Couples Intensives in Chicago and La Grange IL
Couples intensives in the Chicago area
Melinda Yachnin, LCPC, counselor in Chicago and La Grange IL
You are really struggling in your marriage. Maybe it’s the same conflicts, again and again, never getting resolved and feeling worse every year. Maybe it is growing distance and disconnect, and you’re feeling more like roommates than romantic partners.
And yet you have a lot invested in your relationship and you don’t want to give up.
Couples intensives can be exactly what you need to get your relationship back on track without spending years in therapy to get there. In long sessions condensed over just a few weeks, you get the chance to really reset with each other the relationship that works for you now.
Heal Old Wounds
Intensives give you a chance to have effective conversations about the accumulated hurt and resentment that comes from spending not just years but decades with the same person. It gives you time to process betrayals so that you can create a pathway towards renewed trust.
Create Healthy Boundaries
So many challenges develop when we lose our sense of what we are actually responsible for, what we can actually control, and what we cannot. Intensives help you clarify with each other what each of you needs so that you can build a better relationship that has room for both of you.
Connect to Each Other Again
Get back in touch with why you fell in love with each other in the first place. Intensives help you open up with each other safely so that you can build more meaningful connections and reignite the passion you once felt.
Take the next step today.
I’d love to help! Click here to schedule your free 15- minute phone consultation for couples intensives in Chicago and La Grange IL. My other specialties include traditional couples counseling and individual counseling.
Frequently Asked Questions About Couples Intensives in Chicago and La Grange IL
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Couples counseling (or couples therapy) typically involves meeting for 50-60 minutes every week or two. The advantage of couples counseling is it can more easily fit into your schedule and is often covered by your insurance. The disadvantage is that it can take much longer to get the results you seek (1-2 years) and can be difficult to build momentum towards the relationship you’d rather have.
Couples intensives typically involves meeting for 2-4 hours at a time, for 4-6 sessions. These can be scheduled over a long weekend or over 2-3 months. The advantage of intensives is that you are able to move through the process much more quickly and feel hope for your relationships.
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Intensives are ideal for couples who have been together for awhile but are really struggling. If you are feeling desperate about your relationship, wishing it could be fixed but losing hope that this is possible, then intensives are a better approach that typical couples counseling because you will more quickly see what it possible.
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I only do couples intensives in person, in both my La Grange and my Chicago office locations.
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Couples intensives are billed at $200 out-of-pocket per 60-minutes, as this form of therapy is not covered by insurance. There are several one-hour sessions (at the beginning and end of the treatment process) which you can bill to your insurance if you so choose.
