Welcome to the Center to Awaken Kindesss
from the Penny & Bill Company

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See Goodness. Share Kindness. Be Grateful.
We are Penny & Bill, experts in clinical theory, spirituality, and ritual studies. We co-founded the Center to Awaken Kindness, a division of the Penny & Bill Company, because we know that at times it can be difficult to see goodness, share kindness, and to be grateful. When that occurs it can be a symptom that something is not quite right and a clinically grounded journey companion may be helpful. That is why we offer therapy for individuals and couples grounded in pure clinical theory or integrated with spirituality - your choice.

​Begin the journey today by learning more about our clinical services below.
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Talk therapy has been shown to be
extremely important to individual and
relational well-being and wellness.

Let's Talk.

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See Goodness. Share Kindness. Be Grateful.
Mental health is precious - and sometimes it can help to have someone to talk with, especially when it feels like life is getting the better of us. Give us a call and begin a systematic journey of self-discovery exploring psychological, biological, social, and spiritual realities. Examine emotional processes and relational dynamics that can impact daily functioning and relationships.

​Penny Taylor and Bill Ressl are Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs) in the State of Illinois and have extensive training in clinical theory, spirituality, and ritual practices. We offer psychotherapy for indivdiuals (age 21+) and couples. Therapy can be grounded clinically or integrated with spirituality - your choice.

Meet Our Team of Highly Qualified
Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW).

Choose the therapist best suited
to your needs.

Penny

Rev. Dr. Penny L. Taylor, LCSW
Serving Individuals and Couples, 21+

Perceptive by nature, Penny brings her expertise from theology, social work, and the corporate world into the therapeutic session. She holds a Ph.D. in Theology, Ethics, and the Human Sciences and a Master of Divinity from Chicago Theological Seminary; a Master of Social Work from Dominican University; and a post-graduate certificate in Bowen Family Systems Theory and Psychotherapy from the Center for Family Consultation, Evanston, Illinois. She completed her clinical training at Pillars in Western Springs, Illinois, and Aging Care Connections in LaGrange, Illinois.

Desiring to delve deeper into clinical and spiritual understandings of well-being, she specializes in anxiety and transformation. Utilizing an integrative approach to counseling, she combines her training and experience in Bowen Family System Theory, spirituality, and storytelling to guide her clients by listening and discovering their gifts toward a process of renewal.

Penny is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and an Ordained Minister in the United Church of Christ, she has served in church ministry, and taught graduate courses in both social work and pastoral theology...

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Bill

Rev. Dr. William G. Ressl, LCSW
Serving Individuals and Couples, 21+

Bill enjoys being a journey companion through the transitions of life, especially those that can create significant stress, anxiety, and despair. His practice is supported by life experience, advanced degrees, as well as work as a counselor, pastor, and professor. Building on his M.Div. and MSW, Bill received a Ph.D. from Chicago Theological Seminary (CTS) in theology, ethics, and the human sciences. He studied under Jungian Analyst Dr. Robert Moore and received a post-graduate certificate in Bowen Family Systems Theory from the Center for Family Consultation. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and an Ordained Minister in the United Church of Christ (UCC).
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Bill enjoys being a mental health general practitioner supporting individuals age 21+ and couples through life’s many transitions. His counseling is tailored in collaboration with his client’s interests. He uses an integration of modalities including Bowen Family Systems Theory, neo-Jungian psychoanalysis of Robert Moore, mindfulness, and spirituality, among others. He also has a strong interest in resiliency as it informs the therapeutic process and life more broadly in all the systems we exist within – family, friends, and the wider society...

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Like in nature... the butterfly in our logo symbolizes the capacity to change.

See Goodness. Share Kindness. Be Grateful.
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