Relationship and Marriage Counseling In Chicago

Michele utilizes an integrative, strength-based approach to encourage couples to increase levels of trust within their relationships and to build more effective communication. By encouraging and supporting you through developing positive self-esteem and self-worth, Michele will assist you in identifying individual strengths and growth areas to improve your well-being and daily living. 

Michele is committed to assisting couples in identifying constraints impacting their ability to fulfill their relationship vision. With a couples goals in mind, Michele provides a safe and secure environment in which she encourages each partner to identify underlying emotions and address vulnerabilities to better support progress forward. Michele balances the concerns of each party while also challenging partners to explore new ways to address difficulties, cultivating a new style of relating to each other.

Michele earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Criminology at Florida State University and a graduate degree at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology where she specialized in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Corrections. Her clinical experience includes working within community mental health supporting families and individuals. Michele’s clinical interests include; couples and family therapy, anxiety, depression, trauma, crisis intervention and family functioning.

Michele grew up in Florida and currently resides in Chicago.

Michele's Specialties include:   

Specializes in:

• Anger Management
• Anxiety and Stress Management
• Coaching
• Conflict Resolution 
• Couples in Distress
• Crisis Intervention
• Depressive and Mood Disorders
• Domestic Violence
• Low Self-esteem
• Multiculturalism 
• Phobias
• Premarital Counseling 
• Relationship and Marriage Counseling
• Stress Management

Accepted Insurance:

• BlueCross BlueShield - BlueChoice PPO
• BlueCross BlueShield - Preferred PPO
• BlueCross BlueShield - Blue Options/BlueChoice Options
• BlueCross BlueShield - Participating Provider Organization