by Brent Atkinson | Aug 14, 2025 | Blog, Marriage & Relationship Counseling
If your marriage feels off balance, two options often come up: marriage counseling and marriage therapy. While they may sound alike, what happens inside each session is distinctly different. Understanding which one fits your needs, especially if you’re looking for... 
by Brent Atkinson | Jul 25, 2025 | Blog, Marriage & Relationship Counseling
Not every relationship crashes in a storm of yelling or slammed doors. More often, it fades slowly. Not with a bang, but between grocery runs, conference calls, and quiet nights where no one says what they’re really thinking. You still care, deeply. But you’re... 
by Brent Atkinson | Jul 11, 2025 | Blog, Marriage & Relationship Counseling
For many couples, the hardest part of therapy isn’t what happens in the room; it’s making the decision to walk through the door in the first place. Maybe you’ve been having the same argument for weeks. Maybe it’s the silence that stings the most. Or maybe one of you... 
by Brent Atkinson | Jun 27, 2025 | Blog, Marriage & Relationship Counseling
The real test of couples therapy isn’t what happens during the sessions — it’s what carries over between them. One of the best ways to evaluate a couples therapist in Chicago is to ask: “How will we apply what we learn at home?” The strongest therapists won’t just... 
by Brent Atkinson | Jun 12, 2025 | Blog, Marriage & Relationship Counseling
In today’s world, connection doesn’t have to happen face-to-face to feel real. For couples navigating tension, silence, or the same fight on loop, help doesn’t have to mean rearranging your schedule or commuting across town just to talk things through. That’s why...