Providing Mental Health Services To Individuals, Couples,
Families, and Groups Since 1985

Every day we face new challenges and difficult life decisions. Sometimes we need help in understanding and interpreting the world around us. Counseling and  psychological therapy can help you achieve solid footing as you travel the stepping stones of healthy change.

The Hoover and Associates staff provide the highest level of professional services in therapy, consultation, and psychological testing.

We offer practical and caring mental health assistance to you in a friendly therapy and counseling center located in Tinley Park.

At Hoover and Associates, we employ a variety of therapeutic approaches, tailored to your individual needs. We are conveniently located at 16325 S. Harlem Avenue, Suite 200, Tinley Park, IL 60477-Phone 708-429-6999 View Map

Members of the American Psychological Association
and the Illinois Psychological Association
Therapy Services

Psychological Testing and Neuropsychological Services
Hoover and Associates

Our staff of professionals, under the direction of Sandra Kasprzyk, Psy.D., provide an environment for testing that is comfortable for both you and your child. Psychological testing can be stressful, confusing, or uncomfortable for children and their parents. There are so many questions. Should I have my child tested? What kinds of tests will be administered? Who will see the results and how will that affect my child? These and any other questions will be answered during this initial visit.

Mental Health Issues Treated at
Hoover and Associates

Our staff of caring clinicians provide counseling and psychological services covering a wide variety of mental health issues, including depression and anxiety therapy, family counseling, grief and loss issues, as well as psychological evaluations and hypnosis therapy.  Our team of highly trained and caring  counselors can provide the help and guidance you need.

• Depression therapy:
  

  Although everyone has some days of feeling down and blue, clinical depression lasts longer than just a few days, and can have a major negative impact on a person’s well-being. People with depression cannot just “snap out of it”, and often feel even worse when they expect themselves to be able to do so. Depression is not a weakness in character. It is not laziness. Depression is an illness which leads to changes in mood, thinking and behavior. Some people inherit a risk to develop depression, while others become depressed when stress or low self-esteem leads to the physical reaction that accompanies depression.

• Child development problems:

  Children develop on many levels. They need to develop physically, cognitively, emotionally, socially and academically. At times, a child advances in some areas and lags behind in others. Delays or advances in development can cause difficulty for the child and the family. Understanding how best to help the child can make the child’s development easier for all involved.

• Eating disorders:

  People seek help for a number of different kinds of eating problems. Some of these include anorexia nervosa (restricting food intake and becoming dangerously thin) and bulimia nervosa (bingeing and purging), as well as compulsive overeating. Treatment helps people have a more positive relationship with food and their bodies.

• Obsessive-compulsive behaviors:

  Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) involves repetitive obsessions and/or compulsions that are very time-consuming and/or cause a lot of distress or disruption to one’s daily life. Those suffering from obsessive- compulsive disorder usually realize that the obsessions and compulsions are excessive. Obsessions are thoughts, images or impulses that come into one’s mind and are distressing or difficult to ignore. Common obsessions include thoughts about contamination, doubts about having turned off appliances or locked doors, and the urge to do certain things in a certain order. Compulsions are behaviors that are performed over and over again in order to reduce feelings of anxiety or discomfort. For example, a common compulsion is repeated hand-washing which is often done in order to ward off excessive anxiety about germs. People with OCD usually feel driven to perform these behaviors, even though they may have a strong desire to stop.

• Generalized anxiety disorder:

  GAD is much more than the normal anxiety people experience day to day. It often includes chronic and exaggerated worry and tension. Having this disorder means always anticipating disaster, often worrying excessively about health, money, family, or work. Sometimes, though, the source of the worry is hard to pinpoint. Simply the thought of getting through the day may provoke anxiety.

• Family counseling:

  Real life is not like in the movies. People change, grow up, become smarter, have accidents, become sick or disabled, become step-parents, and so on. Our children may join other children in `blended families.’ We might see our future selves in aging parents who want both independence and involvement. Some people may wonder how to continue the `parenting’ relationship when divorce and separation end the `spousal’ relationship. Life changes us and those around us. Even wonderful opportunities confront us with decisions and choices. How do we navigate these `rough seas’ while making the best decisions, using our best judgment? Therapy can help you negotiate the transitions in the life of your family.