Melanie Johnson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and owner of New Hope Counseling Center.

New Hope has locations in Crystal Lake and Huntley and seeks to be a safe place that provides hope and healing to individuals, couples, and families. Melanie enjoys reading and traveling and lives in Crystal Lake with her husband and two boys. 

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Repairing and Maintaining your Relationship.

Being in a committed relationship can be HARD! For many who have been with their significant other for a long period of time, putting effort into the relationship can take a back seat which can cause damage to the relationship over time. Researcher and author, John Gottman, has developed steps for repairing and maintaining your relationship "house". Melanie will walk you through these steps and explain how to have a connected relationship that is committed to putting each other first.