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Dan Lippmann
Dan@FeelBetterNow-CI.com
1-800-215-9259

Sylvia Lippmann
Sylvia@FeelBetterNow-CI.com
1-800-215-9259

Chronic Illness . . . according to the Center for Disease Control's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion . . .affects over 90 million Americans. One in three people.

That is a huge number. And it grows larger every year. There are many reasons why . . .

But beyond the known causes, there is another reason for that astounding number.

Chronic illness shows up in so many forms: And yet, no matter what form it takes -- from Arthritis, to Fibromyalgia, to Heart Disease -- the emotional challenges and lifestyle co-challenges of those living with CI are remarkably similar.

Resolving the daily challenges that people with CI commonly share is what Therapist Dan Lippmann and Life Coach Sylvia Lippmann have found a way to do.

By combining the techniques of their two professions -- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Life Coaching -- Dan and Sylvia created a new form of complementary care that addresses the largely ignored challenges people with chronic illness face . . .

. . . and they called it Quick Counseling + Coaching.



IconWhy "Quick" counseling and coaching? And how does it work?

The best kind of relief -- for someone in distress -- is quick relief.

So Dan and Sylvia wanted to reassure those with CI that they will see real results in a very short time.

For some, that means three or four counseling sessions, combined with four to six weeks of coaching.

And though every client is different, most clients will see near-miraculous changes in a matter of weeks and months.

Dan and Sylvia also wanted to distinguish their Quick Counseling + Coaching sessions from lengthy "talk therapy" that can take many years, and isn't designed to address all the practical issues that people with CI need to resolve -- in order to create happy and productive lives.

As one example, let's look at the story of Dan and Sylvia's client, Arielle. A young woman in her thirties, Arielle had multiple sclerosis, was experiencing a high level of anxiety, and had difficulty concentrating at both her part-time jobs.

Working initially with Dan, Arielle realized that long-held beliefs caused her to overextend herself, and not set limits with her co-workers.

Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques, Arielle ultimately quit one job, and discussed sharing responsibilities more equitably at the other. Soon, her anxiety had lessened, her concentration returned, and her CI symptoms were less troubling.

Greatly encouraged, Arielle decided to work with Sylvia in order to learn one more healthy behavior: making self-care a priority. Sylvia helped Arielle to view self-care as something to look forward to, rather than a chore to avoid. Creating a spare room retreat stocked with uplifting books, CDs, and movies, Arielle soon found that her daily self-care time had transformed the stressors of her illness. She felt an inner tranquility she could draw upon, whenever there were upsets at work or in her personal life.

As Arielle's story illustrates, Quick Counseling + Coaching offers the complementary care that neither medicine nor traditional "talk" therapy are designed to provide. As a result, Quick Counseling + Coaching can mean the difference between ongoing anxiety, depression, and hopelessness . . . and living a life that is not only free of those debilitating emotions, but one that has meaning, purpose, and real fulfillment.


Click here for a press release on Quick Counseling + Coaching.

Click here for more Client Stories.


IconNew! Book for People with CI Who Want to Live a Fulfilling Life

Don't Let Chronic Illness Stand in Your Way: The Coach Approach to Reaching Your Full Potential

CI Life Coach, Sylvia Lippmann, MEd, MA, CLC, recently wrote a book that motivates and inspires people with chronic illness (as well as those who find their lives increasingly compromised by aging) to create fulfilling lives for themselves.

Built around twenty-one essential practices . . . from organizing life around priorities, to making life an exciting adventure, to strengthening connections with other people . . . Coach Lippmann offers a step-by-step program for practicing self-care -- as the foundation of a life that people with CI can truly look forward to living.

Click here for a Book Sheet [PDF] describing the larger social relevance of Coach Sylvia Lippmann's new book for people with CI.

Click here for a press release on Coach Lippmann's new book.

Click here for an excerpt from the book.

Review copies of Coach Lippmann's new book are available to members of the Media by request: Contact Us


IconChronic Illness Issues that Dan & Sylvia Lippmann Can Address for the Media:


Clcik here for a list of questions regarding Dan Lippmann and Sylvia Lippmann's joint online practice for the chronic illness community -- Feel Better Now-CI -- as well as questions about chronic illness, Sylvia Lippmann's book for those with CI, and related issues.


IconBiographical Information

About Therapist Dan Lippmann, LCSW & Life Coach Sylvia Lippmann, MEd, MA, CLC

Both Dan Lippmann and Sylvia Lippmann were motivated to help those with chronic illness because of their own experience with CI.

Dan was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in his thirties, and began practicing meditation and self-hypnosis to manage his chronic pain.

But it was Sylvia's life coaching that helped Dan shift his attention away from all the things he could no longer do, to instead focus on making the best use of his time, energy, and resources. This single change enabled Dan to create a life of far greater ease and enjoyment than he originally thought possible.

Because Dan felt so much better, he began referring his patients with chronic illness to Sylvia for life coaching work. And they, too, learned to use practical strategies that made an enormous difference, enabling them to find enjoyment in life and, over time, meaning and purpose.

After working with chronic illness clients for about five years, Sylvia decided to write a book (Don't Let Chronic Illness Stand in Your Way: The Coach Approach to Reaching Your Full Potential) describing her coaching techniques, in order to bring her method to all those people she would never work with personally.

Excited by the idea of reaching larger audiences, Dan and Sylvia then decided to create a joint online practice or business -- Feel Better Now-CI -- that would offer their Quick Counseling + Coaching teleseminars, info-products, and individual sessions to people with chronic illness nationwide. Meanwhile, their eZine and blog would share free information and build a feeling of community for those with chronic illness. (www.FeelBetterNow-CI.com)

More Biographical Information

Dan Lippmann, LCSW, is co-founder, with Sylvia Lippmann, of the online practice, Feel Better Now-CI, and he is the Director of Counseling & Wellness Innovations in Naperville and Downers Grove, Illinois. He has been called a "Master Practitioner" in Light Years Ahead: The Illustrated Guide to Full Spectrum and Colored Light in Mindbody Healing by Brian Breiling, editor, Celestial Arts, 1996. And Dan's work with stress reduction was featured in a July, 1999 article in The Chicago Tribune. He has been interviewed on local radio, and his presentation on stress reduction for a professional healthcare audience was broadcast on local cable TV networks. Dan has also presented many other talks on wellness and healing to professional and lay audiences locally.

Sylvia Lippmann, MEd, MA, CLC, is co-founder, with Dan Lippmann, of the online practice, Feel Better Now-CI, and she is certified as a life coach by the Institute for Life Coach Training, and holds master's degrees in both education and special education. Sylvia is the author of Don't Let Chronic Illness Stand in Your Way: The Coach Approach to Reaching Your Full Potential.

Dr. Patrick Williams, founder and CEO of the Institute for Life Coach Training, has written this about her book: "Sylvia Lippmann is a pioneer in adapting life coach work to the chronic illness community."


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