Seminar: Helping Patients Experience Gratitude and Purpose

Coming Soon! Join us for a CEU Lunch and Learn with our Director of Christian Programming.

Suffering impacts us on all levels, including spiritually.

Whether it’s physical suffering or mental and emotional pain, when we hurt, our attention is drawn inward. When the ability to see outside of ourselves diminishes, we often start to make decisions and engage in behavior choices that are less healthy and less purposeful.

This seminar focuses on using Gratitude as an intervention in helping patients move toward a more outward and purposeful mindset. It explores the research around gratitude and purpose and offers several practical interventions you can use in your practice.

Date: Stay tuned…date to be determined.
Please check back or call (866) 729-1012

Location: SunCloud Health
280 Shuman Blvd. Suite 190
Naperville, IL 60563

About Steve Wright, LCPC, RDDP

Steve WrightSteve Wright​ is the Director of Christian Programming at SunCloud Health. He has a BA in Bible from Central Bible College, an MA in Teaching from Olivet Nazarene University, and an MA in Community Counseling from Illinois School of Professional Psychology.Steve’s career began in his 20’s as a young clergyman. Through the years he had the opportunity to develop a number of skills and to discover a giftedness and passion for counseling, supervision, and teaching. He is very trauma aware in his approach to supporting his patients and has worked extensively with individuals struggling with substance use, eating disorders and other co-occurring disorders.

What is Spiritual Support in Recovery?

For those who are looking specifically for Christian spiritual support in their recovery SunCloud Health offers the ​Eleanor Program.

What happens when people of Christian faith struggle? For many, a season of doubt, fear and questioning ensues. This is especially true for those who suffer from an addiction or an eating disorder, a mental health diagnosis or trauma. In that suffering, people often lose a sense of connection with God. Doubts and fears can be overwhelming.

At SunCloud Health we understand the spiritual impact that these difficulties create. Christian patients are, therefore, welcome to participate in specialized groups and Christian therapy focused on addressing some of those difficult questions and to help them reconnect to God in their recovery.

Patients will have the opportunity to work with a therapist trained in Christian interventions and integrating other evidence-based treatments to provide a holistic experience.

Read more about this program

-Our Research Team-
Timothy D. Brewerton, MD, DLFAPA, FAED, DFAACAP, CEDS-S
Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Dr. Christopher Womack
Medical Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Dr. Christopher Womack joins SunCloud as our Medical Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Dr. Womack is board certified in Adult as well as Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, attending the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Adult psychiatry residency and child fellowship training were completed at the University of Chicago Medical Center.

Dr. Womack’s treatment  philosophy hinges on strength based, evidence informed care, where collaboration is central to guiding individualized treatment.  He has experience caring for children and teens from varied backgrounds, appreciating the importance of how identity can inform treatment.

Favorite pastimes are cooking new recipes and exploring Chicago’s rich cultural diversity through its neighborhood and fine dining experiences.

Elizabeth E. Sita, MD
Medical Director of Adult Services

Dr. Elizabeth E. Sita, MD, is a Board Certified psychiatrist specializing in the care of patients with eating disorders. She completed her undergraduate training at the University of Chicago and graduated with Highest Honors. She then earned her medical degree at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and was recognized with the Chairman’s Award for Excellence in Psychiatry. She subsequently completed residency with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, where she was elected Chief Resident and received the Resident Psychiatrist Leadership & Service Award.

Upon completing her training, Dr. Sita joined the staff atAscension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital Hospital, where she served as Assistant Medical Director of the Center for Eating Disorders and Director of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Services before transitioning to lead the new inpatient eating disorder unit as Medical Director of Eating Disorder Services at Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital – Chicago. In these roles, she has cared for a multitude of adolescents and adults struggling with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other eating disorders as well as severe, cooccurring mood, trauma, personality, and substance use disorders.

Dr. Sita has been recognized throughout her training and practice for a commitment to excellence in patient care and for her ability to engage patients in their most challenging moments. Her passions include the care of treatment-resistant eating and mood disorders as well as questions of medical capacity and end-of-life decision making.

She believes that, first and foremost, human connection is key to mental health and well-being and strives to share this philosophy in each and every patient encounter. She is excited to bring her expertise to SunCloud Health as the Medical Director of Adult Services!

 

VIDEO: Meet Elizabeth E. Sita, MD, Medical Director of Adult Services

 

Lacey Lemke, PsyD
Assistant Vice President of Clinical Services

Dr. Lacey Lemke (she/her) is a licensed clinical health psychologist with specialized expertise in the treatment of eating disorders and the practice of medical and health psychology. She completed her doctoral training in clinical psychology with a Primary Care emphasis at the Adler School of Professional Psychology. Dr. Lemke went on to complete both her predoctoral clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship through Ascension Health, where she gained advanced training working with individuals experiencing eating disorders and self-injurious behaviors, as well as within pediatric subspecialty settings including endocrinology, neurology, and adolescent medicine.

Dr. Lemke is deeply committed to providing evidence-based, compassionate care and collaborates closely with interdisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive treatment. Her professional mission is to support patients in achieving their fullest potential by guiding them to the most appropriate level of care and empowering them to make meaningful, sustainable progress toward improved health and well-being.

VIDEO: 2. Meet Lacey Lemke, PsyD.