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Therapy for adults who went to boarding school
Sent away young, you learned to cope on your own. Many adults who boarded carry real independence alongside grief they were never allowed to feel. Therapy offers a place to understand both.
Adults 18+ · Secure video across Illinois · BCBS PPO & Aetna PPO
Does this sound familiar?
Hyper-independence and trouble asking for help
Keeping feelings to yourself
Distance from your parents that’s hard to explain
Struggling with closeness in relationships
Perfectionism from high-pressure schools
Memories of bullying, hazing, or homesickness
How therapy can help
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Acknowledge the separation
Make room for what it was like to leave home young.
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Reconnect with feelings
Gently practice noticing and sharing what you feel.
03
Build closeness
Let others in, in relationships that feel safe.
A WHOLE-PERSON LENS
This work is personal to us
Our founder’s own life includes boarding school and international education, so we understand the mix of opportunity and loss it can bring.
Questions
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It’s a term some clinicians use for patterns seen in adults who boarded as children. It isn’t a formal diagnosis.
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Yes. Good and painful experiences often exist side by side.
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Yes, including third culture adults and people who studied abroad.
Your experience deserves to be understood.
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