What To Do When Your Partner is Emotionally Numb

August 3, 2025

Emotionally Numb Partner? You love your partner—but something feels… off. They don’t open up anymore. Conversations feel shallow or routine. They seem distant, disconnected, and unavailable, even when they’re sitting right next to you. If […]

How to Be a Present Partner Without Losing Yourself

July 20, 2025

How To Be Present By CCC Staff Maintaining presence in a relationship while preserving your sense of self is a delicate balance—and it’s something many couples struggle to achieve. As a relationship therapist in Chicago, […]

5 Ways a Therapist Can Help Your Relationship

July 6, 2025

By: Alan Tsang, LPC, NCC Are you sometimes wondering if your relationship is worse than anyone else’s in Chicago? Do you wonder whether you and your partner can make the relationship work? Do you find yourself […]

7 Common Losses After a Breakup

June 29, 2025

Breakups Suck for a Reason By: CCC Staff Are you thinking you might be heading towards a breakup? Has a split already occurred? In either case, you may be wondering what to expect after you […]

Do You and Your Partner Have Roommate Syndrome?

June 22, 2025

Roommate Syndrome Couples Therapy Roommate syndrome is a very real thing. Have you ever looked across the dinner table—or maybe over a pile of unfolded laundry—and realized that the person sitting across from you feels […]

My Partner Won’t Go to Therapy: What Can I Do?

June 1, 2025

My Partner Won’t Go To Therapy? If you’re Googling “my partner won’t go to therapy” or “relationship counseling for resistant partner,” you’re not alone—and you’re definitely not the only one feeling stuck. At Couples Counseling […]

Healing After Micro-Cheating: Can the Relationship Survive?

May 20, 2025

Micro-cheating: A Closer Look “Partner micro cheating relationship counseling”—it’s a phrase more Chicagoans are quietly typing into search bars than ever before. At Couples Counseling Center on Chicago’s North Side, we’ve seen a steady rise […]

Why Don’t My Relationships Go Beyond Three Dates?

May 18, 2025

More than just a few dates By: CCC Staff It can seem as though romantic fulfillment is getting more and more difficult to pursue in the era of dating apps, a broader dating pool overall, […]

What To Do When Your Husband Doesn’t Want Kids

May 4, 2025

Husband Doesn’t Want Kids? Finding out that your husband doesn’t want kids—especially if you do—can feel like hitting a wall. It might be something he’s said from the beginning, or it might be a change […]

Why Breaking Up May Be Good for Your Mental Health

April 5, 2025

Breaking Up and Mental Health Let’s face it—breakups suck. Whether you’ve been dating for six months or married for sixteen years, the end of a relationship can feel like a wrecking ball crashing through your […]

Is Counseling Before Marriage a Smart Idea?

March 23, 2025

Counseling Before Marriage Thinking about getting married? Congratulations! Marriage is one of the most meaningful commitments you’ll ever make. But before you say “I do,” have you considered premarital counseling? As a Chicago premarital counseling […]

How Men Can Show Up Emotionally in Relationships

March 2, 2025

Men and Showing Up for Relationships If you’re a man in a relationship, there’s a good chance you’ve been there: your partner shares something that’s been bothering them, and your first instinct is to jump […]