Creating Progress - Nikkie Evans PLLC

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Creating Progress - Nikkie Evans PLLC Are you feeling stuck, stressed, overwhelmed, or anxious? You're in the right place! We provide individual, couples, family & group therapy.

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✨ NEW EVENING AVAILABILITY WITH JENNIFER ALLEN, LCPC! ✨Evening appointments have been some of our most requested—and har...
10/07/2026

✨ NEW EVENING AVAILABILITY WITH JENNIFER ALLEN, LCPC! ✨

Evening appointments have been some of our most requested—and hardest to find—appointment times. After months of having a waitlist, Jennifer Allen, LPC now has new evening openings!

Jennifer is passionate about supporting parents, couples, and individuals navigating relationships, family dynamics, and major life transitions.

She may be an especially great fit if you’re:

• Feeling overwhelmed or stuck in difficult parenting patterns
• Experiencing frequent conflict with your child or teen
• Looking for practical tools to improve communication at home
• Navigating relationship or family stress
• Adjusting to pregnancy, postpartum, or parenthood
• Feeling emotionally overwhelmed or stretched too thin

Jennifer brings a practical and supportive approach to therapy. Rather than leaving sessions wondering, “Okay…but what do I actually do differently?” Jennifer helps clients identify concrete changes they can begin applying in everyday life.

Her work with parents can also be a great complement when a child or teen is participating in their own individual therapy—helping create meaningful changes within the family as a whole.

💻 Virtual therapy throughout Illinois
🌙 New evening appointments available
💙 In-network with BCBS PPO & Blue Choice PPO

If evenings are what have been holding you back from starting therapy, this may be the opening you’ve been waiting for.

📩 Reach out to learn more or get connected with Jennifer!
[email protected]
https://www.creatingprogress.net/jenniferallen

✨ NEW EVENING AVAILABILITY WITH FRANCESCA COTTONE, LCPC! ✨After months of having a waitlist for evening appointments, we...
10/07/2026

✨ NEW EVENING AVAILABILITY WITH FRANCESCA COTTONE, LCPC! ✨

After months of having a waitlist for evening appointments, we’re excited to share that Francesca Cottone, LCPC now has a few new evening openings!

Francesca is an especially great fit for clients who feel like anxiety, intrusive thoughts, fears, or OCD are taking up way too much space in their lives.

She has a particular passion for working with:

• OCD & intrusive thoughts
• Emetophobia (fear of vomiting)
• Health anxiety
• Panic & phobias
• Body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs)
• Body image & Body Dysmorphic Disorder
• Anxiety & perfectionism
• Chronic illness, pain & GI-related conditions
• Trauma & life transitions

Francesca utilizes Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), CBT, ACT, DBT, mindfulness, and other evidence-based approaches to help clients learn to tolerate discomfort, build trust in themselves, and move toward the life they want to live.

Her approach is warm, genuine, compassionate, and collaborative—and she’s especially skilled at connecting with teens who may be hesitant or unsure about starting therapy.

💻 Virtual therapy throughout Illinois
🌙 New evening appointments available
💙 In-network with BCBS PPO & Blue Choice PPO

If you’ve been waiting for an evening appointment—or looking for a therapist who truly understands OCD and anxiety—now is a great time to connect with Francesca.

📩 Reach out to get started!
[email protected]
https://www.creatingprogress.net/francescacottone

The way we think about a situation can have a powerful impact on how we feel—and sometimes our thoughts aren’t telling u...
09/30/2026

The way we think about a situation can have a powerful impact on how we feel—and sometimes our thoughts aren’t telling us the whole story.

When you notice yourself feeling anxious, overwhelmed, discouraged, or stuck, get curious about the thoughts underneath those feelings.

Is this thought a fact—or an assumption?
Is there another way to look at this?
What would I say to someone I care about in this same situation?

You may not be able to choose every thought that shows up, but you can learn to question it, reframe it, and choose which thoughts deserve your attention.

www.creatingprogress.net

We don’t get to choose every experience that shapes us. Some patterns were learned in survival. Some wounds came from ot...
09/28/2026

We don’t get to choose every experience that shapes us. Some patterns were learned in survival. Some wounds came from other people. Some circumstances were completely outside of our control.

But you don’t have to figure out how to move forward on your own. Therapy can be a space to make sense of what you’ve been through, understand the patterns that developed along the way, and discover what you want to do differently moving forward.

You don’t have to navigate the hard parts alone. We’re here to support you as you understand, heal, and move forward.

www.creatingprogress.net

Being a teen girl is hard. Finding support for your teen shouldn't be!Our Teen Girls Process Group is BACK! 🎉Friendship ...
09/24/2026

Being a teen girl is hard. Finding support for your teen shouldn't be!

Our Teen Girls Process Group is BACK! 🎉

Friendship struggles, social anxiety, feeling left out, or simply trying to figure out who you are. The teen years can feel overwhelming, especially when you feel like you're navigating it all alone.

Led by Jessica Kolka, LCSW, our Teen Girls Process Group offers a safe, supportive space for girls to connect with peers who get it, have real conversations, build confidence, and navigate life's challenges together.

Whether your teen is struggling with friendships, feeling isolated, stepping down from a higher level of care, or simply looking for additional connection and support, this group could be a great fit!

✨ Mondays 6 PM - 7PM
✨ Led by Jessica Kolka, LCSW
✨ Open enrollment — join anytime!

Because sometimes, knowing you're not alone makes all the difference. 💕

Interested in learning more or enrolling your teen?
Send us a message or visit www.creatingprogress.net!
[email protected]

Anxiety loves certainty. It wants answers, reassurance, control, and a way out of anything that feels uncomfortable.But ...
09/23/2026

Anxiety loves certainty. It wants answers, reassurance, control, and a way out of anything that feels uncomfortable.

But learning to manage anxiety often means practicing the opposite.

Pause before accepting every anxious thought as fact. Allow some discomfort without immediately trying to escape it. Speak to yourself with kindness when things feel hard. Give yourself time before making decisions just to get relief.

You don’t have to get rid of anxiety to move forward. You can learn to make room for it without letting it take the lead.

www.creatingprogress.net

We often think growth means changing how we feel. But sometimes, growth is simply learning that we don’t have to act on ...
09/21/2026

We often think growth means changing how we feel. But sometimes, growth is simply learning that we don’t have to act on every feeling.

We can feel anxious without avoiding.
We can feel angry without lashing out.
We can feel overwhelmed without shutting down.
We can feel uncomfortable and still choose what aligns with who we want to be.

That little space between the feeling and the response? That’s where change begins.

www.creatingprogress.net

09/10/2026

🍂 Looking for support this fall? Kayla Block, MSW, LCSW has just 4 openings left for new clients!

Kayla is a warm, down-to-earth therapist with 10+ years of experience helping clients navigate some of life's hardest and most uncertain seasons. She specializes in anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, life transitions, motherhood, perinatal/postpartum concerns, infertility, IVF and pregnancy loss, relationship struggles, self-esteem, and more.

Whether you're adjusting to motherhood, walking through infertility or loss, feeling stuck in anxiety, navigating a major transition, or simply wondering “Where do I even start?”—Kayla creates a space where you can bring the messy parts, too. 🤎

Her approach is warm, collaborative and personalized, helping you explore patterns, boundaries and the ways your past may be influencing how you're feeling today—while giving you tools to move forward.

✨ Only 4 new-client spots remaining
☀️ Daytime + 🌙 evening availability
💻 Virtual therapy throughout Illinois

If you've been thinking about starting therapy this fall, this may be your sign to reach out.

Learn more about Kayla Block and request an appointment.

https://www.creatingprogress.net/kaylablock

09/09/2026

Sometimes the biggest thing standing in our way isn’t our ability—it’s the way we’re talking to ourselves.

If you’re constantly comparing, fearing mistakes, expecting the worst, or believing you have to get it just right to be successful, it might be time for a mindset shift. 🤎

Growth doesn’t require perfection. It requires a willingness to challenge the thoughts keeping you stuck and make room for something different.

✨ Progress over perfection. Always.

www.creatingprogress.net

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5 Revere Drive Suite 200
Northbrook, IL
60062

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 9pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 9pm
Sunday 1pm - 9pm

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+18477904959

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