Spotlight Salon – Aging Alone Together

Speakers Sharon Dornberg-Lee, Clinical Director of Community Services at CJE Senior Life, and her colleague Kate Maley, Leader of the Aging Together group and psychotherapist for CJE, will address ways to have a productive and enjoyable life as a solo ager, from both a practical and philosophical perspective. They will suggest ways to ask for and find help when it is needed, challenge the myth of independence, and engage our audience in discussion about where the stumbling blocks have been and helpful ways of dealing with them.

Sharon Dornberg-Lee, LCSW, has worked for CJE for 26 years. She is an instructor at the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice in their professional development program, clinical practice with older adults. She is also an executive board member of the Illinois Coalition on Mental Health and Aging.

Kate Maley, LCSW, is a social worker and psychotherapist with interests in working with older adults, caregivers, LGBTQIA+ populations, and individuals with complex trauma.

This program is being co-sponsored by CJE Senior Life and Skyline Village Chicago.