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When you have OCD, sometimes that’s all you can think about.Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condi...
10/16/2026

When you have OCD, sometimes that’s all you can think about.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition characterized by two key components: obsessions and compulsions.

Obsessions are intrusive, unwanted thoughts, images, or urges that cause significant distress. They can feel especially upsetting because they often conflict with a person’s values, beliefs, or sense of self.

Compulsions are repetitive behaviors or mental acts performed in an attempt to reduce distress, gain certainty, or prevent a feared outcome. Some are visible, such as checking, washing, or arranging. Others are less apparent, such as mentally reviewing events, seeking reassurance, or replaying conversations to make sure everything is okay.

You deserve a life that feels bigger than OCD, and support can help you get there.

OCD affects approximately 1 in 40 adults, and you are not alone. With appropriate support, it is possible to find relief from the cycle of obsessions and compulsions and reconnect with what matters most to you.

This National OCD Awareness Week (October 11–17, 2026), we want you to know that help is available, and you don’t have to navigate OCD alone.

Let’s take it off your mind. Together.



Click the link in our bio to learn more and connect with a therapist.

How does race live inside the psyche, and how does it show up in the consulting room and in supervision? Join us for a h...
10/16/2026

How does race live inside the psyche, and how does it show up in the consulting room and in supervision? Join us for a half-day mini-conference exploring racialization from three angles:

🧠 Theory: Ramya B. Iyer, LCSW, introduces societal racial introjection, a proposed mechanism by which the racial logics of the social world become part of psychic structure.

🛋️ Clinical Practice: Gabriel Ruiz, LCPC, examines how racialized transference and countertransference enter treatment, and how to hold these dynamics in the room rather than interpret them away too soon.

👥 Supervision: Molly Witten, PhD, explores how racial dynamics play out in the supervisory relationship and the supervisor’s role in making space to examine them openly.

📅 Saturday, November 14, 2026
🕘 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM CST
📍 Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute, 8 South Michigan Ave, Floor 7
💲 $100

Register now: https://members.chicagoanalysis.org/site_event_detail.cfm?pk_association_event=38658

In the West, Oedipus kills his father. In Persia’s great epic, the tragedy runs the other way: Rostam, the mightiest her...
10/14/2026

In the West, Oedipus kills his father. In Persia’s great epic, the tragedy runs the other way: Rostam, the mightiest hero of his age, unknowingly kills his son Sohrab on the battlefield.

What does it mean when a culture’s foundational story centers on a father’s grief? Join us as we trace the legend of Rostam through stunning Persian court manuscript paintings and ask why, a thousand years after Ferdowsi wrote it, this story still lives so vividly in the Iranian imagination.

Join us in person or online. Register at https://ow.ly/SL1350ZXNC2..

We’ve all had a feeling take over the whole afternoon. The good news? One of the most effective ways to calm it down is ...
10/14/2026

We’ve all had a feeling take over the whole afternoon. The good news? One of the most effective ways to calm it down is also one of the simplest: naming emotions as they happen.

Research shows that putting a feeling into words, like “I’m frustrated” or “I’m anxious,” quiets the brain’s alarm center and gives the more thoughtful part of the mind a chance to catch up.

In other words, your feelings respond well to being recognized.

Swipe through for four simple steps for naming emotions the next time they run high, plus an emotions wheel for finding a more precise word than “fine.”

Curious about what lies beneath the surface? Our Chicago clinicians would be glad to help. Visit the link in our bio to connect with a therapist.

More than a century ago, psychoanalysis began with a simple but radical idea: that talking helps. One of the field’s ear...
10/10/2026

More than a century ago, psychoanalysis began with a simple but radical idea: that talking helps. One of the field’s earliest patients called it “the talking cure,” and the name stuck. It’s built on the belief that our struggles make sense, that our feelings have histories, and that putting them into words with someone who truly listens can change how we live.

That idea is still at the heart of what we do at CPI. This World Mental Health Day, we want to remind you that you don’t have to have it all figured out before reaching out. You just have to start talking.

Whenever you’re ready, our therapists are here. Tap the link in our bio to get connected.

This Saturday, October 10, is World Mental Health Day, and we want to share something that might surprise you: when it c...
10/08/2026

This Saturday, October 10, is World Mental Health Day, and we want to share something that might surprise you: when it comes to stress, it's not all in your head.

Ongoing stress shows up in your body, in your sleep, your muscles, your heart, and your immune system. Freud noticed this back in the 1890s, when he saw patients whose emotional struggles showed up as real physical pain.

A few places to start: focus on what you can control, choose active habits over passive ones (a walk instead of a scroll), and build small moments of joy into your day.

If you've tried to manage your stress and the symptoms are still there, stress management therapy can help you get to the root of it. Click the link in our bio to connect with a therapist at our Treatment Center.

Not all struggles are visible on the surface.Freud believed much of what weighs on us lives beneath the surface, in the ...
10/06/2026

Not all struggles are visible on the surface.

Freud believed much of what weighs on us lives beneath the surface, in the unconscious. Stress is often where those hidden knots show up first: trouble sleeping, racing thoughts, tension, or feeling overwhelmed without knowing why.

This World Mental Health Day, on Saturday October 10, 2026, let's listen to ourselves and to each other. You don't have to untangle everything at once, and you don't have to do it alone.

Click the link in our bio to connect with a therapist, today!

Meet Jason Rosenthal, a Staff Psychotherapist at the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute."I became a therapist because of m...
09/30/2026

Meet Jason Rosenthal, a Staff Psychotherapist at the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute.

"I became a therapist because of my own loss, and because of what I learned in the years after it: grief doesn't have a timeline, and the hardest part usually comes after everyone else has moved on. My work is to be there for that part."

Jason Rosenthal is a grief therapist in Evanston, Illinois. He works with children, adolescents, and adults following the death of a parent, spouse, child, sibling, or close friend, and with losses that get less recognition — divorce, estrangement, job loss, retirement, and the death of a pet. He practiced law for many years before coming to this work through his own experience of loss.

Does this resonate with you? Good news! Jason is currently accepting new clients! Click the link in our bio to make an appointment with Jason, today!

The Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute mourns the loss of Dr. Benjamin Garber, who passed away at age 87.Dr. Garber was a ...
09/24/2026

The Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute mourns the loss of Dr. Benjamin Garber, who passed away at age 87.

Dr. Garber was a member of the founding clinical community of the Barr-Harris Children and Family Grief & Loss Center and later served as its Director. His work focused on the lasting impact of losing a parent, and on how grief continues to evolve from childhood into adolescence and adulthood. Through his clinical practice and his writings on adolescent mourning, he helped Barr-Harris understand bereavement as a lifelong developmental process. That understanding still shapes how we care for grieving children and families today.

As a teacher and supervisor, he influenced generations of clinicians. Colleagues remember him as gifted, insightful, and generous, with a practical yet theoretically rigorous approach to working with children that was a rare gift to everyone he trained.

Born in Vilna in 1938, Dr. Garber survived the Holocaust as a child and came to the United States at age 12. He went on to spend more than 40 years helping children and adults heal.

We extend our deepest condolences to his wife, Wylie, and to his children, grandchildren, and all who loved him. May his memory be a blessing.

Dr. Garber taught us that grief is carried and remembered over a lifetime. In that spirit, we invite colleagues, students, and families to share a memory of him in the comments below.

His family has asked that memorial gifts be made to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum or to the Barr-Harris Children and Family Grief & Loss Center at chicagoanalysis.org/donate.

Meet Sinem Camlica, an intern at the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute."I became a therapist because I have always been c...
09/23/2026

Meet Sinem Camlica, an intern at the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute.

"I became a therapist because I have always been curious about understanding the world around me. I am passionate about creating spaces to explore the many layers and complexity of being human."
The first step in overcoming problems is to understand their causes. She believes therapy provides a space for us to work through thoughts and struggles that are overlooked by the intense demands of everyday life tasks. It might feel strange to think about going to an office to meet a stranger and talk through thoughts or experiences you might not have shared with anyone, even yourself. She believes we all need someone to listen to our raw, unfiltered thoughts. In a noisy, chaotic world where hearing your own voice seems impossible, together, you can create a space together where your stories will be heard and curiously explored.

Sinem aims to provide a safe space for you to explore the many layers of yourself, including parts that might feel uncomfortable or never been explored before. Together, she hopes to help you go on a journey of self-discovery and self-understanding. In this journey, you will create a pathway towards a more fulfilled and integrated life, where you begin to feel a sense of belonging in more aspects of your life including the establishment and maintenance of genuine, meaningful relationships with yourself and others.

Want to learn more? Good news! Sinem is currently accepting new clients! Click the link in our bio to make an appointment with Sinem, today!

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