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It may help to know that our initial goal is to create a comfortable, trusting, and collaborative relationship with you. Some people may enjoy more directed or guided therapy while others want it to be less interactive. As you get to know your clinician you will work together to find the style that feels most comfortable to you and will be most advantageous in reaching your goals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2daa9adc9afe4b4400e980/1580325269723-FYQOSLYHUMSLG9XBXRON/image.jpg Services + Fees Couples Therapy "... I realize here is this other person who is separate and different and has different memories and backgrounds and thoughts and feelings. It's that tension between familiarity and mystery that makes for something strong, because, even as you build a life of trust and comfort and mutual support, you retain some sense of surprise or wonder about the other person." Barak Obama All couples go through challenges. 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KILBRIDE, LICSW, CST Melissa Kilbride completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor and earned her Master’s Degree in Social Work, with a concentration in Mental Health, from the Jane Addams College of Social Work at The University of Illinois at Chicago. Melissa is an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist and completed training with the University of Michigan Sexual Health Certificate Program. Prior to opening her private practice, Melissa provided clinical treatment and crisis intervention in a variety of settings including; hospital emergency rooms, inpatient and outpatient facilities, schools, social service agencies, & the DC Department of Behavioral Health. Melissa also served on the Administrative Team of a network of Chicago charter schools, developing and managing their social service programs. 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