THERAPISTS YOU CAN TRUST

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Hello! First, I know the journey of finding someone to talk to can feel overwhelming. I’m glad you want to reach out to me. I want to be responsive to your questions and concerns.

Together, we will explore your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. We will first identify triggers and patterns and then, create a plan that teaches you daily tools to better respond to challenges and stressors. I will help you understand and heal from past wounds. You will become more resilient and learn healthier coping strategies to improve the quality of your life and relationships.  

You are not alone in this journey.​

I am a licensed Clinical Social Worker with over thirty years of clinical experience. I have worked in various settings including hospitals, schools, community mental health centers, and private practice. I work with clients both in-person and via telehealth.

Gail is trained in the specialized area of infertility.  She will help you with the impact of the grief and loss of failed infertility cycles, miscarriages, and post-partum depression. Gail has the knowledge and personal experience related to reproductive medicine and family planning choices, such as using a sperm donor, an egg donor, a surrogate or embryo donation. She administers the psychological evaluations for surrogates, egg donors, and Intended Parents (same sex couples, heterosexual couples or single individuals) who need to be cleared to move forward.

Gail works with children, adolescents, individual adults and couples, and parents. She has experience working with clients who are part of the LGBTQ+ community and clients who are struggling with life transitions, gender identity, Asperger’s, ADHD, social anxiety, body image concerns, depression, anxiety, addictions, grief & loss, relationship challenges, and medical concerns. 

Gail works with parents to teach them tools to know how to respond to a child who…

• Struggles with low frustration tolerance.
• Has difficulties with peer relationships and social skills.
• Is uncooperative at home and with teachers.

Gail collaborates with teachers at public schools and Montessori schools.

Gail is an adoptive mother of two children and has the personal experience related to reproductive medicine and family building choices. She is a post-partum transition coach, has donor conceived competancy training, experience in perinatal mental health and maternal mental health.  She has worked at major corporations and implemented employee assistance programs, training managers to improve relationships with employees and their job performance.  She has also worked at mental health clinics, an in-patient hospital for adults and adolescents, and as a school social worker in a grade school. She has collaborated with teachers at public schools and Montessori schools. She is contracted to work with employees of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).

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She is a member of NASW (National Association of Social Workers), ASRM (The American Society of Reproductive Medicine), RESOLVE (The National Infertility Association), and Path2Parenthood.

Phone. 312-502-8367

email: gailzarbin1@gmail.com

Elmwood Park, IL 60707, USA

Big fish have more mercury for the simple reason that big fish usually live longer. They have more time to build up higher levels of mercury in their bodies.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends checking local advisories for the mercury content of fish caught in your area using this website. See the lists below for general mercury levels of many common types of fish and how much of each type to eat (according to the National Resource Defense Council):

LOWEST MERCURY

• Anchovies
• Catfish
• Clam
• Crab
• Crawfish
• Flounder
• Haddock
• Herring
• Mackerel
• Mullet
• Oyster
• Perch
• Pollock
• Salmon
• Sardine
• Scallop
• Shrimp
• Sole
• Squid
• Tilapia
• Trout
• Whitefish

MODERATE MERCURY

Eat six servings or fewer per month (pregnant women and small children should avoid these):

• Bass
• Carp
• Cod
• Halibut
• Lobster
• Mahi Mahi
• Monkfish
• Perch
• Snapper
• Tuna (Canned Chunk light)

HIGH MERCURY

Eat three servings or less per month (pregnant women and small children should avoid these):

• Bluefish
• Grouper
• Sea Bass
• Tuna (Canned Albacore, Yellowfin)

HIGHEST MERCURY

Avoid eating (everyone):

• Marlin
• Orange Roughy
• Shark
• Swordfish
• Tilefish
• Tuna (Ahi)