Marriage counseling that Heals in Clarendon Hills, IL. Restore Your Relationship.

I have experience working with couples struggling in their marriage who desire to work through stuck places to rebuild a connected intimate marriage. I also work with premarital couples and utilize assessment tools for both using the PREPARE/ENRICH.

A healthy marriage takes work. Therapy will reach the heart of the issues and begin the process of restoration. Let's get started.

I enjoy helping couples work through difficult issues such as communication, arguing, sexual boundaries, and if need be, helping to mediate the dissolution of the relationship.

I teach couples how to communicate as a team. I have discovered that what became a big problem with couples is that they got in a rut, existing on auto-pilot. Whether one or both of you begins therapy, your relationship will improve in studying how it's been going.

Marriage can feel heavy at times, even when there’s love. In therapy, we’ll gently explore the heart of what’s hurting and begin the process of healing and reconnection. You don’t have to navigate this on your own. Change is possible, and I’m here to walk with you.

I use the concept of PIES which is making sure that married couples have intimacy in the; Physical, Intellectual, Emotional and Spiritual areas of the marriage. I also help couples accept their spouses and learn to appreciate who they were and are today. Dating is key.

Working to achieve what is possible for your relationship. I work with couples utilizing the treatment methods of John Gottman, focusing on what can enhance effective and supportive exchange. My effort is to help you achieve the balanced exchange you desire.

If you are struggling with your marriage, let's work together to establish healthy communication skills and effective conflict resolution to restore a loving and supportive relationships.

We work with a variety of issues-Depression, Anger, Anxiety (group and individual formats), Bipolar disorder, Trauma, Child and Adolescent work (males and females), Sexual Abuse, Play Therapy, Family therapy, Cultural issues (adapting to the western culture), and LGBTQ.

Marriages can be tough. Couples often feel hopeless and discouraged; unable to see many positive things in their relationships. Debra provides marital therapy and couples counseling to restore hope and a belief in restoring love in their battered relationships.

Deciding to see a marriage/couples counselor can be a very difficult decision. I try to make the process and easy as I can. My goal is to provide both of you real world tools to help with your relationship.

A healthy marriage takes work. Therapy will reach the heart of the issues and begin the process of restoration. Let's get started.

For over 25 years I have worked in the specialty of marriage/couple therapy. Affairs do not have to mean the end of a relationship. Unproductive repetitious patterns can be broken. I offer a newly developed service called Discernment Counseling for couples @ crossroads.