Couples Counseling Therapists in Macomb, IL
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I have over a decade of experience helping motivate clients from many different backgrounds with a range of counseling needs using a solution-focused-client-centered approach to overcome their struggles in life. Using my skill set in cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing to guide my clients to their desired change. Her education includes a Masters in Counseling, Certified Behavior Change Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer, and Certified Nutrition Specialist. I have also completed levels 1 and 2 of Gottman’s Relationship Method Therapy training.
I have over a decade of experience helping motivate clients from many different backgrounds with a range of counseling needs using a solution-focused-client-centered approach to overcome their struggles in life. Using my skill set in cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing to guide my clients to their desired change. Her education includes a Masters in Counseling, Certified Behavior Change Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer, and Certified Nutrition Specialist. I have also completed levels 1 and 2 of Gottman’s Relationship Method Therapy training.
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Kristen Draughan Trauma Ptsd Emdr
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Macomb, IL 61455
Hi! My name is Kristen and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a Certified EMDR Therapist, and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. I have found that nearly every client I work with has some underlying struggle related to trauma, re: sexual assault, physical abuse, natural disaster, etc., and/or attachment wounding, re: caregivers who were not able to meet the emotional needs of their child. My passion is helping my client’s reach a place where they can accept all parts of themselves and heal from the physical and emotional wounds of their past.
Hi! My name is Kristen and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a Certified EMDR Therapist, and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. I have found that nearly every client I work with has some underlying struggle related to trauma, re: sexual assault, physical abuse, natural disaster, etc., and/or attachment wounding, re: caregivers who were not able to meet the emotional needs of their child. My passion is helping my client’s reach a place where they can accept all parts of themselves and heal from the physical and emotional wounds of their past.
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Nicolle Deleo
Psychologist, PsyD, LMHC, DAAETS
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Macomb, IL 61455 (Online Only)
Whether it is navigating general life stressors, attending to a complex psychological condition, bolstering your recovery efforts, or simply to talk things out, my goal is to blend empirically sound intervention with an authentic, caring, interpersonal style. My hope for you is the opportunity to heal beyond past psychological wounds coupled with movement towards a more mindful and peaceful place in your current life.
Whether it is navigating general life stressors, attending to a complex psychological condition, bolstering your recovery efforts, or simply to talk things out, my goal is to blend empirically sound intervention with an authentic, caring, interpersonal style. My hope for you is the opportunity to heal beyond past psychological wounds coupled with movement towards a more mindful and peaceful place in your current life.
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Janell McGruder
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, MSEd
Verified Verified
Macomb, IL 61455 (Online Only)
Life has a lot of ups and downs. Things that happen to us are not always in our control, but healing from them are. If you're new to therapy or are looking for a holistic way of healing from a highly trained therapist who knows you are more than what you may feel you are, I'm the right therapist for you.
Life has a lot of ups and downs. Things that happen to us are not always in our control, but healing from them are. If you're new to therapy or are looking for a holistic way of healing from a highly trained therapist who knows you are more than what you may feel you are, I'm the right therapist for you.
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Ashley Lynn Bartlow
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Macomb, IL 61455 (Online Only)
Find your JOY and make intentional steps to a more joyful life. It's possible you just have to have the courage to try, learn, apply, adjust to fit you.
Find your JOY and make intentional steps to a more joyful life. It's possible you just have to have the courage to try, learn, apply, adjust to fit you.
Online Therapists
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Venus Evans-Winters
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, CCTP, MSW, LCSW, PhD
Verified Verified
Peoria, IL 61615
Serving clients across Illinois for over a decade, her areas of expertise are trauma related to interpersonal or family violence, sexual assault and abuse, adoptive and foster care, school problems/workplace problems, parenting, and couples therapy.
Dr. Venus Evans-Winters is a licensed clinical social worker, trauma expert, and professor. She draws upon multiple therapeutic and psychoeducational techniques (e.g., cognitive, dialectical, and reality therapies) to meet clients' mental health and socio-emotional needs. A native of Chicago and representative of the hip-hop generation, she helps clients from diverse backgrounds cope with chronic stress and trauma. Her practice is influenced by Adlerian theory and centers on culturally responsive approaches to practice because we know that culture is a significant influence on one's perception of stress and self-efficacy.
Serving clients across Illinois for over a decade, her areas of expertise are trauma related to interpersonal or family violence, sexual assault and abuse, adoptive and foster care, school problems/workplace problems, parenting, and couples therapy.
Dr. Venus Evans-Winters is a licensed clinical social worker, trauma expert, and professor. She draws upon multiple therapeutic and psychoeducational techniques (e.g., cognitive, dialectical, and reality therapies) to meet clients' mental health and socio-emotional needs. A native of Chicago and representative of the hip-hop generation, she helps clients from diverse backgrounds cope with chronic stress and trauma. Her practice is influenced by Adlerian theory and centers on culturally responsive approaches to practice because we know that culture is a significant influence on one's perception of stress and self-efficacy.
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As an agency we have been supporting people via online sessions, with everything that falls “outside the box”. If you are encountering relationship problems, you may have found that it is easier to procrastinate rather than to seek the relationship advice and tools that you need. You may have even been waiting to seek consulting or coaching services for years. Meanwhile your relationship difficulties have only been getting worse. Our consulting services are designed to help you communicate better and make sustainable changes that will benefit you and your family throughout your lives to come back to loving one another.
As an agency we have been supporting people via online sessions, with everything that falls “outside the box”. If you are encountering relationship problems, you may have found that it is easier to procrastinate rather than to seek the relationship advice and tools that you need. You may have even been waiting to seek consulting or coaching services for years. Meanwhile your relationship difficulties have only been getting worse. Our consulting services are designed to help you communicate better and make sustainable changes that will benefit you and your family throughout your lives to come back to loving one another.
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My name is Yazmine Howard, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in the Chicagoland area and currently have a decade of experience working with primarily African-American adolescents, adults, and families. My experiences include crisis intervention, substance abuse treatment, group & individual therapy, along with family therapy. I utilize an integrative approach in my sessions and prioritize the therapeutic relationship and rapport that is developed with each client to increase the outcomes of therapy.
My name is Yazmine Howard, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in the Chicagoland area and currently have a decade of experience working with primarily African-American adolescents, adults, and families. My experiences include crisis intervention, substance abuse treatment, group & individual therapy, along with family therapy. I utilize an integrative approach in my sessions and prioritize the therapeutic relationship and rapport that is developed with each client to increase the outcomes of therapy.
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Julia Schwartz
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Springfield, IL 62704
I emphasize a strong therapeutic relationship between myself and my clients that is rooted in compassion.
Hi, I am Julia. I have a passion for working with young adults and women who strive to enhance personal insight and use their strengths and values to become more confident and self aware. Are you ready to begin the journey of self-discovery, empowerment, and healing? I have experience working with anxiety and stress relief, trauma, self-worth/body image, high-achievers, people pleasing, grief and relational stress. I hope to provide an environment for you to heal emotionally, gain personal insight, and harness skills to be your best self within everyday life-at your own pace.
I emphasize a strong therapeutic relationship between myself and my clients that is rooted in compassion.
Hi, I am Julia. I have a passion for working with young adults and women who strive to enhance personal insight and use their strengths and values to become more confident and self aware. Are you ready to begin the journey of self-discovery, empowerment, and healing? I have experience working with anxiety and stress relief, trauma, self-worth/body image, high-achievers, people pleasing, grief and relational stress. I hope to provide an environment for you to heal emotionally, gain personal insight, and harness skills to be your best self within everyday life-at your own pace.
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I have worked with couples preparing for marriage and with couples who are in long term committed relationships.
I consider myself an optimist and seek to find the best in the people I meet. I have an out-going nature. I love people and I love life and seek to help others find the same joy, even in bleak circumstances. I would like to note that I can be comfortable in most environments, working with most age groups and mental health conditions. I am a supporter and friend of the LGBTQ+ community, and I am a strong believer in the ideal that everyone should be treated equally with respect and dignity, especially when it comes to getting good mental health support and therapy when needed.
I have worked with couples preparing for marriage and with couples who are in long term committed relationships.
I consider myself an optimist and seek to find the best in the people I meet. I have an out-going nature. I love people and I love life and seek to help others find the same joy, even in bleak circumstances. I would like to note that I can be comfortable in most environments, working with most age groups and mental health conditions. I am a supporter and friend of the LGBTQ+ community, and I am a strong believer in the ideal that everyone should be treated equally with respect and dignity, especially when it comes to getting good mental health support and therapy when needed.
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I offer an integrative approach to counseling and life coaching for a variety of issues including anxiety, depression, trauma, marital/ relationship conflict, adjustment change, stress management, and grief and loss.
Emotional health and wellness is inextricably intertwined with our physical health and wellness. As such, mental and emotional health services should be a priority for each of us. Counseling provides an avenue for self-reflection and growth that anyone striving to live a fuller and more fulfilled life can benefit from.
I offer an integrative approach to counseling and life coaching for a variety of issues including anxiety, depression, trauma, marital/ relationship conflict, adjustment change, stress management, and grief and loss.
Emotional health and wellness is inextricably intertwined with our physical health and wellness. As such, mental and emotional health services should be a priority for each of us. Counseling provides an avenue for self-reflection and growth that anyone striving to live a fuller and more fulfilled life can benefit from.
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The counseling relationship is vital to your ability to make progress.
It takes courage to take the first step into a counseling relationship. Everyone needs help navigating life's issues and complexities from time to time. Sometimes these problems can lead to feelings of confusion, depression and anxiety. I want to assist you on your personal journey as you encounter life's challenges and obstacles. I am confident that each of my clients hold the capacity to overcome adversity, effectively communicate, make healthy life choices, and lead happy and productive lives. I believe that each individual is special and unique.
The counseling relationship is vital to your ability to make progress.
It takes courage to take the first step into a counseling relationship. Everyone needs help navigating life's issues and complexities from time to time. Sometimes these problems can lead to feelings of confusion, depression and anxiety. I want to assist you on your personal journey as you encounter life's challenges and obstacles. I am confident that each of my clients hold the capacity to overcome adversity, effectively communicate, make healthy life choices, and lead happy and productive lives. I believe that each individual is special and unique.
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Emily Breitweiser
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Heyworth, IL 61745
Now accepting new clients! I am passionate about walking with adults and couples on their healing journeys. Additionally, I specialize in working with college students and emerging adults facing anxiety, grief, chronic stress, and life transitions. As an existentially based therapist, I do not view myself as an expert on my clients. Instead, I see myself as a fellow traveler in life, who knows that ultimately, we all need a safe place to talk about our experiences, thoughts, feelings, and fears. I provide this safety for my clients through my warm, compassionate, and culturally sensitive trauma-informed approach.
Now accepting new clients! I am passionate about walking with adults and couples on their healing journeys. Additionally, I specialize in working with college students and emerging adults facing anxiety, grief, chronic stress, and life transitions. As an existentially based therapist, I do not view myself as an expert on my clients. Instead, I see myself as a fellow traveler in life, who knows that ultimately, we all need a safe place to talk about our experiences, thoughts, feelings, and fears. I provide this safety for my clients through my warm, compassionate, and culturally sensitive trauma-informed approach.
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These include parent/child and couples relational problems, grief, trauma, attachment, depression, anxiety and behavioral problems.
Sandi Kellerstrass, owner of and therapist for Syndeo Counseling is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) with nine years of therapeutic experience. She holds a BA in Leadership and Management and an MA in Counseling from Lincoln Christian University. Sandi has prior field experience in community-based counseling, foster care and adoption preservation.
These include parent/child and couples relational problems, grief, trauma, attachment, depression, anxiety and behavioral problems.
Sandi Kellerstrass, owner of and therapist for Syndeo Counseling is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) with nine years of therapeutic experience. She holds a BA in Leadership and Management and an MA in Counseling from Lincoln Christian University. Sandi has prior field experience in community-based counseling, foster care and adoption preservation.
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I strive to accompany each client on their journey to a place of personal freedom that allows for deeper healing, developing meaning-making, and trusting relationships. I am passionate about cultivating a space where individuals, couples, and families feel heard and understood in the therapy room.
I strive to accompany each client on their journey to a place of personal freedom that allows for deeper healing, developing meaning-making, and trusting relationships. I am passionate about cultivating a space where individuals, couples, and families feel heard and understood in the therapy room.
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An effective therapeutic relationship, in my opinion, must include empathy.
My name is Dr. Nashat Shams, and I'm a physician and a Health Psychologist who has worked in this industry since 2005. I have vast experience in counseling individuals with diverse cultural backgrounds and with different age groups. I don't treat diagnoses but clients with compassion and empathy. My interventional approach is CBT, Mindful, and TEAM-CBT. Due to my family background, I'm sensitive to and respectful of various cultures and social backgrounds. I started the journey as a physician and finally became a Ph.D. clinician as I found that the human body cannot be treated without having a healthy mind.
An effective therapeutic relationship, in my opinion, must include empathy.
My name is Dr. Nashat Shams, and I'm a physician and a Health Psychologist who has worked in this industry since 2005. I have vast experience in counseling individuals with diverse cultural backgrounds and with different age groups. I don't treat diagnoses but clients with compassion and empathy. My interventional approach is CBT, Mindful, and TEAM-CBT. Due to my family background, I'm sensitive to and respectful of various cultures and social backgrounds. I started the journey as a physician and finally became a Ph.D. clinician as I found that the human body cannot be treated without having a healthy mind.
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My clinical interests include trauma-informed care, anxiety, depression, domestic violence, and couples counseling. I currently utilize a person-centered, strength-based approach to counseling but adjust this to the needs of my client(s). No matter the need or interest for counseling services, I find self-love, self-empowerment, and self-grace to be of utmost importance.
My clinical interests include trauma-informed care, anxiety, depression, domestic violence, and couples counseling. I currently utilize a person-centered, strength-based approach to counseling but adjust this to the needs of my client(s). No matter the need or interest for counseling services, I find self-love, self-empowerment, and self-grace to be of utmost importance.
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Noel Nightingale-Follis
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC, QMHP
Verified Verified
Springfield, IL 62704
As a mental health provider I have training working with individuals, couples, and families and practice looking through a systemic and multicultural lens.
Mental health is an essential and a basic part of overall health and wellbeing. All humans struggle at different times in our lives and experience hardships. During our lifespan on occasion we need assistance and a positive support system to work on goals and or help with presenting issues. Sometimes we need a set of new skills or tools, and or a soundboard to be heard and validated. My ideal patient is wanting to do the work and ready to make a positive change in their life.
As a mental health provider I have training working with individuals, couples, and families and practice looking through a systemic and multicultural lens.
Mental health is an essential and a basic part of overall health and wellbeing. All humans struggle at different times in our lives and experience hardships. During our lifespan on occasion we need assistance and a positive support system to work on goals and or help with presenting issues. Sometimes we need a set of new skills or tools, and or a soundboard to be heard and validated. My ideal patient is wanting to do the work and ready to make a positive change in their life.
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Kyle Pearson
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, CADC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Peoria Heights, IL 61616
We all want intimacy and intimacy is a risky endeavor. Navigating risk in relationship shakes us to the core and can be made more complicated by the reactions of our loved ones. In therapy we’ll pay attention to the treasure trove of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that occur as we risk growth and connection with others. We’ll pay attention to being good recipients of our loved ones efforts to grow and connect. And we’ll find strategies to remain grounded in slow steady progress towards a fulfilled and powerful self. Counseling will be challenging and raw and fun and I promise to bring my full self to session
We all want intimacy and intimacy is a risky endeavor. Navigating risk in relationship shakes us to the core and can be made more complicated by the reactions of our loved ones. In therapy we’ll pay attention to the treasure trove of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that occur as we risk growth and connection with others. We’ll pay attention to being good recipients of our loved ones efforts to grow and connect. And we’ll find strategies to remain grounded in slow steady progress towards a fulfilled and powerful self. Counseling will be challenging and raw and fun and I promise to bring my full self to session
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Whether you're facing anxiety, depression, relationship issues, or simply seeking personal development, I am dedicated to supporting you every step of the way.
Making change is difficult and I hope to help. Life can be complex and overwhelming, with both triumphs and challenges. It's during these moments of struggle that we often find ourselves seeking guidance, support, and understanding. That's where I come in. My approach is rooted in empathy, respect, and the belief that you are the expert of your own life. I am here to walk alongside you, offering a safe and non-judgmental space where you can explore your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. In our sessions, I strive to create a warm and compassionate environment, one where you feel truly heard and validated.
Whether you're facing anxiety, depression, relationship issues, or simply seeking personal development, I am dedicated to supporting you every step of the way.
Making change is difficult and I hope to help. Life can be complex and overwhelming, with both triumphs and challenges. It's during these moments of struggle that we often find ourselves seeking guidance, support, and understanding. That's where I come in. My approach is rooted in empathy, respect, and the belief that you are the expert of your own life. I am here to walk alongside you, offering a safe and non-judgmental space where you can explore your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. In our sessions, I strive to create a warm and compassionate environment, one where you feel truly heard and validated.
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Couples Counseling Therapists
Does couples counseling work?
Research shows that couples counseling is effective; it can reduce relationship distress and improve emotional awareness, communication, empathy, intimacy, and overall relationship satisfaction. For example, emotionally focused therapy was found to be effective for about 75 percent of couples, and those benefits lasted at least two years.
When should a couple seek counseling?
Couples can benefit from counseling if they consistently struggle in their relationship. They may have lost the ability to communicate effectively, become entrenched in harmful patterns, begun to fight more than usual, broken the other’s trust, suffered from a mental or physical illness, or faced any number of other challenges. Many therapists offer free consultations, so if a couple isn’t sure whether therapy is necessary, asking directly can provide clarity.
How can I get my partner to go to couples therapy?
The decision to seek couples therapy is often driven by one partner, who then convinces the other to participate. When discussing the idea, the initiator should be direct and assertive. They can state the problems they see and explain how the relationship would benefit from therapy. In more serious cases, they can also explain how their relationship may suffer without making any changes or seeking professional help.
How does a couple prepare for couples counseling?
The anticipation of beginning couples counseling can be difficult—sometimes more difficult than the first session itself. Taking a few moments to reflect can allay those concerns: What are the current challenges? When and how did they begin? What do they want the relationship to look like in the future? Reflecting on these questions can help individuals or couples articulate their goals. Of course, the therapist will also ask questions and guide couples through the process.