About Oasis North Shore
Our Mentoring Community
We are delighted to introduce you to Oasis North Shore: a bright, airy, casually elegant therapy office suite and The Gathering Space, an informal common area with floor-to-ceiling windows and original artwork, offering a tree-top view of downtown Evanston in the iconic Chandlers Building. Here, we are building a community of like-minded therapists.
Oasis North Shore space is designed not only for mental health services with offices available on a flexible, short-term basis but is also ideal for small professional gatherings to foster connection and collaboration within our therapy community.
With the isolation of the pandemic and the move toward telementalhealth, we believe that therapists need face-to-face interaction like never before.
To that end, Oasis North Shore founder Dr. Sarah Warren is tapping into her inner convener and inviting you to attend one of our informal collegial gatherings or high-caliber professional development events or become a member of this emerging membership-based community of like-minded clinicians.
Specialized Consultation Groups
With over 35 years of experience as a hospital-trained psychodynamically-oriented psychologist, Sarah Warren is creating a mentoring community of colleagues, supporting early and mid-career colleagues who want to deepen their theoretical foundation, and providing a venue for senior clinicians and clinical-leaders to share their challenges.
Dr. Warren offers both one-one and group consultation.
She has particular expertise in challenging or complex cases including:
- Relational/intergenerational trauma, including effects of growing up in a persecutory environment
- Harmful use of substance use, including Harm Reduction
- Personality disorders/character pathology
- Bipolar disorder
- Transitions such as divorce
- Integrating a psychodynamic foundation with other techniques and theories such as family systems & mindfulness
- Team-based care of complex cases
- Individual, couples & families
- Adolescents, emerging adults, adults
Our small consultation groups with different focuses are currently accepting new members at various career stages. Potential participants will have a brief initial conversation with Dr. Warren.
Consultation Cafe
We have one opening in our hybrid "Consultation Cafe," co-led by seasoned, hospital-trained psychologists, Sarah Warren, PhD (President & Founder, Oasis North Shore & ARC Professional Group) and Bryn Jessup, PhD, Director of Family Programs at Yellowbrick Assessment & Treatment Center.
We're very pleased with the caliber of participants who have joined so far.
This group is not limited to complex cases, but we as co-leaders bring to bear special expertise in the treatment of individuals and families with complex needs.
The focus is on work with couples and families as well as individuals (including children and adolescents), cultivating a psychodynamic case formulation, layering in other schools of thought as appropriate to a given case, such as family systems theory and insights from relational neurobiology.
It meets "First Fridays" from 7:30 - 8:55 a.m. Central. Once we have reached a maximum of 8 members, we will open a second consultation group and will likely drop the hybrid format for one virtual and one in-person group.
If you’re interested in exploring our novel consultation groups and getting on the list of prospective members, please email drwarren@multicoach.org with the subject line “Consultation Cafe.”
Past Programming
Organic Wine Tasting & Play Reading
Colleagues joined for a convivial evening of organic wine tasting and shared reading of Eugene Ionescos' classic yet still-relevant play, The Rhinoceros. This event was hosted in the casually elegant "Gathering Space" at Oasis North Shore/ARC Professional Group in Downtown Evanston.
Insights from Relational Neurobiology: A Case Example
At this event, Dr. Jessup applied psychodynamic and systems theories and cutting-edge science on the brain-psyche interface to a case study example. We also discussed how relational neurobiology can deepen our understanding and our work.
Mini Retreat: Restorative Yoga for Clinicians
We recently hosted a restorative yoga session at Oasis North Shore. This session was led by Eliza Hofman, MFA, RYT, the session focused on how yoga can rejuvenate and center clinicians amidst their busy lives. With personalized attention, participants explored yoga's ability to shift mood, energy levels, and mindset. We learned adaptable techniques to calm nerves, boost energy, and foster grounding in both personal and professional realms. It was a privileged opportunity for Oasis North Shore to support the therapeutic community with Eliza Hofman's expertise in mental health and neuroscience.
Abstinence-Based & Harm Reduction Approaches in Psychotherapy
We hosted an insightful discussion at Oasis North Shore in downtown Evanston, exploring the integration of abstinence-based and harm reduction approaches in psychotherapy. Led by Sarah Warren, PhD, a clinical psychologist with over 35 years of experience, the session covered applications beyond substance use to other complex cases. Participants discussed a unified approach where abstinence can be achieved through harm reduction, emphasizing harm reduction's role in reducing symptoms.
The 'Garden Variety' Substances We All Treat
At 'The 'Garden Variety' The Substances We All Treat, Sarah Warren PhD gave a case presentation about high-risk patients and their complex relationships with substances. By comparing two cases Dr. Sarah Warren provided comparisons and contrasts regarding their coordination of care. Gathered with fellow Chicago clinicians, Dr. Sarah Warren led a meaningful conversation that sparked insightful questions and fostered new connections. Accompanied by refreshing beverages and organic snacks, this event succeeded in bringing together a community of clinicians.
Our Members
Oasis North Shore offers flexible access to casually elegant office space with tree-top views, a comfortable gathering space for meetings or small events, close to trains with and nearby parking, and unique access to a lively community of like-minded mental health professionals for networking and professional development.
ARC PROFESSIONAL GROUP IS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF OASIS NORTH SHORE.
Membership Benefits:
• Prime location in the recently renovated Chandler’s Building, downtown Evanston
• Secure premises ensuring peace of mind
• Conveniently located just 1 block from El and Metra stations
• Metered street parking and multiple nearby lots for hassle-free parking
• Use of "The Gathering Space" an informal common area with floor-to-ceiling windows
• Stylishly adorned with original artwork, Design Within Reach furniture, and Asian antiques
• Amenities including refrigerator, microwave, WiFi, and printer
• Complimentary refreshments for your comfort
• HEPA filters in HVAC system supplemented by portable medical-grade filters
• Environmentally conscious facilities for a sustainable workspace
Membership Levels
Office Rental
Event Space Rental
Event Space Rental
Up to half day per week per month: $300
Up to one day per week per month: $400 Includes use of event space up to 2 hours per month
Up to two days per week per month: $600 Includes use of event space up to 2 hours per month
Up to 4 days per week per month: $1000 Includes use of event space 4 hours per month
5+ days per week per month: $150
Up to half day per week per month: $300
Up to one day per week per month: $400 Includes use of event space up to 2 hours per month
Up to two days per week per month: $600 Includes use of event space up to 2 hours per month
Up to 4 days per week per month: $1000 Includes use of event space 4 hours per month
5+ days per week per month: $1500 Includes use of event space 5 hours per month and address/mail service
Event Space Rental
Event Space Rental
Event Space Rental
Non-members per hour: $100
Members per hour (after initial use of monthly hours): $50
Office Address/Mail service only: $100
Membership Highlight
ARC Professional Group
ARC team offers high-caliber, multidisciplinary, team-based mental health services and wellness support to adolescents, adults, couples, families and their advisors and attorneys.
About the Oasis Vision
Oasis North Shore
Oasis North Shore is a venue for an emerging community of mental health professionals developed by Sarah Warren, PhD, a seasoned hospital-trained clinical psychologist with a specialization in trauma and substance use.
She owns ARC Professional Group, based in the Oasis North Shore offices, which specializes in the psychodynamic treatment of complex cases.
She trained at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and worked at Rush University and University of Chicago. She served as Regional Testing Psychologist for the NFL’s Program for Substances of Abuse.
She enjoys training and mentoring, and has convened colleagues and hosted events throughout her long career.
Oasis North Shore reflects her vision of creating a vibrant community of like-minded clinicians.