At LifeWorks, we strive to integrate and live the following values in our relationships with each other, our clients and the broader communities we serve and with which we interface:
- To have integrity in word, action and spirit through practices of honesty, transparency, and reliability.
- To show respect through inclusiveness, fluidity, compassion, and trust.
- To shadow box with life’s difficulties, being willing to dance or wrestle with unknown, denied and disavowed parts of ourselves and others, including the messy and distrubing aspects of life.
- To bring fun & creativity into our work and the lives of those we touch through play, enjoyment, and humor.
- To behave responsibly and mindfully in matters of confidence, finance, and stewardship for the relationships that are entrusted to us.
At Lifeworks we are committed to healing: to healing people, communities and the earth from violence and all forms of social injustice. In our mission, we acknowledge that the community in which we serve sits on the colonized land of the Anishinaabe Alliance of the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawami, often referred to as the Council of Three Fires.
We acknowledge that the spirits of the original people pass through us on our city streets and the healing wisdom traditions of the indigenous people are part of our human heritage- which we honor. As such, we make every attempt to recognize the deep wounds and atrocities committed against the original people of this land.
Welcome to our newest LifeWorks team members
Programs and Professional Support
Trainers & Consultants
LifeWorks is deeply committed to ongoing staff training and development. We believe a learning culture helps us as a team to have fun, get to know each other better, meet our practice goals and provide the high quality psychotherapy to our clients.
Kink & Polyamory Aware Chicago Therapists (KPACT)
KPACT is an online community of psychotherapists, healthcare professionals, and graduate students to discuss professional and ethical issues related to psychotherapy with kinky and polyamorous clients. We host professional presentations, networking, and dialogue events quarterly.
The Green House
The Green House is a part-time, paid, post-graduate psychotherapy training fellowship program developed and sponsored by LifeWorks Psychotherapy Center. This program provides fellows with extensive training, supervision, and hands-on clinical experience.