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After 15 plus years in the mental health field, Dr. Michelle Kukla has witnessed firsthand for years how hard and scary change can be to achieve. In fact, research shows that nearly 50% of people fail to maintain lifestyle changes or adhere to new behavioral regimens.
Consequently, Healthy Living Counseling Center (HLCC) was born out of her dedication to create a practice that was focused on empowering children, teens, couples, and families to healthy living (emotionally, behaviorally, and physically).Here at HLCC you will find a strong and unique commitment to healthy living being a team approach.
Consequently, Healthy Living Counseling Center (HLCC) was born out of her dedication to create a practice that was focused on empowering children, teens, couples, and families to healthy living (emotionally, behaviorally, and physically).Here at HLCC you will find a strong and unique commitment to healthy living being a team approach.
She is the founder and owner of Healthy Living Counseling Center, a health consortium of wellness professionals providing exemplary services. She obtained her master's and doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology from Roosevelt University. Dr. Kukla completed her internship training with Mayo Clinic Health System.
I work with individuals to realize their potential for positive change. Too often, the drive for the life we want is stalled by shame, fear, and anxiety. Events in our past cause us to miss the promise of our future. Together, we will explore, identify and process your thoughts, feelings and behaviors to lead you towards a clear understanding of who you are and what you need to live the life you want.
Lorie is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with more than 21 years of experience working with children, adolescents and adults in a multitude of settings and needs. Her interventions focus on client's strengths, and sessions are collaborative and non-judgmental.
The core of any therapeutic relationship is based on a trusting and empathic connection between client and therapist; to this end she brings warmth and humor to her work: positive, present-focused and supporting self-acceptance, a basis for all positive changes and growth.Lorie has been trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and HeartMath, a biofeedback program for managing stress.
The core of any therapeutic relationship is based on a trusting and empathic connection between client and therapist; to this end she brings warmth and humor to her work: positive, present-focused and supporting self-acceptance, a basis for all positive changes and growth.Lorie has been trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and HeartMath, a biofeedback program for managing stress.
Dr. Rana V. Michaels is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience. She offers treatment in an atmosphere of confidentiality and collaboration. Dr. Michaels completed her undergraduate work at The University of Illinois and received her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from The Illinois School of Professional Psychology.
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Jodi Suson
Sep 06, 2021
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I was misdiagnosed in 1997 with Bi-Polar and Schizophrenia. In addition, I was overmedicated for 2 decades. After which I was referred to Dr. Michelle Kukla, PsyD who showed me how to manage pain drug free. However, it was important to me to make sure that I did not have these mental disorders and that I understood the “why” the new doctors thought it was a misdiagnosis. So I found a checklist on the Internet for signs and symptoms of Bi-Polar and Schizophrenia and together with Dr. Kukla, we reviewed each line item. I made sure that I understood what each of these symptoms meant and how that
