3 Best Marriage Counselors in Elgin, IL

“Mike Holland is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with a Master’s Degree in Counseling from Argosy University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Pastoral Ministry from Lincoln Christian University. He brings to Village Counseling Center more than thirty years of experience counseling adults, teens, and couples. Mike is also a skilled marriage counselor who helps couples improve communication and problem-solving, survive unfaithfulness and affairs, and build intimacy and closeness. He has years of experience successfully helping couples go through pre-marital counseling, which helps prevent later problems and avoids the pain and trauma of divorce. Currently, he is practicing at Village Counseling Center. Their vision is to create a unique relationship-centered environment built upon strong family values, sensitivity, and compassion that changes lives.”

“Suellen Shively-Mack has over 20 years of experience working with children, adolescents, and adults in outpatient and community mental health settings. She uses a collaborative and non-judgmental approach to support her clients in building upon their individual and family strengths to achieve their therapeutic goals. Her training includes a particular focus on family systems and cognitive behavioral therapies, but she also uses elements of other treatment approaches as needed to provide a personalized experience for her clients. Suellen’s clinical interests include depression, anxiety, divorce adjustment, couple and family therapy, managing stress and life transitions, parenting issues, and family-based treatment of eating disorders. Suellen Shively-Mack offers in-person and telehealth services. Suellen is bilingual and provides therapy in both English and Spanish. Currently, she is practising at Valley Counseling. Their team of caring therapists specializes in a variety of mental health issues.”

“Ken Denson holds a Master of Social Work degree from Aurora University and is a Licensed Social Worker. Ken Denson provides a results-oriented approach in a safe and supportive atmosphere. He employs a Solution-Focused therapeutic approach with his clients, rooted in a strengths perspective that helps clients understand and discover their strengths to overcome life’s challenges and problems. Ken has extensive experience working with adults, couples, families, teens, and children. He is certified in Crisis Incident Stress Management and specializes in Grief and Bereavement Counseling. Ken's warm and empathic style is tailored to offer a results-oriented approach within a safe and supportive atmosphere.”