“We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.”
—Thich Nhat Hanh
While our practice is a specialist practice focused on the intersections of sex therapy, couple and relationship therapy, and trauma care, all therapists are trained as generalists, too. We work with clients every day around concerns such as depression, anxiety, grief, painful patterns from family of origin or in relationship with others, coping with stressors in life, and identity issues.
Our approach to all of our work holds a relational focus. We are humans in the room with you. We want to get to know you, to understand you, and learn how best to support you. We are curious and often work as detectives, trying to figure out what’s happening, what the pattern is, in collaboration with you. We sometimes suggest homework or teach skills, but we also rely on you to track your experience and bring your “data” back to your next session. We don’t have a formula of how we work with a given issue, but we collaborate with you, contributing our expertise and asking for yours, to develop understanding, resolve problems, or support desired change.
Amy also has extensive experience providing therapy to therapists and other social service and health professionals, and addressing the personal-professional interface of our work.
If someone has referred you to us because they thought we would be an especially good fit, please feel free to contact us and don’t be dissuaded by the specialist focus.
Evanston Relational Psychotherapy is LGBTQ-affirmative and welcomes people of all genders, sexual orientations, relationship configurations, and lifestyles.
We acknowledge the realities of racism, embrace an antiracist stance, and strive to be culturally sensitive and honoring of intersectional realities. We also recognize that this is a work in progress for all of us, and invite dialogue if we err. We have an ongoing commitment to educate ourselves in these areas.
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Call us: 847-425-1500.