Co-Parenting Tools - Konick & Associates with Sterk Family Law

Orland Park IL

04 February, 2021

12:06 AM

Description

Co-Parenting Tools - Konick & Associates with Sterk Family Law Co-parenting may often come with conflicting opinions, challenges and struggles that complicate the process for parents and children alike. Poor cooperation, along with others, is some of the trials parents seeking to co-parent face. Attorney Gwendolyn J. Sterk speaks with Terry McCormick, PsyD, Clinical Psychologist of Konick & Associates, to discuss some common co-parenting hurdles and some options for families to consider to find solutions. Konick & Associates provides compassionate child, adolescent, adult, and family counseling. Looking at “the whole picture” of their clients allows their practitioners to find the core issues, and then focus on practical solutions that fit individual's needs. They apply validated behavior strategies to transform patterns of thinking and behavior. When working with children, parents are included jointly in the plan to transfer in-session work to the home and school settings. Dr. Terry McCormick joined the clinical team at Konick and Associates as a Clinical Psychology Fellow in 2021. She obtained a Master’s of Science in 2003 from Lewis University and a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Adler School of Professional Psychology in 2011, with concentrations in group psychotherapy and clinical hypnosis. Her focus is holistic in nature and corresponds to the unique needs of her clients. Dr. McCormick integrates her Adlerian and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy training with a Family Systems approach to assist clients to develop insight and effective coping skills to improve their overall emotional health and daily functioning. Over the past 29 years, Dr. McCormick worked within the criminal justice system, both in the fields of law enforcement and clinical psychology. Her experience includes court-ordered mental health assessments, group psychotherapy, and individual, couples, and family therapy with adolescents and adults. She has assisted teens, adults and families address interpersonal and community challenges related to substance use, anxiety, depression, anger management, conflict resolution, PTSD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and personality disorders. She is particularly passionate about her work with vicarious trauma in first responders and members of the LGBTQ+ community. As a certified mediator, Dr. McCormick utilizes a problem-solving approach to help opposing parties come to a mutually agreed-upon resolution that seeks to benefit all interested parties. Dr. McCormick also provides services for individuals, couples, and families undergoing significant life transitions ranging from incarceration, legal issues, divorce, domestic violence, and narcissistic abuse to other transformative life events, such as loss of identity and adjustment challenges in retirement. Dr. McCormick provides an empathetic environment to explore all types of transitions with the primary focus of teaching the skills needed to thrive in an evolving world. Konick & Associates: https://www.konickandassociates.com/​ Sterk Family Law Group - https://sterkfamilylaw.com/​​ Sterk Family Law provides a full range of family law and estate planning services in Orland Park for clients in Will, Cook, and DuPage counties. The Sterk Family Law Group team provides a holistic approach to the practice of law and strives to not only service a client’s legal needs, but also help manage a client’s emotional and over-all well-being by establishing connections with a vast network of counselors, support groups, and various other non-traditional service providers within local communities by way of the unique Resource Center. The Resource Center provides Sterk Family Law clients with access to other professionals to help prepare for the next step in their lives. This is a legal advertisement from Sterk Family Law Group. It does not constitute legal or medical advice and should not be construed as such. This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only.