Dr. Nancy Molitor

Bio

Dr. Nancy Molitor is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Wilmette, IL near Chicago. She's treated adults, families and couples for more than 20 years. Dr. Molitor is the current president of APA's Division 42, Psychologists in Independent Practice.

Posts by Dr. Nancy Molitor:

Why the Flu Can Make You Feel Blue

This flu season has arrived with a vengeance and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has already declared it an epidemic in at least 41 states. If you are suffering from this nasty strain, you know that flu symptoms can include intense ache, painful joints, fevers, loss of energy and no appetite.
But did you …[Read More]

Filed under: Chronic Illness & Disease Management, Resilience | 2 Comments »

Talking to Your Physician About Psychotherapy #therapyworks

Feeling more stressed lately? Who isn’t? Sometimes ongoing stress can turn into something more, like a bout of depression, insomnia or a series of anxiety attacks. It can be confusing and overwhelming to know where to turn or how to get help in such a crisis.
The first stop for many people is often their physician. …[Read More]

Filed under: Being in Therapy, Chronic Illness & Disease Management, Stress | 1 Comment »

TV Psychotherapy Often Gets it Wrong

Portrayals of psychotherapy are everywhere these days. NBC’s show “Awake” features a detective living in two realities after suffering a automobile accident with his wife and son. He visits a different shrink in each reality, one version where his son lived through the accident, the other where his wife survived.
In one reality, the female shrink listens …[Read More]

Filed under: Being in Therapy, Resilience, Women | 6 Comments »

Airplane Pilots and Stress

 

By now, you’ve seen the video of the JetBlue captain who had to be restrained by several passengers after becoming combative, incoherent and out of control–a very scary scene for those passengers onboard. And who can forget the JetBlue flight attendant in 2010 who jumped down the emergency slide exiting the plane with a couple …[Read More]

Filed under: Stress | 1 Comment »