Leo J. Dhont, M.S.W.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Leo works with individual adults for personal growth work, but specializes in working with couples who come for relationship counseling or attend weekend workshops.

Overview

Leo received his Masters Degree in Clinical Social Work from Loyola University in Chicago in June of 1961. After extensive training with Dr. Harville Hendrix, he was certified in June of 1990 as an Imago Couples Therapist and in October of 1993 he was further certified as a Getting The Love You Want Workshop For Couples presenter.

Leo J. Dhont sees patients at the following location(s):

Wheeling, Illinois

Dhont & Associates, Inc.
250 Park Avenue
Wheeling, Illinois 60090
Phone: (847) 537-1404
Fax: (847) 537-5585
Web: http://www.imagocounseling.com/

Personal Statement

Until thirteen years ago, I focused on helping individual adults work within their minds and bodies to free themselves from the dysfunctional lessons of the past and to find new meaning to their lives. Then I was introduced to the work of Harville Hendrix and realized he was offering a way to accomplish the same goal of helping individuals grow by teaching and guiding them on how to be conscious in their committed, love relationships.

I am passionately invested in helping couples learn how to get free of non-functional and destructive styles of interaction learned mostly in childhood. I facilitate a method of partner communication that creates what I call a dialogical environment between them and thus leads to mature love, trust, and friendship. I do not believe couples can or will solve "problems" in their relationship unless they are friends. This belief is backed up by sound research. Couples counseling that is mostly directed at "problem solving" has failed over the years. We must learn to be friends before we can address our differences!

I know how to facilitate this process. Couples counseling helps best and fastest when the workshop is experienced in conjunction with it. My wife and I present this workshop together.

Though many couples prefer to do their relationship work in the privacy of the therapy office, the most effective way to get quickly to issues and resolutions is by doing the couples workshop. This workshop is done in a way that respects safety and privacy. It is not a therapy weekend, but it is a powerfully therapeutic experience for couples who attend.

Treatment Areas

Leo has experience treating the following areas: Co-Dependency, Couples' Issues, Divorce, Grief, Low Self-Esteem, Men's Issues, Relationship Issues and Women's Issues.

Treatment Modalities

Leo provides Individual Psychotherapy and Marriage Counseling. He works with Adults and Couples.