Relationship and Marriage Counseling in Chicago, Illinois IL
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Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Dr. Aretha Steele (Mindful Healing Counseling)
Psychologist, PsyD
Hey! Relationships can be a wild ride, and we're here to help you navigate the twists and turns. If you're facing challenges in your relationship or marriage, we specialize in offering support. Let's work together to explore communication, understand each other better, and strengthen the bond you share. Our sessions provide a safe and open space for both of you to express your thoughts and feelings. Whether it's improving communication, resolving conflicts, or reigniting the spark, we're here to guide you. Relationships take effort, and we're committed to helping you build a foundation for a strong, loving connection. Your journey as a couple matters, and we're excited to be part of the process that leads to a happier and healthier relationship.
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17 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois (Online Only)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Jason Herr
Psychologist, Psy.D.
I provide relationship and marriage counseling for couples and individuals seeking stronger communication, deeper understanding, and healthier connection. With extensive experience working with couples, families, and diverse clinical concerns across community mental health and private practice settings, I help partners identify patterns that create conflict or disconnection while building skills for trust, emotional intimacy, and effective problem-solving. Relationship therapy is often about learning how to clearly communicate needs, desires, and a sense of safety within the relationship so both partners can feel heard, respected, and understood. My approach is balanced, practical, and insight-oriented, supporting clients in creating more stable, respectful, and fulfilling relationships.
16 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois (Online Only)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Ashley Miller Nolan
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
"Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find {with awareness and compassion} all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it." ~ Rumi So much of my work with couples comes back to this quote. When we are aware of those barriers within ourselves we can get a lot further a lot faster than details of daily life that so quickly distract us from our true work.
Some of my current favorite relationship books:
Conscious Loving: The Journey to Co-Commitment, A Way to Be Fully Together Without Giving Up Yourself by Gay Hendricks and Kathly Hendricks
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert by John M Gottman and Nan Silver
How We Love: Discover Your Love Style, Enhance Your Marriage by Milan and Kay Yerkovich
10 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Mind Body Connections
Counselor/Therapist
We have an LMFT on our team to support your relationship concerns and guide you into understanding the dynamics of your relationship so that you can make the necessary changes. Teaching better communication and listening skills, understanding love languages and fair fighting will also be an important aspect of your relationship success.
28 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60613
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Dr. Adam Shafer (Chicago, IL)
Psychologist, Psy. D., M.A.
Caring enough about our intimate relationships requires that we tend to the needs of ourselves and important others so that we may grow in our connections.
17 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60607
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Gracie Orellano
Marriage and Family Therapist, ALMFT
With my background in Couple and Family Therapy, it is crucial to my work to understand the relational systems in your life. Families, blood-related and chosen, are the foundational examples for your values and emotional connection. For couples, these relational dynamics are how we learn vulnerability, fear, emotional expression, etc. Within our sessions, you can gain understanding of these generational patterns that are impacting your relationships and get to a place of honesty, communication and connection.
2 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois (Online Only)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Dr. Daniel Cantor
Psychologist, Psy. D.
I provide couples therapy for all relationship stages, focusing on communication to help couples overcome challenges and foster growth. I have significant experience assisting couples with conflict and trauma, guiding them toward resolution, empathy, and positive future steps.
14 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois (Online Only)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Fatima Mohammad, Avec Counselling
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
I support couples and partners in improving communication, navigating conflict, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection. Our work focuses on creating healthier relationship dynamics that feel more aligned, intentional, and fulfilling for both individuals.
5 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois (Online Only)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Sue De Santo
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I help individuals who feel stuck in painful relationship patterns—people‑pleasing, conflict avoidance, repeating the same dynamics, or feeling unseen and alone even when partnered. As you grow more connected to your own needs, boundaries, and inner wisdom, you can begin to create relationships that feel safer, more reciprocal, and deeply nourishing.
35 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois (Online Only)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Dr. Andrew Bingman
Psychologist, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, PsyD
My goal when working with couples is to validate each partner's experience, while identifying aspects of the couple's interactions with each other that contribute to conflict and relationship dissatisfaction. Once these elements are identified, we will work as a team to identify alternative ways of interacting that feel congruent and effective for each partner.
15 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois (Online Only)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Rick Tivers
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, CGP
Highly focused on both the individual in the marriage and the unit as a separate entity. Direct, open and honest communication is used as a mirror for healthy yet honorable communication between all parties involved. I look at the CORE issues in the relationship struggle which supercedes ineffective communication skills.
45 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60602
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Kate Koslowsky
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
In couples counseling, I help partners slow down the patterns that leave both people feeling hurt, stuck, or misunderstood. Together we look at the emotional cycles that happen between you, especially in moments of conflict, distance, or frustration. As we understand these patterns more clearly, we can begin to create new ways of responding to each other that feel safer, more open, and more connected. The goal of this work is not to decide who is right, but to help both partners feel heard, valued, and emotionally close again.
16 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60614
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Dr. Ryan Kitts Schallon
Psychologist, PsyD
Most couples arrive in therapy having the same argument they have been having for years, each convinced the other refuses to understand. They are usually both right. The impasse is not a failure of communication. It is the place where two differently organized selves meet and cannot find each other. The work is not about compromise or learning to fight fairly. It is about each person becoming visible to the other in a way that the relationship, up to now, has not been able to hold.
3 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60613
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Igor Soloveychik
Psychologist, Psy.D., CSAT
Emotionally Focused Therapy with couples
22 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60611
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Riley Brennan
Marriage and Family Therapist, ALMFT
As a marriage and family therapist, I have received specialized training in working with couples and relationships. I completed additional training with the Gottman Institute to further my practice. I enjoy working with high conflict couples and co-parents to identify underlying themes contributing to distress, improve communication and make informed choices as a partnership.
3 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60613
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Samantha Jones
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
I'm here to offer a safe and judgement-free space to give each person in the relationship a voice to build on healthy communication and build connection.
5 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois (Online Only)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Angela Nguyen
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
The main reason why I've become a Marriage and Family Therapist is due to my passion in helping relationships. It's really easy to misconstrue and also be misunderstood by others, and so it's helpful to have someone help interpret and draw out what's really being communicated.
6 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois (Online Only)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Best Therapies, Inc.
Therapist
Relationships are hard. They can be complicated as people try and figure out intimacy, sex, and conflict. Growing up in different homes with different families and rules can lead to unspoken assumptions that sabotage happiness. Luckily, there are very effective couples counseling techniques to reconnect and find a way to a better future.
Trust couples counseling at Best Therapies in Chicago, IL, to restore your relationship goals. Our professional team of licensed doctors helps you clear the air, opens the doorway to communication and sets skills in place that’ll continue to benefit your romantic or family bond long after relationship therapy.
7 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60618
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Rachel Miller
Marriage and Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Couples often get stuck in patterns shaped by power dynamics, communication habits, or unspoken expectations. I work with partners to explore these dynamics, improve understanding and emotional connection, and develop practical skills for conflict resolution, communication, and fair division of labor. My approach emphasizes accountability, mutual growth, and building a partnership that reflects both partners’ needs and values.
9 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois (Online Only)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Natalie A Shafer
Counselor/Therapist, MA, NCC, LPC
Relationships and marriage can bring deep connection as well as moments of conflict, disconnection, and unmet needs. Patterns that develop over time can be hard to shift without support. Together, we explore these dynamics, improve communication, and work toward a more secure, balanced, and fulfilling way of relating to one another.
2 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60607
Online in Chicago, IL Illinois
Chicago's size and diversity mean therapists here cover an exceptionally wide range of specialties, with strong representation in trauma, anxiety, depression, and cultural identity work across the city's distinct neighborhoods. The South and West Sides experience community-level trauma tied to violence and systemic inequity, driving particular demand for therapists who specialize in PTSD, grief, and resilience-focused work. The city is home to Rush University Medical Center, Northwestern Medicine, and the University of Chicago Medicine, with a large independent practice community concentrated in Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Wicker Park, and the Loop. Chicago also has robust bilingual therapy communities serving its large Spanish-speaking, Polish, and Mandarin-speaking populations.
Relationship and Marriage Counseling therapists in Chicago, Illinois Statistics
Relationship and Marriage Counseling therapists in Chicago, Illinois average 18 years of experience and charge around $199 per session. 98% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (72%), Family Systems Therapy (40%), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (39%).
Average years in practice
18 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$199
Accept insurance
44%
Offer sliding scale
42%
Gender ID
| 53% |
Female |
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| 38% |
Male |
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| 5% |
Non-Binary |
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| 4% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 65% |
In Person and Online |
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| 33% |
Online Only |
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| 2% |
In Person Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 72% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 40% | Family Systems Therapy |
| 39% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 37% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 36% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 34% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 30% | Integrative Therapy |
Ages Served
| 98% | Adult |
| 64% | Young Adult |
| 56% | Senior |
| 50% | Teen |
| 26% | Children |
Client Focus
| 58% | Women |
| 48% | Men |
| 48% | LGBTQ+ |
| 28% | Military / Veterans |
| 26% | Hispanic / Latino |