We invite each client to experience holistic, empirically-based traditional and alternative treatment modalities through a diverse group of professionals. We specialize in the science of Deep REST, De-Stress & EQ Development. We strive to shift and transform the stress response in each person seeking relief and change. We aid in bringing forth the tools and skills necessary to pause and develop a new relationship with stress as you evolve the ways you relax, create wellness and develop resiliency.
About Us
We strive to shift and transform the stress response in each person seeking relief and change.
Our Mission
Our Team
Dr. Howard K. Weissman is Clinical Director and Founder of The Chicago Stress Relief Center, Inc. (CSRC), a diversified holistic practice he began in 1993. He is a licensed Clinical Psychologist with a specialization in mind/body health and is a board-certified expert in the treatment of traumatic stress.
Ewa initially graduated in 2000 as a physical therapist from Krakow Academic in Poland and specialized in medically related physical challenges from orthopedic-based to neurological in nature. Since 2002, she has been a licensed massage therapist. She also has extensive experience working with sport injuries.
Cielo has been a massage practitioner since 2011. Her background as a massage therapist, and years of collaborating with both chiropractors and spas, has given her a uniquely rounded and compassionate approach to client's needs. She values holding space, educating the client about their body and carefully listening to achieve the needs of each individual. Access Bars
Lori Lynn Spencer is a clinically educated, board certified licensed massage therapist with 21 years’ experience. Lori devoted her career specializing in pain reduction and stress relief. Her experience has encompassed working in hospice for four years, which was what started her path to develop the Manual Inflammation Release©, a deep tissue, light pressured approach that breaks down the inflammatory adhesions and sends them out into the body for removal yet is not painful to the recipient. Lori has worked with Northwestern Memorial Hospital in their Integrative Medicine department and studied hands-on energy healing in Norway. While pursuing her undergraduate degree from DePaul University, Lori learned about holistic medicine in resettlement communities in El Salvador. She published scientific theories on what creates pain and presented them in Amsterdam and Snowmass, Colorado. More recently, Lori published her second book, “Leaving Pain Behind With M.I.R. Touch Technique” & gained recognition as an Amazon best selling author.
Please meet Tatianna Johnson, a doctoral student at The Illinois School of Professional Psychology and our Advanced Extern at The Chicago Stress Relief Center. Tatianna provides sliding scale fees and has openings either in-person or telehealth. Tatianna is passionate about helping those with both anxiety-based and trauma-based conditions. She believes in the transformative power of connection and relational healing as she works with her clients navigating the many complexities of life. Tatianna combines evidence-based practices such as CBT, Mindfulness based interventions, ACT, DBT, and Motivational Interviewing. She also provides ADHD evaluations and complete psychological evaluations for the purpose of differential diagnosis under the supervision of Dr. Weissman. You can schedule an initial consultation with Ms. Johnson by calling our main office at 847-412-0922.
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Why We Exist
Specializing in holistic stress and pain management along with other medically related stress conditions including traumatic stress, obsessive compulsive spectrum, depression, anxiety, phobias and infertility related stress.
With the professional team at The Chicago Stress Relief Center, Inc. (CSRC) you find a variety of natural ways to transform the stress that binds you. We encourage each person to consider a consultation with a member of our team to better understand their specific relationship to STRESS and it’s impact on one’s body and on one’s life. After a thorough evaluation, an individualized approach is developed with the goal of assisting you to achieve your personal wellness vision. Our holistic philosophy aims at empowering you to calm the often chaotic forces that can hijack the mind and negatively impact the body. By developing a new relationship with stress, our strategy helps you find your passionate purpose as you develop a healthier balance and greater personal satisfaction.