Couples Therapists in Emerald Hills, CA
Whether it’s a relationship, career, health issue, life transition or some other emotional or mental roadblock that has you feeling like you’re not functioning at your best, we can get down to the root of it, get clear on direction, move through it and move forward.
As a Functional Medicine Naturopath, I can help you look at mind/body connections. The body speaks in symptoms instead of words!
Using a solution focused, holistic approach, we’ll get in the trenches together, brainstorming; coming up with techniques, methods and options that may be helpful, guiding you to your own inner wisdom and clear direction.
Whether it’s a relationship, career, health issue, life transition or some other emotional or mental roadblock that has you feeling like you’re not functioning at your best, we can get down to the root of it, get clear on direction, move through it and move forward.
As a Functional Medicine Naturopath, I can help you look at mind/body connections. The body speaks in symptoms instead of words!
Using a solution focused, holistic approach, we’ll get in the trenches together, brainstorming; coming up with techniques, methods and options that may be helpful, guiding you to your own inner wisdom and clear direction.
Do you feel truly fulfilled in your relationships?
I use an integrative approach—blending psychodynamic therapy, mindfulness, breath work, and relational work to help you break old patterns, feel more grounded, and live with greater self-trust and freedom. Together, we’ll create space for growth, healing, and lasting change.
Do you feel truly fulfilled in your relationships?
I use an integrative approach—blending psychodynamic therapy, mindfulness, breath work, and relational work to help you break old patterns, feel more grounded, and live with greater self-trust and freedom. Together, we’ll create space for growth, healing, and lasting change.
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I am trauma focused, a member of the LGBTQ community, KINK/BDSM, poly positive and affirming. In our work together, I strive to meet you in your world, to understand how you see and feel things, and to collaborate on a path that supports your growth and your truth.
I work with the belief that each person carries a rich internal landscape, often shaped by early experiences, unconscious stories, and deep emotional currents. By paying attention to symbolic language, recurring patterns, and emotional responses, we can uncover the deeper threads that run through your life and help you make meaning of them in a way that empowers you.
I am trauma focused, a member of the LGBTQ community, KINK/BDSM, poly positive and affirming. In our work together, I strive to meet you in your world, to understand how you see and feel things, and to collaborate on a path that supports your growth and your truth.
I work with the belief that each person carries a rich internal landscape, often shaped by early experiences, unconscious stories, and deep emotional currents. By paying attention to symbolic language, recurring patterns, and emotional responses, we can uncover the deeper threads that run through your life and help you make meaning of them in a way that empowers you.
Together, we’ll explore patterns, strengthen relationships, build resilience, and reconnect you with your values.
Therapy isn’t about fixing you—it’s about feeling seen, empowered, and aligned in a world that often overlooks you. As an Afro-Latina and former educator turned relational therapist, I bring warmth, cultural humility, and deep respect for lived experiences into the therapy room. I specialize in working with all folks including neurodivergent, LGBTQ+ individuals, BIPOC, and other marginalized communities navigating identity, trauma, burnout, systemic stress, and substance use.
Together, we’ll explore patterns, strengthen relationships, build resilience, and reconnect you with your values.
Therapy isn’t about fixing you—it’s about feeling seen, empowered, and aligned in a world that often overlooks you. As an Afro-Latina and former educator turned relational therapist, I bring warmth, cultural humility, and deep respect for lived experiences into the therapy room. I specialize in working with all folks including neurodivergent, LGBTQ+ individuals, BIPOC, and other marginalized communities navigating identity, trauma, burnout, systemic stress, and substance use.
Society does a number on us and can make us believe there is something wrong with who we are. There's nothing wrong with you; it's our society and systems that are broken. I strive to bring compassion and warmth to my clients, aiming to create a soft place for you to land and be yourself. I can also provide loving firmness and gentle challenging so that you can be sure that you will grow and learn more about yourself through our work together.
Society does a number on us and can make us believe there is something wrong with who we are. There's nothing wrong with you; it's our society and systems that are broken. I strive to bring compassion and warmth to my clients, aiming to create a soft place for you to land and be yourself. I can also provide loving firmness and gentle challenging so that you can be sure that you will grow and learn more about yourself through our work together.
I am a gender-affirming, sex-affirming, trauma-informed therapist who works with pre-teens/teens, adults and couples.
You are intuitive, sensitive and intelligent. How you're perceived doesn’t match up with how you feel about yourself. Maybe you've been trying to live up to others expectations, or societal expectations, of how you "should" be. You feel deeply misunderstood, and carry an inner heaviness because you feel like no one really knows you. Maybe you're not quite sure who you are yet. It's showing as depression, anxiety, loneliness and avoidance. You don't have to keep trying to just be better and figure it out it all out on your own. I'm here to offer support and empower you on your journey towards self love, connection, and peace.
I am a gender-affirming, sex-affirming, trauma-informed therapist who works with pre-teens/teens, adults and couples.
You are intuitive, sensitive and intelligent. How you're perceived doesn’t match up with how you feel about yourself. Maybe you've been trying to live up to others expectations, or societal expectations, of how you "should" be. You feel deeply misunderstood, and carry an inner heaviness because you feel like no one really knows you. Maybe you're not quite sure who you are yet. It's showing as depression, anxiety, loneliness and avoidance. You don't have to keep trying to just be better and figure it out it all out on your own. I'm here to offer support and empower you on your journey towards self love, connection, and peace.
Very often we find ourselves having the same arguments all the time in our personal relationships.
I work with teens struggling with low grades, having issues with fitting into a new culture or environment, perhaps also dealing with family and marital friction at home. All this distress can exhibit itself as behavior problems, eating disorders, and experimentation with drugs and alcohol. I also have extensive experience with young children, suffering from anxiety, depression, separation, and feelings of abandonment.
Very often we find ourselves having the same arguments all the time in our personal relationships.
I work with teens struggling with low grades, having issues with fitting into a new culture or environment, perhaps also dealing with family and marital friction at home. All this distress can exhibit itself as behavior problems, eating disorders, and experimentation with drugs and alcohol. I also have extensive experience with young children, suffering from anxiety, depression, separation, and feelings of abandonment.
You may be struggling with anxiety, trauma, relationship difficulties, or cultural identity conflicts, feeling like no one truly understands your experiences.
I am here to provide a safe and warm space where you can explore your emotions or process painful experiences to move forward with clarity and confidence. Whether you’re an individual seeking relief from anxiety, a couple wanting to rebuild trust and intimacy, or someone navigating faith and cultural identity struggles, I will meet you where you are.
You may be struggling with anxiety, trauma, relationship difficulties, or cultural identity conflicts, feeling like no one truly understands your experiences.
I am here to provide a safe and warm space where you can explore your emotions or process painful experiences to move forward with clarity and confidence. Whether you’re an individual seeking relief from anxiety, a couple wanting to rebuild trust and intimacy, or someone navigating faith and cultural identity struggles, I will meet you where you are.
I began working as a therapist in community-based mental health, where I received great experience with families, couples, individuals, and children.
I work from an integrative and holistic approach, meaning that I use the best tools to fit my client’s needs. Although I pull from different perspectives, I lean towards Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
I began working as a therapist in community-based mental health, where I received great experience with families, couples, individuals, and children.
I work from an integrative and holistic approach, meaning that I use the best tools to fit my client’s needs. Although I pull from different perspectives, I lean towards Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
Helping you to discover your authentic self and live a fulfilling life is our specialty. Many times we find ourselves seeking help for answers to fix our lives. It is important to know you are not alone. Whitaker, Inc.'s team will work in collaboration with you to motivate and support you, while creating the life and career of your dreams. Our counselors provide a supportive, non-judgmental and safe environment. We provide techniques that will increase opportunities for success. Whatever your reason for seeking a Life Coach or Spiritual Counselor, together we will discover the path to the authentic YOU.
Helping you to discover your authentic self and live a fulfilling life is our specialty. Many times we find ourselves seeking help for answers to fix our lives. It is important to know you are not alone. Whitaker, Inc.'s team will work in collaboration with you to motivate and support you, while creating the life and career of your dreams. Our counselors provide a supportive, non-judgmental and safe environment. We provide techniques that will increase opportunities for success. Whatever your reason for seeking a Life Coach or Spiritual Counselor, together we will discover the path to the authentic YOU.
You might have difficulty with personal boundaries or be experiencing repeated relationship conflicts.
Ask me about my weekend intensives for couples! My approach is strengths-based, client-centered, and collaborative. While I work with all kinds of people, I appreciate the opportunity to work with BIPOC, LGBTQIA folks, adult children of immigrants, those living with a chronic illness (cancer, HIV, lupus, MS, fibromyalgia), and neurodivergent people.
You might have difficulty with personal boundaries or be experiencing repeated relationship conflicts.
Ask me about my weekend intensives for couples! My approach is strengths-based, client-centered, and collaborative. While I work with all kinds of people, I appreciate the opportunity to work with BIPOC, LGBTQIA folks, adult children of immigrants, those living with a chronic illness (cancer, HIV, lupus, MS, fibromyalgia), and neurodivergent people.
Our ideal clients are individuals and families seeking clarity regarding cognitive, emotional, or developmental challenges. Many come to us feeling overwhelmed by "unseen" hurdles, whether it's a child struggling in school, an adult facing memory concerns, or a high-achiever battling burnout and ADHD symptoms. We specialize in diagnosing ADHD, Autism, and cognitive impairments. Our team helps you move forward by replacing uncertainty with a data-driven road map. We don't just provide a diagnosis; we offer actionable strategies and tools to help you navigate life with confidence. We offer evaluations ages 5 and up (12 and up virtual)
Our ideal clients are individuals and families seeking clarity regarding cognitive, emotional, or developmental challenges. Many come to us feeling overwhelmed by "unseen" hurdles, whether it's a child struggling in school, an adult facing memory concerns, or a high-achiever battling burnout and ADHD symptoms. We specialize in diagnosing ADHD, Autism, and cognitive impairments. Our team helps you move forward by replacing uncertainty with a data-driven road map. We don't just provide a diagnosis; we offer actionable strategies and tools to help you navigate life with confidence. We offer evaluations ages 5 and up (12 and up virtual)
Hi! I'm Sam, a Professional Coach who works with neurodivergent adults (ADHD, Autistic, AuDHD, OCD) who have unconventional lives to understand and embrace their unique neurotypes, so they can effectively minimize stress, overcome challenges, and improve their quality of life. Together, we can co-create a supportive non-judgmental, and effective coaching partnership through which you will learn to fully utilize your strengths, understand and embrace your full humanity, and cultivate practices that are key to defining and achieving your own version of success. Please note: I am a qualified coach, NOT a psychotherapist or counselor.
Hi! I'm Sam, a Professional Coach who works with neurodivergent adults (ADHD, Autistic, AuDHD, OCD) who have unconventional lives to understand and embrace their unique neurotypes, so they can effectively minimize stress, overcome challenges, and improve their quality of life. Together, we can co-create a supportive non-judgmental, and effective coaching partnership through which you will learn to fully utilize your strengths, understand and embrace your full humanity, and cultivate practices that are key to defining and achieving your own version of success. Please note: I am a qualified coach, NOT a psychotherapist or counselor.
We will work together in a warm, safe, nonjudgmental environment to focus on the issues at hand. I am passionate about supporting clients as they learn tools to help them navigate life's obstacles, release trauma through EMDR, and strengthen their connection to their own values.
My goal is to provide a confidential and supportive space where clients feel genuinely heard, respected, and empowered to effectively overcome life's challenges.
We will work together in a warm, safe, nonjudgmental environment to focus on the issues at hand. I am passionate about supporting clients as they learn tools to help them navigate life's obstacles, release trauma through EMDR, and strengthen their connection to their own values.
My goal is to provide a confidential and supportive space where clients feel genuinely heard, respected, and empowered to effectively overcome life's challenges.
Most of my clients come in struggling with their closest relationships - with their partners, parents, kids, colleagues and/or friends.
I bring a variety of evidence-based therapeutic approaches (EMDR, psychodynamic, and mindfulness-based) to my work, all designed to shift negative emotions, beliefs and patterns, and strengthen internal resources. Working extensively with both couples and individuals, I understand the gifts and challenges that intimate relationships bring to our lives.
Most of my clients come in struggling with their closest relationships - with their partners, parents, kids, colleagues and/or friends.
I bring a variety of evidence-based therapeutic approaches (EMDR, psychodynamic, and mindfulness-based) to my work, all designed to shift negative emotions, beliefs and patterns, and strengthen internal resources. Working extensively with both couples and individuals, I understand the gifts and challenges that intimate relationships bring to our lives.
Are you successful on the outside but lonely in your relationships?
My approach is compassionate, trauma-informed, and collaborative. With children, I use play & sand therapy to help them express feelings and build coping skills. With adults & families, I draw from relational, systemic perspectives, psychodynamic, mindfulness & somatic awareness. Together, we will explore patterns, build self-compassion & self-esteem.
Are you successful on the outside but lonely in your relationships?
My approach is compassionate, trauma-informed, and collaborative. With children, I use play & sand therapy to help them express feelings and build coping skills. With adults & families, I draw from relational, systemic perspectives, psychodynamic, mindfulness & somatic awareness. Together, we will explore patterns, build self-compassion & self-esteem.
Additionally, I offer partnership therapy for neurodivergent & queer partners wanting to develop attunement, build connection, deal with conflict, or work towards repair.
I support neurodivergent, queer, and questioning folks in recalibrating overworked nervous systems, working with big feelings related to social, political, and ecological issues, processing (inter)personal experiences, and orienting towards liberation in its many forms. My clients seek to unmask, feel deeper relational authenticity, increase internal awareness (interoception), or feel more in control by shifting from difficult thought patterns towards a sense of self-compassion, creativity, and observation. My work is deeply influenced by lived and listened-to grassroots experiences and the natural world.
Additionally, I offer partnership therapy for neurodivergent & queer partners wanting to develop attunement, build connection, deal with conflict, or work towards repair.
I support neurodivergent, queer, and questioning folks in recalibrating overworked nervous systems, working with big feelings related to social, political, and ecological issues, processing (inter)personal experiences, and orienting towards liberation in its many forms. My clients seek to unmask, feel deeper relational authenticity, increase internal awareness (interoception), or feel more in control by shifting from difficult thought patterns towards a sense of self-compassion, creativity, and observation. My work is deeply influenced by lived and listened-to grassroots experiences and the natural world.
This can show up in different ways — jealousy or insecurity in relationships, constant worrying, intrusive thoughts, problematic coping strategies, parenting stress, fear of meeting new people, difficulty making decisions, or going over the same thoughts again and again even after you’ve tried to let them go.
My style is warm and straightforward. I use practical, evidence-based approaches (including Exposure and Response Prevention, commonly used for anxiety and OCD) to help calm the thought loops and make daily life feel more manageable.
This can show up in different ways — jealousy or insecurity in relationships, constant worrying, intrusive thoughts, problematic coping strategies, parenting stress, fear of meeting new people, difficulty making decisions, or going over the same thoughts again and again even after you’ve tried to let them go.
My style is warm and straightforward. I use practical, evidence-based approaches (including Exposure and Response Prevention, commonly used for anxiety and OCD) to help calm the thought loops and make daily life feel more manageable.
Relationships can often suffer under stress, leading to a sense of disconnection.
Therapy is a collaborative effort. With expertise in the Gottman Method, I guide couples to understand each other's worlds, manage conflict effectively, and build a committed relationship that endures life’s inevitable challenges.
Relationships can often suffer under stress, leading to a sense of disconnection.
Therapy is a collaborative effort. With expertise in the Gottman Method, I guide couples to understand each other's worlds, manage conflict effectively, and build a committed relationship that endures life’s inevitable challenges.
I work with individuals and couples in any stage of relationship.
My clients work in a variety of professions, from artists to tech executives, and I understand the challenges of a demanding career in the modern age. I also know a great deal about the frustrations that can come with seeking a primary relationship, improving communication with a partner, or juggling work and family commitments, especially during Covid.
I work with individuals and couples in any stage of relationship.
My clients work in a variety of professions, from artists to tech executives, and I understand the challenges of a demanding career in the modern age. I also know a great deal about the frustrations that can come with seeking a primary relationship, improving communication with a partner, or juggling work and family commitments, especially during Covid.
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FAQ - About Couples Therapy
Does couples counseling work?
Research shows that couples counseling is effective; it can reduce relationship distress and improve emotional awareness, communication, empathy, intimacy, and overall relationship satisfaction. For example, emotionally focused therapy was found to be effective for about 75 percent of couples, and those benefits lasted at least two years.
When should a couple seek counseling?
Couples can benefit from counseling if they consistently struggle in their relationship. They may have lost the ability to communicate effectively, become entrenched in harmful patterns, begun to fight more than usual, broken the other’s trust, suffered from a mental or physical illness, or faced any number of other challenges. Many therapists offer free consultations, so if a couple isn’t sure whether therapy is necessary, asking directly can provide clarity.
How can I get my partner to go to couples therapy?
The decision to seek couples therapy is often driven by one partner, who then convinces the other to participate. When discussing the idea, the initiator should be direct and assertive. They can state the problems they see and explain how the relationship would benefit from therapy. In more serious cases, they can also explain how their relationship may suffer without making any changes or seeking professional help.
How does a couple prepare for couples counseling?
The anticipation of beginning couples counseling can be difficult—sometimes more difficult than the first session itself. Taking a few moments to reflect can allay those concerns: What are the current challenges? When and how did they begin? What do they want the relationship to look like in the future? Reflecting on these questions can help individuals or couples articulate their goals. Of course, the therapist will also ask questions and guide couples through the process.