Secure Start
Child and Family Psychology
Providing evidence-based therapy, evaluation, and consultation — supporting your journey from family planning to parenting.
Based in the North Shore, Illinois. Perinatal, infant, and early childhood mental health support now available for families in all PSYPACT-participating states.
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Specialized Care When You Need It Most
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Experiencing depression, anxiety, or overwhelming emotions during pregnancy or postpartum? Our specialized perinatal expertise helps you feel emotionally available for your baby while creating the secure bond they need to thrive. We offer evidence-based therapy including trauma-informed approaches.
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When your child has frequent meltdowns, aggression, or intense fears, knowing what's typical versus what needs professional support makes all the difference. Through our evidence-based evaluation and parenting support, you’ll help your child learn emotional regulation and develop the trust that shapes all future relationships. We offer evidence-based therapies including cognitive behavioral therapy, exposure and response prevention, and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy.
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We combine advanced therapeutic techniques with practical strategies, creating personalized plans for your unique family. Together, we'll help you identify your core parenting values—especially when you want to parent differently than you were raised—and develop the skills to parent authentically according to what matters most to you. The secure attachment you build now becomes your child's internal compass for life.
This investment pays dividends for generations. Securely attached children become adults who communicate well, manage stress effectively, and form loving relationships—often passing these same gifts to their own children.
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A secure beginning for lifelong wellbeing.
Your relationship with your child is powerful. When children feel secure and emotionally safe, they develop resilience, healthy relationships, and confidence that lasts into adulthood.
But sometimes, parenting feels impossible. There’s stress, anxiety, co-parent relationship difficulties, child behavioral challenges… all kinds of things that get in the way of your ideal relationship with your child. You worry that you’re letting your child down. But you don’t need to figure it out alone.
You already have what it takes. We’ll bring our expertise to help you be the parent you want to be.
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Services
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Perinatal Mental Health
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Attachment-Based Parent Coaching
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Child Assessment
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Brief Child Consultation