Affinity Counseling Group is a private practice in downtown Birmingham and Rochester Hills, Michigan specializing in relationship and sex therapy. Affinity Counseling Group employs licensed professional counselors and sex therapists who provide individual and couples therapy for women, men, couples, LGBTQ and gender-diverse adolescents and adults.Our practice utilizes a structured, evidence-based approach and involves encouraging clients to identify and build upon their strengths to create positive changes in their lives. Common goals for therapy include restoring healthy sexuality and relationships, alleviating symptoms of depression and anxiety, increasing coping and communication skills, healing past trauma or loss, and transforming unproductive patterns into healthier life choices, emotions, and behaviors.Areas of specialty include:1) Romantic concerns and identity exploration2) Intimacy and sexual health 3) Infidelity and divorce recovery4) Reducing negative symptoms related to relationships, feelings, or difficult life transitions which may include:Self-Esteem and GrowthAnxiety and DepressionPeer RelationshipsDifficult Break-upsCo-DependencyFamily conflictCross-cultural relationshipsDivorce / Contemplating DivorceLife TransitionsStress Management and CopingAssertiveness SkillsGay / Lesbian / Bisexual / Transgender IssuesMarital Counseling and Pre-marital CounselingPrimary treatment approach is based on cognitive – behavioral therapy. This includes challenging expectations and self-talk and investigating patterns to help you better understand yourself, determine your goals, and help to achieve them. Therapists focus on educating the client or couple, utilizing their strengths and providing techniques to overcome existing conflicts.