Couples Counseling for all couples.
Have you ever thought to yourself….
“Why are relationships so hard for me? It looks so easy for other people.”
It’s not.
Relationships hold a mirror up to ourselves, and force us to navigate all the joys and complications of life with a whole other human being. A person who may not have been raised the same way, experienced the same hurts, share exactly the same values… the list goes on. They will never view things through the exact same lens, so it makes sense that it’s tricky, right?!
You’re not alone. but it’s not impossible.
Evergreen Counseling provides:
Marriage Counseling
Pre-martial Counseling
Counseling for Dating Couples
Counseling for LGBTQ Couples
Counseling for Blended Families
Counseling for Couples Experiencing Fertility Troubles
Couples Experiencing Parenting Stress
Taking the first step is huge…
Benefits of Couples Counseling:
Improved communication skills that fit individual couples needs and personalities.
Develop healthier ways to handle conflicts.
Provides a safe and secure environment for couples to express their grievances.
Maintain a stable connection through difficult transitions or major life changes.
Address previous traumas that may be impacting your current relationship.
Address falsities about what love is, what it should feel like or look like that were learned from inaccurate cultural depictions of relationships.
Hardships couples counseling can help navigate:
Communication Difficulties
Sharing Household Tasks
Financial Disagreements
Healthy Conflict Resolution Skills
Infertility
Infidelity/Betrayal
Newlywed Adjustment
Pre-Marital and Pre-Cohabitation Counseling
Pregnancy and Post-Baby Couples Counseling
Parenting & Step-Parenting Across the Lifespan
Adoption
Divorce & Separation
Sexual Difficulties & Compatibility
Financial Stress
Navigating an LBGTQ+ Relationship:
LGBTQ+ couples experience the same ups and downs as every other relationship. However, here at Evergreen Counseling we recognize LGBTQ+ couples can also face extra or unique challenges like:
Dealing with isolation from, or complicated relationships with, extended family.
Societal prejudices
Defining relationship boundaries and roles
Navigating same sex parenting
Let our intake coordinator help you connect with a trained and experienced therapist today.
Our Therapist who Specializes in Couples Counseling
Katie Gow, MS, ALMFT
In network with Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) PPO and Aetna PPO plans.
Trained in Couples & Family Therapy at The Family Institute at Northwestern University.
“Our truest selves have always existed underneath the many messages we receive about what we feel we must do in order to earn our value or be worthy of love. This process can be both painful and freeing. I believe we are both formed and healed in relationships, which translates into the kinds of therapy and client work I most enjoy.”