WHO WE ARE
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Karen Jacobson, MA, LCPC, LMFT Karen received her Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Northwestern University and obtained extensive family therapy training from The Family Institute. Karen is a licensed marriage and family therapist and a licensed clinical professional counselor. With more than 15 years of counseling experience, she has a private practice working with individual, couple and family issues as well as parent coaching. Additionally, Karen was a therapist and program director for Catholic Charities working in an adolescent program. Working in conjunction with the Chicago Public Schools, she has vast experience with kids struggling with anxiety, self esteem/ self image issues, academic underachievement, conflicts with parents, relationship/ sexuality issues, divorce, blended family issues, teenage pregnancy and bereavement. She is the parent of two boys. |
| Lauren Bondy, MSW, Certified LifeLine™ Practitioner, Parent Educator and Coach Lauren is passionate about helping parents create the joyful lives they dream of for themselves and their children. As co-founder of Parenting Perspectives, Lauren has worked extensively with parents to help them enhance their parenting tools and develop strategies to promote healthy development and nurture the unique potential of their children. Through The LifeLine Technique™ she guides parents to discover and release the subconscious barriers that inhibit parents from staying connected to their deep, loving relationship with their children even when parenting challenges arise. With barriers removed and new tools and strategies in place, Lauren helps families thrive. She has developed and presented workshops and courses to thousands of parents and teachers in the Chicago metropolitan area on a wide variety of developmental issues including: power struggles, self-esteem, sibling rivalry, temperament, discipline, friendship and school issues, as well as and meeting the social-emotional needs of gifted children. Lauren has been a keynote speaker, appeared on ABC-7’s “Connect With Kids”and serves on the Advisory Board for the National Effective Parenting Initiative. She holds a Master’s degree in clinical Social Work from Loyola University, Chicago. Lauren is the mother of three children. |
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Karen and Lauren both are certified parenting instructors
through the International Network for Children and Families.