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Personal Balance Counseling

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Personal Balance Counseling

PBC offers individual, group, and family counseling in a comfortable environment. Our clinicians welcome anyone who is willing to step foot in the office.

Personal Balance Counseling offers clients a safe, warm, and open environment to explore themselves and their life. Counseling at Personal Balance is provided by licensed clinicians who are trained in evidenced based practices to ensure you are receiving the highest quality of care. Personal Balance Counseling offers a variety of services, but will begin where you are most comfortable. Our trained

clinicians work with you to develop a strong understanding of self and needs and develop therapeutic goals to achieve a balance in life and wellness. No issue is too small or too big for these therapists. Our clinicians will find a mutual starting point and help you overcome barriers to a balanced life. Personal Balance Counseling utilizes Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Solution Focused and Psychodynamic Integrative Therapy to maximize the best experience possible to achieve your goals. Personal Balance clinicians are familiar with local resources and will work with any provider to ensure best quality of care.

08/07/2025

How to Empathize

Content: To empathize with someone, you can follow a few simple steps that help you truly understand and connect with what they're feeling:

1. Listen Actively

Give them your full attention—no distractions.

Focus on their words, tone, and body language.

2. Be Present, Not Judging

Don’t interrupt or offer solutions too quickly.

Just be there and accept their feelings without criticism.

3. Imagine Their Perspective

Ask yourself: “How would I feel in their situation?”

Try to see the world through their eyes, even if you don’t agree.

4. Acknowledge Their Feelings

Say things like:

“That sounds really tough.”

“I can see why you feel that way.”

5. Offer Support, Not Fixes

Ask: “Do you want to talk more or just need someone to listen?”

Sometimes, empathy means just sitting with someone in their emotions.

6. Practice Compassion

If it feels right, offer kindness or help—but only after truly understanding how they feel.

Empathy isn’t about having the perfect response—it’s about being real, human, and present.

08/05/2025

Why Empathy Matters 🤝

Empathy means understanding and sharing others’ feelings. It builds stronger relationships, improves communication, and helps resolve conflict. Empathetic people are better leaders, better friends, and create more compassionate communities. 💬💙

Practice empathy — the world needs it. 🌍✨

08/01/2025

Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person. It means putting yourself in someone else's shoes—imagining what they're going through emotionally, mentally, or even physically.

There are three main types of empathy:

Cognitive empathy – Understanding how someone feels and what they might be thinking. It's like intellectually grasping their emotional state.

Emotional (or affective) empathy – Actually feeling what another person is feeling, like catching their emotions.

Compassionate empathy – Not just understanding and feeling what someone is going through but also being moved to help.

Empathy plays a big role in relationships, communication, conflict resolution, and emotional intelligence. It’s different from sympathy, which is more about feeling for someone rather than with them.

07/31/2025

Celebrating culture means honoring the traditions, values, languages, stories, and creativity that shape who we are and where we come from. It’s an active, respectful way of keeping heritage alive while fostering connection and understanding with others.

To celebrate culture is to say, “This is who we are, where we come from, and how we connect.” It’s a powerful act of pride, remembrance, and belonging. 🧡

07/29/2025

Chinese lanterns symbolize hope, guidance, and new beginnings. 🏮✨
They remind us to let go of the past, embrace the light within, and rise into each new chapter with grace and purpose. Like a lantern in the night sky, your light matters—keep shining.

07/25/2025

Storytelling is important to celebrate because it preserves identity, builds connection, and gives voice to experiences that shape who we are. Through stories, we honor our past, express our present, and imagine our future.

When we celebrate storytelling, we celebrate each other. We say, “Your voice matters. Your life matters. Your story matters.” 💬🌍

07/23/2025

A cultural potluck is a meaningful and delicious way to bring people together while celebrating diversity, heritage, and connection. It’s more than just a shared meal—it’s an opportunity for cultural exchange, learning, and community-building.

A cultural potluck feeds more than hunger—it nourishes understanding, empathy, and joy. 🌍💛

07/21/2025

Creating a memory board is a beautiful way to celebrate life’s special moments, people, and experiences. It serves as a visual reminder of joy, love, and growth—perfect for personal reflection, gifts, or even events like birthdays and graduations.

A memory board is more than decoration—it’s a celebration of who you are and where you’ve been. Let it remind you of joy in your journey. 🌟

07/17/2025

Celebrating life through cuisine means savoring the experience of food—not just eating to survive, but enjoying it as an expression of culture, creativity, connection, and joy. Food is a universal love language, and sharing or preparing it can be a deeply meaningful way to honor life’s richness.

Food nourishes more than the body—it nourishes the soul. So celebrate life one delicious bite at a time. 🍲✨

07/15/2025

Celebrating life through the outdoors means reconnecting with nature to find peace, inspiration, and a deeper sense of being alive. Stepping outside can remind you of life’s beauty, help you slow down, and refresh your mind and body.

Nature is a quiet celebration of life happening all around us—every day. Step outside and join it. 🌞🌲

07/14/2025

🧩 ATTACHMENTS & RELATIONSHIPS 🧠
A Therapy Process Group for Adults

Are you tired of repeating the same patterns in your relationships?
Do you struggle with trust, closeness, or feeling truly seen?
Curious how your past may be shaping your current connections?

You’re not alone—and you don’t have to figure it out alone either.

Join our Attachments & Relationships adult process group at Personal Balance Counseling. This group is designed to help you:
✨ Understand your attachment style and relationship patterns
✨ Build self-awareness in a safe, supportive environment
✨ Practice vulnerability, emotional regulation, and setting boundaries
✨ Create more fulfilling, connected relationships—with others and yourself

What to Expect:
🕒 Weekly 75 minute sessions
👥 Small group setting with other adults exploring similar challenges
🧠 Guided by a licensed, trauma-informed therapist
📚 A blend of open discussion and structured themes, including:
▪️ Attachment styles
▪️ Boundaries & emotional safety
▪️ Trust, intimacy & conflict
▪️ Healing past relationship wounds

📍 Location: Personal Balance Counseling, Orland Park
🧑‍⚕️Begins July 24th at 7 pm
📩 Email us to get started: newclientinfo@personalbalancecounseling.com
📞 Or call: 708-949-8688 ext. 0
💻Or REGSITER HERE FOR THE GROUP: https://personalbalancecounseling.com/pbc-registration/register-for-the-adult-attachment-relationships-group/
You deserve meaningful connection. Let’s work on it—together.

07/11/2025

Celebrating life through hobbies means finding joy in the things that make your soul light up. Whether it's painting, dancing, cooking, or gardening, these little passions remind us to slow down, be present, and enjoy the moment. 🌿✨

Make space for what you love—not because it's productive, but because it brings you peace, creativity, and connection. Life is worth celebrating every day.

Address

9601 165th Street Suite 2
Orland Park, IL
60467

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 9pm
Tuesday	8am - 9pm
Wednesday	8am - 9pm
Thursday	8am - 9pm
Friday	8am - 9pm
Saturday	9am - 4pm
Sunday	8am - 12pm

Telephone

+17089498688

Website

http://www.personalbalancecounseling.com/

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