Couples Therapy
Available In-Person in Ripon, CA, and Online for Clients Across California
Relationships Take Work—But They Don’t Have to Be a Constant Struggle
Every relationship faces challenges. Maybe communication has broken down, conflicts feel impossible to resolve, or the connection that once felt effortless now feels distant. These challenges are normal, but they don’t have to define your relationship.
Therapy provides a path toward understanding, repair, and deeper intimacy. With the right tools, couples can break old patterns, learn healthier ways of relating, and strengthen their relationship in ways that last.
If you and your partner are motivated to do the work, I can help you develop the skills to communicate more effectively, resolve conflicts with care, and build a relationship where both of you feel valued, seen, and cherished.
Who I Work With
I offer couples therapy for committed, monogamous couples in dating or marriage relationships. My work is focused on helping couples who:
Recognize that their relationship is struggling and are motivated to create real change
Want to learn and practice new communication skills that foster deeper connection
Need support in resolving conflicts and rebuilding trust
Desire to cherish one another and themselves within the relationship
If you feel like you and your partner keep having the same fights, are struggling to reconnect, or need help building a strong foundation before marriage, couples therapy can help.
I also offer individual therapy for relationship challenges, which may be a good fit if you want to work on your relationship but your partner isn’t ready for therapy yet.
How Couples Therapy Can Help
In our work together, you and your partner will:
Develop healthier communication patterns that make both partners feel heard
Learn conflict-resolution and repair skills so disagreements don’t spiral into resentment
Identify old relational patterns that may be keeping you stuck—and replace them with healthier ones
Rebuild trust and emotional safety in your relationship
Strengthen your ability to navigate challenges together and create lasting change
Problems in relationships are inevitable, but how you work through them determines whether they strengthen or weaken your bond. My goal is to help you develop the skills to handle challenges with more ease, so you’re not just fixing what’s broken—you’re building a relationship that’s more resilient for the future.
My Approach: Relational Life Therapy (RLT)
I am an RLT Certified Relational Coach with the Relational Life Institute. Relational Life Therapy is a direct yet compassionate method that helps couples quickly identify and shift unhealthy patterns, empowering both partners to take responsibility and create meaningful change.
Unlike traditional approaches that take a neutral stance, RLT gets straight to the heart of the issues—helping couples move out of destructive cycles and into relational healing as quickly as possible. This approach is deeply rooted in accountability, emotional intelligence, and learning how to love well, both as an individual and within the relationship.
When Traditional Couples Therapy Isn’t Enough
Traditional therapy frequently focuses on neutrality and teaching skills that can quickly fly out the window the second you get triggered. When emotions run high, you need more than a referee—you need active, practical support to help you both navigate the storm and find your way back to each other.
Relational Life Therapy (RLT) is different. It is active, direct, and uncommonly honest.
Developed by family therapist Terry Real, RLT offers couples a direct, no-nonsense path to heal their wounds, reconnect, and keep intimacy alive.
The life-changing skills you will learn and practice:
Recognize and pivot out of your “losing strategies”
Speak with relational mindfulness
Master the art of repair and emotional self-regulation
Move from survival to “Full Respect Living”
Is Couples Therapy Right for You?
Couples therapy is for you if:
You and your partner are willing to take an honest look at your relationship patterns
You are motivated to learn and implement new skills
You want to restore connection, intimacy, and trust
Couples therapy is not the right fit if:
One or both partners is unwilling to engage in self-reflection or take responsibility for their role in the relationship
There is ongoing physical or emotional abuse (a different type of support is needed in these cases)
You are looking for a quick fix without committing to the work
Relationships are not meant to be effortless, but they shouldn’t feel impossible either. If you and your partner are ready to do the work, I’d love to help you create lasting change.
Get Started with Couples Therapy
If you and your partner are ready to begin rebuilding connection, improving communication, and strengthening your relationship, I’d love to support you.
In-person sessions available in Ripon, CA
Virtual therapy available for couples across California
