, eggs, moderate dairy
🗓️ Monthly: limited red meat and sweets
🚫 Avoid: highly processed foods, refined grains, added sugar

02/28/2026

Minooka Police Department 🤝 Rivier Counseling Group

🌱Over the last month, Rivier Counseling Group provided 8️⃣ hours of training in 4️⃣ topics related to mental health in police work:

🧩 Autism Spectrum Disorder & Considerations for Law Enforcement: Sara Rivier, LCSW

🧠 Overview of Mental Health in Policing, Understanding Human Behavior to Improve Officer Safety and Safer Responses: Brendan Keska, LSW

🫡 Veterans in Crisis: Sara Rivier, LCSW

⬇️ De-escalation Tactical Communication for Officer Safety: Taylor Krull, LCPC

We want to extend our gratitude to the department for this opportunity, for welcoming us, and for their engagement & ideas: it was a great learning experience for us all!