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​An App for All Seasons

2/4/19

You don’t go anywhere without your phone. Why not let it help you create some healthy habits? Here’s a curated list of apps for you to try. They can help to extend the benefits of regular sessions with your therapist. Please consult with your ISBH provider to decide which app may be best to meet your needs.

Mood:
  • Calm
Calm is an award-winning app that is popular with many mental health professionals for their personal use. Calm offers guided meditations, sleep stories, breathing programs, and relaxing music for the beginner and beyond. Be sure to check out the blue breath bubble that shows you how long to take a calming breath.
  •  Headspace
​The Headspace app teaches the skills of mindfulness and meditation by using it for just a few minutes every day. Stress? Anxiety? Sleep issues? Trouble focusing? This app reminds you to keep practicing each day.

  • Daylio
With a few steps, you can make a journal entry, track your mood and your daily activities. When your therapist asks about your habits between appointments, all the info will be on your phone! Together you can learn about recurring patterns and creating new ones. You have to know what they are before you can make a change, right?
 
Rest:
  • SleepCycle
This app helps you track your sleep patterns. My favorite feature is the SleepCycle alarm clock that wakes you up during a window of time that you set (default is 30 minutes).  When your sleep is light during this “wake up phase” the SleepCycle app will awaken you. Even on a short night of sleep, you can wake up feeling rested, not groggy.
 
Time management/Productivity:
  • Focus Keeper
By dividing your work into 25-minute chunks, with a 5-minute break between each burst of activity, you’ll be on your way to increased productivity. After four focus sessions, you are rewarded with a longer break.
  • Cold Turkey
This app (also available in software form for laptops) helps to reduce online distractions with timers and temporarily blocking access to certain features or websites.

 
Each of the apps outlined above are based in theory and research on mood management, mindfulness and productivity but delivered to you in a modern format. They may help if you use them consistently – that’s the key to developing and maintaining healthy habits!

630-262-2640
Vinita Menon, PhD NCSP

Director of Psychological Services


​In Step Behavioral Health
​
Leroy Oakes Business Center​
​2455 Dean St., Unit 3G 
St. Charles, IL 60175

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Office Hours​
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Monday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Friday 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
​Saturday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM


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Contact Numbers
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     (630)  262 - 2640  Phone
(630)  262 - 2645  Fax
   


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​Some therapists offer extended hours, including evenings and weekends
beyond those posted.  Please contact the office to inquire.
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NOTE: Patients with urgent or life threatening situations should
​call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.

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Prescription refill requests are accepted during office hours
only and will  be processed within 3 business days.


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  • Home
  • Services
    • Psychiatry/Psychotherapy
    • Psychological Evaluations
  • FAQ
  • Appointments
  • Meet the Team
  • Contact
  • Info
    • Telemedicine Informed Consent
    • Registration Forms
    • Prescriptions
    • FMLA, Disability and Letters
    • After Hours Charges
    • Methods of Payment
    • Insurance
    • Managing Mental Health
    • Mental Health Resources
  • Blog
    • Summer and Structure?
    • An App for All Seasons
    • Parent Teachers Conferences
    • Seasonal Affect Disorder
    • Sleep Habits & Tips
  • Jobs
    • Psychiatrists
    • Nurse Practitioner / Phys Asst
    • Psychologist