Couples Counseling Therapists in Los Altos, CA

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Photo of Richard Wayne, Marriage & Family Therapist in Los Altos, CA
Richard Wayne
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I've worked extensively with depression, trauma, anxiety, relationship problems, and issues related to divorce and abuse.
Most of us want to solve our own problems, but at times getting help is the wisest move, speeding progress and often bringing desired changes we didn't realize were possible. I help you connect with your inner wisdom and resolve problems while adding skills that bring resilience and strength. My approach is compassionate, non-judging, supportive, and tailored to your uniqueness. Therapy helps with most life challenges because it's really about personal growth: getting better at handling what life brings, and helping the wise, powerful, authentic you come to the forefront, take charge, find meaning, and engage fully.
(650) 667-7226
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Los Altos, CA 94024
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Beryl Hattori
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
I am licensed clinical psychologist with over 15 years of experience in counseling with adult individuals. I work with a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, grief and loss, life transitions, trauma, work stress and cultural diversity issues. I also have a specialty interest in women’s issues including prenatal and postpartum mood disorders, fertility issues and traumatic losses.
(650) 318-6384
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Los Altos, CA 94024
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Cely M Queiroz
Marriage & Family Therapist, PAC, MA, LMFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Sometimes life presents us with challenges, and therapy is an opportunity to evaluate what is beneficial, what we might want to modify, and what direction we want to go. As a licensed therapist, I am here to support you through our therapeutic relationship . I provide a safe, non judgmental and unconditional environment to explore. Together, we gain insight into troubling issues on cognitive, emotional and experiential levels. I can partner with you to help you move from contemplation to action. I can collaborate with you individually, as a couple, as parents, or as a family. View more at my site celytherapy.com
(650) 651-5390
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Los Altos, CA 94024
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Ruth Schifrin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
I am an experienced therapist who is passionate about my work with individuals, couples and families - helping them navigate the many challenges of modern life. I see myself on a journey with my clients as they work on and gain a better understanding of self, and develop the skills of acceptance, mindfulness, growth and change on their path to well being. I work with depression, anxiety, grief, loss, stress, family, couples ' issues and life issues, including work and friendships. I see my office as a warm safe space where tears and laughter exist side by side as we learn and grow together.
(650) 656-2541
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Los Altos, CA 94024
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Susan Zweig
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, BCD, CEAP
Verified
Verified
It has been my privilege to provide counseling and psychotherapy services to individuals and couples for over 20 years. I work with clients experiencing a wide variety of issues including anxiety, depression, life transitions, stress related to work, family, or relationships, parenting, grief and loss, addiction, and medical and aging concerns. I view therapy as an active partnership in which my clients and I work together to identify core concerns, solve problems, and reach goals. With guidance and support, my clients make the changes they desire to feel healthy and satisfied.
(650) 209-7914
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Los Altos, CA 94022
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Steven S. Steele
Pastoral Counselor, DMin, MDiv, CPE
Dr. Steele has twenty-five years of experience in the South Bay Area, CA specializing in professional couples counseling , family, and individual therapy. Dr. Steele uses an integrative approach to psychological disciplines by designing sessions according to the individual and/or couple's learning styles and their identified goals for personal, relational, and vocational growth. Dr. Steele provides a safe, confidential, humorous, and caring environment designed around your personal goals.
(408) 916-4131
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Los Altos, CA 94024
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Nidhi Kaul
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
My belief is that we are constantly evolving and this faith in our capacity for great change is at the core of my therapeutic approach. My goal is to help you be your best self. I do this by providing a judgment free space, in which you can explore your thoughts, feelings, and motivations for actions. I will partner with you to help you set goals for change, to learn new skills to regulate unwanted emotions, communicate effectively, untangle negative thinking patterns, and ultimately discover a new way of being. By promoting self-acceptance, I will empower you to harness your positive attributes to achieve your desired growth.
(650) 977-1243
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Los Altos, CA 94024
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Natalie Lin
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I work with adults, couples , youth and families. I offer a collaborative, non-judgmental approach empowering you to use your strengths, expertise and abilities to find meaning and purpose during life's toughest transitions. Through the dynamic relationship of therapy, I can help you uncover frustrating patterns and behaviors, build insight and awareness to develop and sustain healthier relationships, and move towards healing. Taking the next step to talk with someone is vulnerable, but often life altering and healing in itself.
(650) 753-6324
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Los Altos, CA 94024
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Mara L Bronstein
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
Verified
My treatment specialties and areas of interest include: therapy for depression and anxiety, relationship issues, work and career issues, stress management, aging, living with medical issues, parenting issues, conflict resolution, grief counseling, addiction and recovery, identity development, and men's issues.
Welcome! With a warm, open, and interactive style, I aim to work collaboratively with you to help you examine what is getting in the way of your well being, learn new ways to approach your challenges and concerns, and move your life in a direction that is reflective of what matters to you most. I offer both brief and long term psychotherapy. I work with each individual to help them build on their strengths and attain the personal growth they are committed to accomplishing.
(650) 830-5336
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Los Altos, CA 94024
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Rowena Dodson
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Verified
I work effectively with clients on relationship difficulties, work stress, life out of balance, depression, anxiety, grief, life transitions, inability to enjoy one's life even when things seem good.
I work with individual adult clients who are motivated to make changes (small and sometimes large) to feel better. There are ways that we may keep ourselves stuck in patterns of living that are not working. Our work together will help you identify and change these patterns; and to be more fully alive and aligned with your deeper values and goals. I moved to the Bay Area over 15 years ago and the pressures and pace of living here are more intense than other areas of the country, in my experience. It helps tremendously to have a space where you can safely examine how you're doing and what you might want to change.
(650) 899-8265
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Los Altos, CA 94022
Not accepting new clients
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Sasha Liu
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
I believe in your potential for personal growth toward a more satisfying relationship with others. My style is warm, compassionate, and non-judgmental. I respect your uniqueness. People who come to me are often experiencing depression and anxiety; major life transitions; cultural dislocation; loss and grief. By practicing solution-focused and client-centered psychotherapy, I help people embark on the journey of self-understanding, acceptance, and finding what they seek.
(510) 962-9356
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Los Altos, CA 94024
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EMDR Empowerment- Specializing in EMDR for Results
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, PPSC
Verified
4 Endorsed
Verified
4 Endorsed
Whether your "if only" is your relationship , finances, career, kids, health or past hurts EMDR undoes the frozen negative beliefs in a powerful way that is different than talk therapy & often expedites your results.
You know how most smart, accomplished professionals have a lot going right in their lives but there is this one "if only" part of their lives that keeps them up at night. They are feeling worried, frustrated & anxious. And they are such wonderful people that you just wish they could have what they want. Maybe this feels familiar & you can relate to wanting something to be different so badly. But for some reason it just doesn't seem to change. This is when we feel disconnected from our most powerful, carefree selves & we're not sure how to find relief.
(855) 293-0748
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Los Altos, CA 94022
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Geri D Weitzman
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
I enjoy working with clients around themes of depression, anxiety, anger management, relationship / couples therapy, LGBT concerns, polyamory, kink/bdsm concerns, transgender and non-binary concerns, substance abuse, and codependency. I am licensed in California, New York and Washington States, as well as having the Florida Telehealth registration; and I am happy to serve clients in each of these areas. I am passionate about social justice causes in both my professional and volunteer pursuits.
(408) 338-5638
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Los Altos, CA 94022
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Quyen Tiet
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Some of the common issues I work with are relationship issues, stress management, self-development, school and work performance, cultural issues, trauma, anxiety, depression, and addictions.
I was trained at Yale and Columbia University. I was a professor at Columbia University and Stanford University (15 years). Currently, I am a Distinguished Professor at the California School of Professional Psychology. I am a licensed Clinical Psychologist in CA and NY and I have over 20 years of experience working with individuals and families from diverse backgrounds and on extremely challenging issues. In addition to my clinical experiences, my knowledge from many years of teaching also enables me to work with your unique preferences and personality. I focus on your strengths to maximize your gains in therapy.
(650) 822-0885
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Los Altos, CA 94022
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Valerie Anne Goss
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Verified
Verified
Just like life,therapy is both an adventure and a risk. As a therapist,I encourage you to focus on the concept of choice. Our lives are constantly filled with the need to make choices. Should you be in a relationship or leave one? Is your current job the right one for you? Can you learn how to accept and express your needs? Choosing a therapist can be very confusing, but choosing the right therapist can be crucial to living a happy and fulfilling life. I specialize in helping you develop tools for managing depression and anxiety as well strengthen your ability to communicate and experience a more fulfilling life.
(650) 385-8797
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Los Altos, CA 94022
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Jennifer L Royer
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
As your therapist I will provide you with a safe, non-judgmental, and warm environment, where you will will feel open to exploring your struggles. I believe that a strong therapeutic relationship is critical to effective treatment. We will work collaboratively to identify the solutions to what is troubling you. I have successfully helped teens and adults struggling with abuse, anxiety, depression, family issues, grief, low self esteem, mood disorders, and life transitions. I have worked with families to help rebuild communication and understanding between parents and their children.
(650) 204-8642
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Los Altos, CA 94022
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Gail Shen
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
With 15+ years of therapy experience, I enjoy helping clients realize their potential and believe that creating a supportive and caring environment is essential to this process. My areas of expertise include treating depression, anxiety, and relationship /interpersonal issues. I view therapy as a partnership where I have the privilege of helping clients navigate their lives more effectively. Clients seek my help for a variety of reasons, including adjusting to major life transitions, better coping with emotions, breaking old behavior patterns, or better understanding themselves.
(650) 464-9519
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Los Altos, CA 94022
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Susan Lindblade, LMFT-AT
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, AT
Verified
Verified
As a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and Art Therapist, I offer a genuine and non judgmental approach to helping individuals who are seeking to improve their relational and emotional well being. My experience includes working with adults, couples , adolescents, and school aged children.
(415) 856-9726
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Los Altos, CA 94024
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Cici Anne Lipset
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
My experience includes helping people dealing with job loss and job stress, relationship difficulties, grief and loss, anxiety and depression, post traumatic stress, and eating disorders.
Do you feel stuck in your personal or professional life? Do the stresses of life's responsibilities become at times overwhelming----so much so that at times, it feels like it is hard to cope, or that everything is getting too hard to deal with? Remember it is perfectly normal to seek support from time to time. I can help you to become more aware of your conflicts and patterns of behavior that can get in your way. My goal is to help you move towards developing more satisfying ways to cope, find confidence, and gain control of your life.
(650) 389-5530
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Los Altos, CA 94024
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Kevin Brock
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I have worked with a variety of populations doing individual, couples , and group psychotherapy as well as psychological testing. My theoretical approach is based on a variety of methods, techniques and philosophies based upon both research and my clinical experience. I believe no one method of therapy can meet everyone's needs, so I employ a variety of behavioral, cognitive, interpersonal interventions, and problem solving strategies based upon your individual needs and goals. I take the approach that the most empathetic thing I can do for you is to help bring you closer to your personal goals.
(650) 276-4673
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Los Altos, CA 94024
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Couples Counseling Therapists

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.