Posts by Lynn Zakeri

  Connecting over Books (and a new video!) My favorite books listed plus my new (short!) video! As you probably have heard me say, I had a mission over COVID of “no dead ends” and to that end, I expanded. I signed a lease in June to use our new Northfield location full time (and…

*****Jennifer is not currently accepting new clients. Please contact Lynn@lynnzakeri.com if you would like to schedule with another therapist in the practice***** Jennifer Silverman began seeing clients with Lynn Zakeri LCSW Clinical Services, PLLC in 2021. She is that perfect combination of knowledgable and kind. Jennifer Silverman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who understands and…

  Introducing Ellen! Ellen Lazar, LCSW, CADC, is licensed in Arizona (AZ), Indiana (IN), Ohio (OH), Michigan (MI), Georgia (GA), Florida (FL) and pending in Washington DC, in addition to Illinois (IL). Ellen began seeing clients with Lynn Zakeri Clinical Services, PLLC in 2021. I knew from the first time we talked that she was…

It’s 2021 Despite our worries time would drag once the seasons change, still it seemed to go by in it’s typical long-days-fast-weeks sort of way. I have been paying attention to how you are doing, and how I am doing, what are memories I am taking with me into the new year, and what are…

So much to tell you…It has been a while since I sent this COVID-Season email. I was trying to take some extra time for myself this summer. I finished my Shutterfly Pandemic album documenting all we did as a family. I mastered my Pandemic Path to a Pullup… and then stopped maintaining it. I tried…

What a List! What Will You Do? We entered a new season, and for many reasons, it may be challenging. I have been compiling a list of “Connection Tips” which are really how to enjoy the colder months, how to take care of yourself, how to stay busy and most importantly, how to stay connected.…

“‹ Did you know it’s been over 100 days? 100 days since IL businesses began closing, since our governor ordered a stay-at-home order, since life as we knew it will no longer be life as we know it to be. I found myself keeping a daily log of how many clients I saw and how…

Updated Resources 6/28/20 (bottom) Thank you to those who signed up for my blog- If you want to receive future blog updates to your email (usually every few months), please sign up here:  www.lynnzakeri.com/#subscribe COVID-19 Updates from me, numbers 1-12, are below in the previous two blog posts. I did not expect to send another email…

Angry this week? Have you said, perhaps more than once, “I was OK before but now I am mad”? Or what about tired? We. Are. So. Tired. We now know that we are not back to school, back to work, back to 2019 normalcy. We are too tired to think about much positively, let alone…

Below are all five of the emails I have sent clients, colleagues, friends. Some of you have asked why they are not on my blog and that is because I am working on making my blog more accessible (and faster to load). If you waited patiently for this to load, here are weeks 5, 4,…