SLC Therapist Christy Kobe, LCSW, Introducing Nevin Alderman, CMHC, Couples Counseling in Utah
As a Salt Lake City therapist, I value connecting with professionals who show up with presence, skill, and genuine integrity. I pay attention to how therapists make people feel, how they communicate, and the care they bring into their work. It’s not often that I meet another therapist who is also exceptionally present, mindful, ethical, and dedicated, so when I do, I don’t take it for granted and I make a connection with them.
Nevin Alderman, Owner and Director of Renew Relationship Counseling, is one of those clinicians. In every interaction I have had with him, he has shown a deep commitment to helping people feel seen, understood, valued, and safe. I want to introduce him because the work he does with couples in Utah is so intentional and clear in how it supports their relationships in times of stress or disconnection.
Why Nevin Chose This Work
Nevin speaks about becoming a therapist in a compassionate, heartfelt way. He shared that supporting people has always brought him joy. Helping someone recognize their value and potential is deeply meaningful to him, and this purpose influences his entire approach to his work with the couples he serves.
Why He Opened Renew Relationship Counseling
Nevin opened his practice called Renew Relationship Counseling in American Fork and Springville after seeing a clear need for relationship-focused services in those areas. Couples and families were searching for support that was both practical and compassionate. He wanted to create a place where people could feel guided, understood, and supported. He also sees couples who are Utah residents, outside of the American Fork and Springville areas, via online therapy.
What Services Nevin Offers
Nevin specializes in marriage counseling, but he also offers premarital counseling and family therapy. He believes that relationships influence every part of our emotional lives, and strengthening those connections often brings significant healing.
A Team Focused on Connection
Nevin describes Renew Relationship Counseling as a team guided by compassion and relational insight. Their goal is to help clients build healthier patterns of communication and connection so they can move toward greater emotional stability and closeness.
Who Nevin Enjoys Working With
Nevin feels especially connected to his work with dating couples, married couples, and blended families. Helping people develop healthier communication patterns and rebuild trust gives his work purpose and direction.
Supporting Women Through Anxiety, Trauma, and Relational Pain
As a Salt Lake City therapist, I work with women who are often feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, trauma or the weight of complex relationships. So, I asked Nevin about how he supports couples that include a woman who is struggling with these types of issues. He shared how about how unhealthy relationships can intensify existing struggles, while healthy relationships can bring grounding and healing. His tone is calm, steady, and hopeful as he supports women through these challenges.
The Renew System
Nevin developed the Renew System after thousands of hours of clinical work. It is a structured therapeutic model made up of videos, exercises, and guided activities that clients use alongside their sessions. The system supports deeper insight, stronger relational skills, and meaningful emotional growth.
What Nevin Teaches Most Often
Curiosity plays a central role in Nevin’s work. He encourages clients to become curious about their thoughts, feelings, and patterns and to bring that same curiosity into their relationships. Curiosity builds self-awareness, and self-awareness helps people communicate more clearly and make healthier choices.
A Perspective That Guides His Work
Nevin often shares that curiosity softens tension, listening reduces judgment, and compromise helps people move forward more effectively. These ideas shape the tone and direction of his work with clients.
What Clients Can Expect From Him
Nevin describes himself as someone whose heart is fully invested in his work. He cares deeply about the people he serves and is committed to offering his best in every session. This sincerity is evident in how he speaks about his clients and their goals.
What a First Session Feels Like
Nevin spends the first session listening carefully. He wants to understand a client’s lived experience, thoughts, and emotions so he can create a personalized plan that meets their needs. Clients find that he is engaged, steady, and thoughtful.
How to Reach Nevin
Nevin welcomes new clients to learn more about his practice online or reach out directly through text or call. His website offers more detailed information about his services.
Website, www.RenewRelationshipCounseling.com,
YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/@renewrelationshipcounseling,
Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/renew.love/,
Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/RenewRelationshipCounseling,
LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/company/renew-relationship-counseling/
Nevin Alderman’s Professional Background
Nevin Alderman, Founder of Renew Relationship Counseling
Nevin Alderman is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and the Owner and Director of Renew Relationship Counseling. He is the creator of The Renew System, a therapeutic model designed to support healing, emotional growth, and stronger relationships. Nevin’s specialty areas include couples therapy, family relational dynamics, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, trauma, grief, destructive behavior, attachment concerns, and addiction.
Nevin has extensive training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Person-Centered Therapy, and several additional clinical approaches. He is also a public speaker, consultant, educator, and content creator who has presented to local, regional, and national audiences. Nevin has been married to his wife for more than twenty-two years, and together they have two sons. He enjoys family time, outdoor adventures, sports, exercise, and anything involving motors and wheels.
If you would like to explore working with me, Christy Kobe, as a Salt Lake City therapist, you are welcome to reach out. You may request a consultation here.
Author Bio
Christy Kobe, LCSW, CCTP, EMDR Therapist Utah, is a Salt Lake City therapist who has been practicing in the SLC area since Spring 2003. In addition to completing her licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Christy has completed training and certification as an EMDR therapist, in-depth clinical training on Polyvagal Theory Informed Trauma Therapy, certification as a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), clinical certification training to help clients struggling to deal with an individual with a personality disorder in their lives, and completed extensive clinical training on the treatment of trauma and attachment taught by international experts on these subjects.
She works individually with sensitive, high achieving, perfectionistic, or progressive women who are stressed, overwhelmed, burned out, and afraid they are about to break. She is especially passionate about working with clients who have experienced complex trauma, childhood trauma, relational trauma, or religious trauma, including developmental trauma, preverbal trauma, and emotional neglect.
You can learn more about her unique approach and what it’s like to work with her here. Please reach out to request a consultation if you would like to explore the possibility of partnering with her as your therapist.