Couples Therapy Chicago:
Top-Rated Chicago Couples Therapists
Relationships are bound to hit speed bumps now and then. Let our couples therapy services be your safe space to resolve these issues in a healthy, constructive way. Our team of expert couples therapists is here to support you through the entire process.
If you’re finding it hard to cope in your relationships, you’re not alone. Many couples face challenges from time to time. While it can be difficult, frustrating, and overwhelming to experience interpersonal difficulties, it is possible to overcome them. At SG Therapy Group, we’ve seen firsthand through our couples therapy in Cleveland, OH, and Chicago, IL, how this process has improved communication and connection for many couples.
Whether you’re healing from infidelity, want to improve your communication skills, or simply want to cultivate a deeper understanding of each other, we’re here to help. Together, we can help you get to the root of your struggles and come out stronger on the other side.
What Our Couples Counseling Services Can Help With
Regardless of your reasons for entering counseling, couples therapy can help in a variety of areas, including the following:
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Improving Overall Relationship Satisfaction
You don’t have to wait until things get bad to benefit from couples counseling. Working with a couples therapist can be a great way to make your relationship even better, regardless of whether you’re experiencing current difficulties.
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Learning How to Communicate Effectively
Communication is key to any relationship. Couples or marriage therapy in Chicago and Cleveland can teach you and your partner new skills to ensure that you’re on the same page.
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Navigating Life Transitions
Life changes, like moving, career transitions, or parenthood, can be exciting and stressful at the same time. Chicago and Cleveland couples therapy can help you process your experience together.
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Learning More About Each Other
There’s always something new to learn about your partner (and yourself). Marriage and couples therapy is a safe space for you to take a deep dive into your thoughts, feelings, patterns, and experiences.
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Building trust.
Whether you're navigating a breach of trust or have personal trust issues from past relationships, therapy can help you cultivate a deeper sense of certainty in each other.
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Improving Mental Health.
Couples therapy is for more than just relationship problems. Studies show that it can also improve individual mental health issues, like depression.
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Creating Positive Change
t’s natural to get caught in a rut, especially if you’ve been with your partner for a long time. Together, we’ll identify changes you can make to get reconnected.
Meet Our 4 Top-Rated Therapists for Chicago Couples Therapy
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Aviva Brill, LCSW
About Aviva: Aviva is passionate about blending different therapeutic methods to create a customized experience for her couples. She's committed to co-creating a nonjudgmental, safe space and a trusting relationship with the people she works with. Aviva also enjoys helping people find creative solutions to the problems they're facing.
Specialties:Anxiety & Stress, relationships, aging parents, communication, career and workplace transitions, parenting, English and Spanish-Speaking
Services: Individual counseling and couples counseling
Location: West Loop, Chicago and telehealth
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Maddie Persanyi, LCPC
About Maddie: Maddie enjoys building authentic, trusting relationships with each of her clients. As part of her approach to couples therapy, she utilizes her training in the Gottman method to help couples navigate conflict, enhance communication skills, and reconnect. Maddie feels grateful to watch her couples clients grow.
Specialties: Relationship issues, self-esteem issues, anxiety, depression, life transitions, college students, trauma, PTSD, & CPTSD
Services: Individual counseling and couples counseling
Location: West Loop, Chicago and telehealth
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Laura Lahay, LCPC
About Laura: Laura had extensive supervision with a trained Gottman method clinician and therefore has a wealth of knowledge regarding the treatment of couples. She enjoys collaborating with clients to meet their unique needs in a safe space and uses humor and warmth to connect with others.
Specialties: Anxiety, eating disorders/body image issues, depression, LGBTQIA+ support, spirituality/religious trauma, teens and young adults
Services: Individual counseling and couples counseling
Location: Telehealth
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Erin Cluskey, LPC
About Erin: Erin is passionate about offering couples therapy in Chicago, IL, in a way that feels both supportive and practical. She creates a safe, nonjudgmental space where each partner can express themselves openly, while guiding couples toward deeper understanding, improved communication, and more meaningful connections.
Specialties: Athletes and sports performance, anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationship issues, teens/young adults
Services: Individual and couples counseling
Location: West Loop and telehealth
Meet Our Top-Rated Therapist for Cleveland Couples Therapy
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Alyson Charnas, LISW
About Alyson: Alyson works with couples from a place of curiosity, compassion, and collaboration. Offering in-person Cleveland couples therapy and online in Illinois, Ohio, and Florida, she strives to create a space where both partners feel safe enough to be honest and understood. At the same time, she supports them in finding new ways to communicate, reconnect, and move through challenges together. If you’re looking for couples therapy in Cleveland, OH, Alyson is a great choice.
Specialties:Grief, caregiver support, anxiety, depression, life transitions, geriatric community, trauma
Services: Individual counseling and couples counseling
Location: Pepper Pike & Illinois/Ohio/Florida telehealth
Understanding the couples therapy process
Here's a look into what to expect from working with us.
1. Consultation
You'll start by requesting a complimentary consultation. This will give you and your partner the opportunity to ask questions, review logistics, and get a better sense of whether SG Therapy Group is the right fit for your needs.
2. Intake
If we mutually decide to move forward with couples counseling, your first sessions will be an intake appointment (also called a “diagnostic assessment”, though you don’t need a diagnosis to engage in couples counseling). Here, your couples therapist will learn more about you and work with you to create a customized treatment plan.
3. Regular sessions
You and your partner will then begin attending regular sessions. We typically recommend meeting weekly to build our therapeutic relationship and start making progress toward your goals. Consistent attendance and practice outside of sessions is the best way to achieve deep, lasting results.
FAQs about couples therapy in Chicago
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Research suggests that approximately 70% of couples experience positive results from couples counseling. We've also seen firsthand how transformative marriage therapy can be for couples experiencing a wide range of challenges.
At the same time, it's important to remember that success looks different for everyone. Each couple has their own unique goals for therapy, and you'll work directly with your counselor to create a plan that helps you reach them.
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The terms "couples therapy" and "couples counseling" are often used interchangeably. "Marriage therapy" or "marriage counseling" is another popular name for this service, though you don't need to be married in order to benefit from working with a couples therapist. You may have also heard of premarital counseling, which is therapy for couples who are planning to get married.
At SG Therapy Group, we work with couples of all relationship styles, sexual orientations, and gender identities. We also welcome both married and unmarried couples into our practice.
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There are many different forms of relationship counseling, so it's difficult to say if one is more effective than another. Our relationship therapists use techniques like CBT, strengths-based therapy, trauma-informed therapy, and the Gottman method to help couples.
Other marriage therapists might use strategies like emotionally focused couples therapy (also called “emotionally focused therapy”), Imago relationship therapy, family therapy methods, or sex therapy approaches. It's important to find a therapist whose approach resonates with you and your partner.
Why choose SG Therapy Group for couples therapy in Chicago
Each couple has their own needs and preferences for marriage therapy. Here are a few reasons why SG Therapy Group might be the right fit for you.
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We strongly believe in putting our clients’ wellness above everything else. Unlike group practices or online therapy platforms that operate like corporations, we take a highly personalized approach to therapy for couples. We recognize you and your partner for the unique individuals you are and we’re passionate about helping couples like you thrive.
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When you choose us for couples therapy in Chicago or Cleveland, we honor the fact that you’re making a financial investment. We take care to ensure that you get the most out of our time together. We only employ therapists with strong clinical skills whose approach aligns with our values. Plus, our couples therapy sessions take place in a warm, modern environment that helps you feel at ease.
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As a boutique therapy group, we believe that satisfied, cared-for clinicians provide the highest quality counseling services. You're entrusting us with your mental health, so you deserve marriage therapists who are supported and satisfied in their work. We support our therapists in getting advanced training and working in an environment where their individuality is celebrated.
Find Couples Therapy in West Loop, Chicago, or Pepper Pike, Cleveland
At SG Therapy Group, we offer in-person couples therapy in Chicago, IL, at 901 W Jackson Blvd, Ste 401, Chicago, IL 60607, in West Loop.
Our West Loop office is a three-minute walk from the UIC-Halsted CTA Blue Line, convenient for couples living on the University of Illinois Chicago campus or in the surrounding Fulton Market, Greektown, Ukrainian Village, or South Loop neighborhoods. There is also a Divvy bike stand right out front of our office if you’re biking. And if you’re driving, there is paid street and garage parking in the area. We recommend giving yourself extra time to find parking so you come to the session feeling settled.
We also offer in-person and online couples therapy in Cleveland, OH, at 29525 Chagrin Blvd, Beachwood, OH 44122, in Pepper Pike.
Located down the street from the Eton Collection shopping center and near the Maltz Museum, our Cleveland couples therapy is easily accessible for those coming from the nearby University Heights, Shaker Heights, Chagrin Falls, or Cleveland Heights areas. If you’re coming by public transportation, we’re a short walk from the RTA 14-14A bus route toward Lander Circle. And if you’re driving, we have parking in front of our building.
Rekindle Your Connection With Couples Therapy in Cleveland or Chicago
Whether you and your partner want to build emotional intimacy, learn how to resolve conflict in a healthy way, or need support navigating life stressors, our couples therapists are here to help. If you’re interested in working with us, we encourage you to request your complimentary consultation. We look forward to hearing from you and would be honored to support you on this journey.