Douglas Harsch, MDiv, LPC, CSAT & Barbara Harsch, LCSW, CPTT

Barb’s Tel: (773) 330-2887

Doug’s Tel: (773) 330-5351

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Clients Served:  Couples, Individual Adult Men & Women

Couples & Marriage Therapy

Together, we provide co-therapy sessions for couples based on Gottman Method principles, helping couples strengthen communication, rebuild trust and foster emotional connection. We also use Emotionally Focused Therapy and Narrative Therapy, offering Biblical concepts and grounding to couples seeking to integrate their faith. We seek to offer a warm, down-to-earth counseling experience for individuals and couples who want honest help and real change.​

For couples walking through the pain of betrayal or addiction, we offer a gentle, step-by-step disclosure process that makes room for honesty, safety, and emotional support along the way. This focused work around sex addiction and betrayal trauma helps partners stay grounded, feel heard, and begin rebuilding trust together.

As pastors in Chicago, IL for many years, we provided relational and spiritual care to families and individuals from various backgrounds. Barb served as a school social worker during these years and saw how parental/marriage issues often impact children. We are aware that life can be difficult to navigate, especially in marriage. Our passion is to help couples in distress, providing marriage and individual therapy to help nurture more meaningful relationships.

Barb’s Areas of Specialty

Barbara counsels with women experiencing betrayal trauma and is trained as a a CPTT (Certified Partner Trauma Therapist). She helps women heal from anxiety, childhood trauma, divorce, grief and loss and work through life transitions.

Her therapeutic approaches include EMDR Therapy, Brainspotting, trauma informed recovery skills and spiritual care. She provides a gentle and caring space for individuals healing from church wounds and spiritual abuse.

Doug’s Areas of Speciality

Doug provides individual counseling for those navigating the challenges of addiction recovery, including sex and pornography addiction, as a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT). He also works with individuals experiencing trauma, depression, anxiety, grief, loss, and life transitions.

His therapeutic approaches include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Brainspotting, and Gottman Therapy. Doug also creates a safe space for individuals healing from church-related wounds or spiritual abuse, offering compassionate support throughout each person's journey toward growth and wholeness.

Free Time: We both enjoy hiking in the beautiful Rocky Mountains, retreat into nature for Spiritual Direction and play with our grandkids. Barb loves gardening, baking, entertaining and crafting. Doug enjoys golf and fixing things around our property.

Education and Experience: Both Doug and Barb went Taylor University in Upland, IN. Doug graduated with his Masters in Divinity from Ashland Theological Seminary and completed a Masters degree in Mental Health Counseling at Trinity International University, Deerfield, IL. Barb attended Jane Addams School of Social Work in Chicago, IL and received a Masters in Social Work. her MSW. She also completed a Masters in Educational Leadership at Northeastern University in Chicago, IL.

Counseling Fees

Private pay, Individual one hour session $125, Co-therapy one and a half hour couples session $200. Sliding scale available.

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