Nikkie Evans PLLC

08/13/2025

✨ Sometimes the smallest reminders make the biggest difference.

Last week, I watched my 4-year-old close her eyes on the monkey bars, whisper, “I can do this,” and then make it all the way across — one bar at a time.

It got me thinking about self-talk — that constant conversation we have with ourselves. When it’s encouraging, it can help us keep going. When it’s critical, it can stop us before we even start.

This week, I’m sharing a story, a mindset shift, and one small action you can take to create momentum toward your goals. Because it’s not about doing it perfectly — it’s about creating progress, not perfection.

📖 Read the full post here: https://www.creatingprogress.net/post/the-monkey-bars-and-the-power-of-a-simple-reminder
💬 What’s your go-to phrase when you need a boost?

intake@creatingprogress.net
847.790.4959 (call or text)
www.creatingprogress.net

It was our third trip to the monkey bars that afternoon. My 4-year-old is still too short to reach them on her own, so I lifted her up so her hands could grab the first bar.The second her fingers wrapped around it, she closed her eyes and whispered, “I can do this.”When she opened her eyes, she ...

08/12/2025

New School Year, New Challenges? We’re Here to Help.

The start of a new school year can be exciting… and overwhelming. If your teen is struggling with:

📈 Academic pressure
😔 Anxiety about new social situations
💤 Trouble adjusting to new routines
😢 Changes in mood or motivation

…they don’t have to navigate it alone.

Our licensed therapists specialize in working with teens and understand the unique pressures they face—both in and out of the classroom.

We offer:
✅ After-school sessions to fit busy schedules
✅ Weekend availability for families on the go
✅ A safe, nonjudgmental space where teens can express themselves and learn coping skills

📅 Now accepting new clients for the fall semester. Reach out today to schedule an appointment.

Intake@creatingprogress.net
www.creatingprogress.net
847.790.4959 (call or text)

Nikkie Evans PLLC provides individual and group therapy for teens, therapy for college students, therapy for young adults, therapy for adults, therapy new moms, EMDR Therapy, Christian Counseling for those living on the North Shore and surrounding suburbs of Illinois.

08/04/2025

07/22/2025

Welcoming Courtney Logan, LCSW — Now Accepting Clients! 🌟

We’re thrilled to introduce Courtney Logan as the newest therapist on the Creating Progress team! 🎉

Courtney brings a warm, grounded presence and a wealth of experience supporting tweens, teens, young adults, women, and educators through life’s challenges. As both a mom and a school social worker, Courtney gets it — she deeply understands the emotional world of teens and the pressure so many young people and parents are carrying today.

She creates a safe, supportive space for clients navigating anxiety, school stress, relationships, motherhood, burnout, and big transitions. Whether your teen is struggling to fit in, or you’re a mom feeling overwhelmed and not like yourself lately, Courtney is here to help you make meaningful, sustainable progress — without the pressure of perfection.

✨ Offering evening and weekend appointments to fit your busy life.

📩 Reach out to schedule a session with Courtney — she’d be honored to walk alongside you.

847.790.4959 ext 1
intake@creatingprogress.net
www.creatingprogress.net

06/27/2025

We spent the morning at Little Words Project making bracelets with words that mean something to us—stuff that grounds us, inspires us, or just feels like where we’re at right now.

It was such a fun way to slow down and connect as a team (and turns out, picking a word is harder than it sounds 😅).

Wishing you a weekend full of whatever word you need most—rest, joy, courage, calm, peace, strength.

06/22/2025

Join Our Team at Nikkie Evans PLLC — Where We Value Progress, Not Perfection

Are you a compassionate, licensed therapist looking for a supportive, flexible, and fully remote work environment? Do you believe in showing up for clients with authenticity and warmth, and want to be part of a team that leads with heart? If so, we’d love to meet you.

At Nikkie Evans PLLC, we specialize in walking alongside clients through life’s messier moments — helping them feel heard, supported, and empowered as they work toward real, meaningful progress. We know that therapy doesn’t need to be perfect to be effective, and we bring that same mindset to how we support our team. We’re expanding and looking for therapists who are passionate about creating connection and change.

What We’re Looking For:
-Licensed LPC, LCPC, LSW, or LCSW (Illinois)
-Passionate about working with children, teens, adults, couples, or families
-Values authentic connection, creativity in care, and a client-centered approach
-Comfortable working independently and collaboratively in a virtual setting

Perks + Benefits:
💻 Fully remote telehealth role — work from the comfort of your home
🕐 Part-time or full-time positions available — build a schedule that works for you
🧾 Full billing and administrative support — so you can focus on your clients, not paperwork
📥 Steady stream of referrals — build your caseload with confidence and ease
💰 Competitive pay — we believe great clinicians deserve great compensation
🎓 Complimentary clinical supervision and CEU opportunities to help you grow
💬 Monthly team connection + fun outings — even our remote team stays connected
🩺 Health, dental, and vision insurance available for full-time staff

About Our Team:
We’re not just therapists — we’re humans first. And that means we show up for our clients and each other in a real, honest, and encouraging way. Whether our clients are navigating anxiety, life transitions, school stress, parenting, relational stress, or simply figuring out how to be kinder to themselves, our mission stays the same: help people take small, doable steps toward meaningful progress.

Ready to Apply?
We’d love to hear from you. Please send your resume and a brief cover letter sharing a bit about you, your clinical interests, and what draws you to Nikkie Evans PLLC to intake@creatingprogress.net.

Let’s create progress, not perfection — together.

To learn more check us out: www.creatingprogress.net

06/17/2025

*New Group for New Moms*

Those early months (and honestly, the whole first year) of motherhood can feel like a whirlwind — sleepless nights, endless feeding schedules, shifting identities, and the quiet weight of wondering, “Is it just me? Am I doing this right?”

If you’ve found yourself feeling isolated, overwhelmed, exhausted, or like everyone else is somehow handling it better — this space is for you. This weekly support group is designed specifically for moms in the newborn to one-year stage — whether you're navigating postpartum, staying at home, or just trying to make it through the day without googling 47 things before noon.

Led by an experienced therapist (and fellow mom of two), this group offers a judgment-free space to connect, share honestly, and feel understood by other women who get it.

Together, we’ll talk about:

The emotional highs and lows of early motherhood
Identity shifts, "mom guilt," and relationship changes
Sleep deprivation, feeding struggles, and the mental load
Real-life self-care (not the Instagram version)
And anything else that’s coming up for you

You don’t have to have it all together to join — just come as you are. Crying babies and messy buns welcome. Real talk, real support, real connection, for real moms.

Grab your spot today!
www.creatingprogress.net
847.790.4959 (call or text)
intake@creatingprogress.net

06/17/2025

We’ve got something exciting in the works… 👀

This week behind the scenes the team at Nikkie Evans PLLC has been talking all things group therapy — brainstorming, planning, and dreaming up some powerful new group offerings to bring to our community. 💬✨

While we’re not quite ready to spill all the details just yet… we can give you a little hint:
One of our new group offerings will be a support space just for new moms. Because let’s be honest — postpartum can be beautiful and brutal, and no one should have to navigate it alone. 💛

More info coming soon — stay tuned!
(And if you’ve been craving connection, support, and a place to be real… we think you’re going to love what’s coming.)

www.creatingprogress.net
intake@creatingprogress.net
847.790.4959 (call or text)

06/17/2025

It’s okay if you’re not okay right now.

If you’re somewhere in the middle of trying to grow your family — whether that’s through IVF, adoption, or still grieving a loss — this part of the journey can feel lonely, painful, and honestly… exhausting.

Maybe you’ve been holding it all together for everyone else, but inside you feel anxious, overwhelmed, or completely stuck.

Kayla gets it. Not just from her 10+ years as a therapist, but from sitting with so many clients who’ve walked this road before. And after being waitlist-only, she now has 2 rare openings for new clients.

She specializes in supporting people through:

-Infertility, IVF, and the emotional rollercoaster of “trying”
-Miscarriage and pregnancy loss
-The complex emotions around adoption
-Grief, trauma, and identity shifts that no one warned you about
-Life transitions and major decisions that feel too heavy to carry alone

With advanced training in Internal Family Systems (IFS), Kayla offers a space where all your parts are welcome — the heartbroken part, the angry part, the hopeful part, the exhausted part. Nothing gets pushed aside here. Everything is held with care.

This isn’t about fixing you. It’s about honoring what you’ve been through, and helping you move through it with more clarity, self-compassion, and support.

💛 If this season has left you feeling lost, stuck, or alone — this might be the place to start healing.

📩 Message us to grab one of Kayla’s 2 new spots while they’re still open.

www.creatingprogress.net
intake@creatingprogress.net
847.790.4959 (call or text)

06/17/2025

You’ve been holding a lot lately.

Maybe your relationship feels more like a battlefield than a partnership.
Maybe becoming a mom has brought more overwhelm than joy, and you barely recognize yourself anymore.
Maybe ADHD or anxiety is making it impossible to keep up with life, and you’re just tired.
Or maybe you’re in one of those big, in-between seasons—where nothing is terrible but everything feels off.

If any of that sounds familiar, you’re not alone—and you don’t have to figure it all out by yourself.

Jaimie has just 4 openings available for new clients. She’s spent over a decade walking alongside individuals, couples, teens, and parents through life’s messiest, most meaningful moments.

She specializes in:

-Relationships and communication struggles
-Perinatal/postpartum stress and identity shifts
-ADHD support (real-world strategies, not just checklists)
-Trauma recovery and emotional overwhelm
-Life transitions, anxiety, and self-esteem

Jaimie creates a warm, judgment-free space where you can breathe, unpack what’s going on, and actually start to feel better.

If you’re ready to feel more connected—to yourself, to others, and to the life you want—this might be your time.

📩 Reach out to claim one of Jaimie’s 4 spots before they fill up.

www.creatingprogress.net
intake@creatingprogress.net
847.790.4959 (call or text)

05/09/2025

Ever started something that was supposed to be simple… and suddenly you're knee-deep in messy chaos, wondering why you even bothered? 🙃

That was me today — just trying to clean out the playroom closet. What happened next? A mess, a meltdown (mine), and a surprisingly perfect metaphor for therapy.

✨ Spoiler alert: It’s not about perfection — it’s about progress.

So if you’re feeling overwhelmed by your own version of messy chaos — whether it’s burnout, anxiety, grief, parenting stress, relationship tension, or something else — you don’t have to go through it alone.

We’re here. Let’s make sense of the mess together.

👉 [Read more: The Closet, the Chaos, and Why Therapy Feels a Lot Like Both]
https://www.creatingprogress.net/post/the-closet-the-chaos-and-why-therapy-feels-a-lot-like-both

📞 Reach out anytime — you don’t have to do it alone.

👉 www.creatingprogress.net
📧 intake@creatingprogress.net
📱 847.790.4959 ext 1

02/22/2025

So much fun with the Nikkie Evans PLLC team at thrown elements pottery!

At Nikkie Evans PLLC we are passionate about creating progress, not perfection. Just like pottery, progress is about shaping what you’ve started, not perfecting it. Every imperfection tells a story of growth.

If you need support in shaping what you’ve started, reach out today! Our team would love to walk alongside you as you embrace progress in your own life.

Intake@creatingprogress.net
www.creatingprogress.net