Meet Your Couples Counseling Specialists
The Couples Counseling Center is a diamond in the rough because we are one of the few organizations in the Chicago area that specializes in assisting couples through the counseling process. We lend a supportive hand through marriage therapy, couples therapy and individual counseling – all in a safe and affirming environment.
The primary goal of the relationship counselors listed here is to help couples strengthen their relationships and assist clients through each step of the counseling process. A secondary goal is a desire to bring a sense of joy back into your relationship.
Our couples therapists, marriage counselors and relationship counseling experts use the most up to date approaches as part of the healing process. Most of our clients report meaningful improvement in their relationships after spending time in couples counseling. If you are looking at therapists in Chicago for your couples counseling or marriage counseling needs, please consider our relationship helping professionals.
Alexandra DeWoskin, LCSW
I am a conversational, empathic and intuitive therapist. I think it is important to hone in on client strengths and help to clarify concepts and patterns of thinking. As a couples therapist, this interactive approach creates a dynamic for couples to develop goals, establish healthy boundaries, strengthen communication, and empower change.
Modeling new behavior for couples allows them to develop new and healthier behaviors to achieve milestones and more satisfying partnerships. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and earned my Master of Social Work from Loyola University Chicago.
Costa Provis, MA, LCPC, CPC
One of the things I love about working with couples is seeing positive change happen over the course of time. This happens when couples work together with me to face difficult problems in an environment that is free of judgment or shame. My approach is interactive and at times direct.
Helping you person in the relationship to better understand their needs and create pathways of communication is one of my specialties.
As a couples therapist, my number one goal is to help both people in the relationship reach a place of understanding and healing. I earned my Masters in Counseling from the Illinois School for Professional Psychology. I’m a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Certified Coach.
Nadia Hallak, LPC
Are you struggling with communications problems? Has intimacy become an issue? Did one of you cheat? As a therapist, I have strong experience helping my clients work through difficult challenges. My approach to couples work is conversational, caring, and solution focused.
In a non-judgmental and nurturing environment, I help clients better understand their difficulties so they can move closer to a place of balance. By creating space for each person to feel fully heard, change is possible. Working collaboratively, new beginnings are possible.
I also recognize that some couples need help figuring out if staying together is healthy. When this happens, I assist both parties figure out a path forward that minimizes pain. I am a licensed professional counselor and am trained in the Gottman method, considered the Gold Standard in couples therapy. I hold a masters degree in Clinical Psychology from Roosevelt University. My doctoral dissertation was on the effect of emotion on marital satisfaction.
Greg Harms, PsyD
I like helping couples work through challenges that have historically acted as barriers to achieving greater intimacy. Providing an environment that encourages honest dialogue, devoid of judgement, is part of the healing process. In this way, clients are able to better able to hear one another. I also use a strength based approach that can serve as the engine for creating positive change.
I’m a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and earned my Masters in Health Counseling from the Capella University. Greg holds a doctorate in Psychology from Adler University.
Dian Medrano, LPC
I feel strongly that creating an open, transparent, and kind therapeutic space for couples is essential for their own growth as a partnership. The first step of any therapeutic work starts with feeling safe and comfortable in the therapeutic process. Creating a kind, nonjudgmental environment allows for couples to identify their individual and shared barriers and can thereby lead to growth in their partnership.
My approach is to be open, reflective, transparent, and direct with couples to help them cultivate personal and shared skills to foster loving, dynamic, and more intimate relationships. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and graduated with my Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Concordia University.