Marriage Counseling Therapists in San Jose, CA
You can't change the past, but you can start where you are and change the ending.
- C.S. Lewis.
Congratulations on taking your first step toward wellness. Prioritizing your health is one of the most meaningful decisions you can make, and it takes real courage to begin. Whether you’re navigating life’s challenges, coping with anxiety or depression, working through relationship conflicts, or simply seeking greater balance, know that healing and growth are possible. With the right support and care, you can rediscover your strength, rebuild hope, and move forward toward a healthier, more fulfilling life.
You can't change the past, but you can start where you are and change the ending.
- C.S. Lewis.
Congratulations on taking your first step toward wellness. Prioritizing your health is one of the most meaningful decisions you can make, and it takes real courage to begin. Whether you’re navigating life’s challenges, coping with anxiety or depression, working through relationship conflicts, or simply seeking greater balance, know that healing and growth are possible. With the right support and care, you can rediscover your strength, rebuild hope, and move forward toward a healthier, more fulfilling life.
I know how exhausting and upsetting it can feel to be stuck in a place of tension and discord in your own family. I also know how scary it can be when your child is struggling in her life and you don't know what else to do. I am delighted you have found me because I would love to help. Over the past 20 years of practicing as a therapist, I have found my passion working with kids and teens and helping them feel happier in their lives and in their families.
I know how exhausting and upsetting it can feel to be stuck in a place of tension and discord in your own family. I also know how scary it can be when your child is struggling in her life and you don't know what else to do. I am delighted you have found me because I would love to help. Over the past 20 years of practicing as a therapist, I have found my passion working with kids and teens and helping them feel happier in their lives and in their families.
I'm licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist in California (MFC47803).
I specialize in the architecture of connection. I assist clients in identifying and securing the kind of high-caliber, “rock your world” love that most assume is a myth. This requires the Erotic Four: a partnership that is 1) physically magnetic, 2) anchored in your spiritual framework, 3) matched to your metabolic vitality, and 4) has the discipline required to sustain deep intimacy. When the path to this connection is blocked, I provide integrated, experiential therapy for trauma, addiction, and codependency. My methodology utilizes existential psychotherapy and holistic interventions to facilitate permanent shifts.
I'm licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist in California (MFC47803).
I specialize in the architecture of connection. I assist clients in identifying and securing the kind of high-caliber, “rock your world” love that most assume is a myth. This requires the Erotic Four: a partnership that is 1) physically magnetic, 2) anchored in your spiritual framework, 3) matched to your metabolic vitality, and 4) has the discipline required to sustain deep intimacy. When the path to this connection is blocked, I provide integrated, experiential therapy for trauma, addiction, and codependency. My methodology utilizes existential psychotherapy and holistic interventions to facilitate permanent shifts.
As a bilingual Licensed Marriage Family Therapist with experience working with children, teens, and parents, I am dedicated to providing you with a compassionate, effective, and empowering space to help you reach your mental health goals.
I use cognitive behavioral therapy to help you learn to identify and reshape the thoughts that are not serving you. I believe in collaboratively working together to understand your values and build the tools you will use towards achieving committed behavior that will set you on your way to reaching all of your goals.
As a bilingual Licensed Marriage Family Therapist with experience working with children, teens, and parents, I am dedicated to providing you with a compassionate, effective, and empowering space to help you reach your mental health goals.
I use cognitive behavioral therapy to help you learn to identify and reshape the thoughts that are not serving you. I believe in collaboratively working together to understand your values and build the tools you will use towards achieving committed behavior that will set you on your way to reaching all of your goals.
I help high conflict couples with histories of infidelity, domestic violence, addictions, cultural differences to build healthier relationships.
As a resilient survivor of decades of trauma, I am passionate about serving children, adolescence, adults, and their families to promote healing from physical, emotional, sexual, intergenerational, and racial traumas. With 22 years serving populations with varying neurodiversities (ADHD, ASD, developmental delays), mental health struggles, and marginalized communities with complex traumas (substance abuse, domestic violence, sexual trauma, trafficking, oppression), I am dedicated to empowering others to access their most authentic selves and journeying alongside people as they create a purposeful life that is meaningful for them.
I help high conflict couples with histories of infidelity, domestic violence, addictions, cultural differences to build healthier relationships.
As a resilient survivor of decades of trauma, I am passionate about serving children, adolescence, adults, and their families to promote healing from physical, emotional, sexual, intergenerational, and racial traumas. With 22 years serving populations with varying neurodiversities (ADHD, ASD, developmental delays), mental health struggles, and marginalized communities with complex traumas (substance abuse, domestic violence, sexual trauma, trafficking, oppression), I am dedicated to empowering others to access their most authentic selves and journeying alongside people as they create a purposeful life that is meaningful for them.
Are you seeking compassionate and expert guidance for your journey towards healing and growth? I am here to help. With over 23 years of experience as a licensed therapist, clinical manager, psychological evaluator, and clinical supervisor, I have a warm approach and am dedicated to supporting children, adolescents, individuals and families through their unique challenges and transitions. As a seasoned practitioner in private practice and years of experience teaching therapists to practice in the field, I bring a wealth of knowledge and insight to every session.
Are you seeking compassionate and expert guidance for your journey towards healing and growth? I am here to help. With over 23 years of experience as a licensed therapist, clinical manager, psychological evaluator, and clinical supervisor, I have a warm approach and am dedicated to supporting children, adolescents, individuals and families through their unique challenges and transitions. As a seasoned practitioner in private practice and years of experience teaching therapists to practice in the field, I bring a wealth of knowledge and insight to every session.
Looking to overcome a pattern that is no longer working for you? Longing for support and connection as you do? Life’s challenges are less daunting when we’re truly heard and understood by someone who is compassionately present. I emphasize presence and authenticity; I believe the therapeutic relationship can strengthen how we relate to ourselves and others. This capacity for connection shapes our resilience, joy, and ease and is central to meaningful change.
Looking to overcome a pattern that is no longer working for you? Longing for support and connection as you do? Life’s challenges are less daunting when we’re truly heard and understood by someone who is compassionately present. I emphasize presence and authenticity; I believe the therapeutic relationship can strengthen how we relate to ourselves and others. This capacity for connection shapes our resilience, joy, and ease and is central to meaningful change.
Hello, Thank you for reaching out. My studies and the 28 years of experience have prepared me to offer my deep interest in supporting you on your journey toward healing and growth. In therapy, you’ll find a compassionate, non-judgmental space where we can explore your needs, strengthen relationships, and build strategies for a more fulfilling life. I tailor my approach to meet you exactly where you are, incorporating methods like CBT, mindfulness, and trauma-informed practices to address the areas that matter most to you.
Hello, Thank you for reaching out. My studies and the 28 years of experience have prepared me to offer my deep interest in supporting you on your journey toward healing and growth. In therapy, you’ll find a compassionate, non-judgmental space where we can explore your needs, strengthen relationships, and build strategies for a more fulfilling life. I tailor my approach to meet you exactly where you are, incorporating methods like CBT, mindfulness, and trauma-informed practices to address the areas that matter most to you.
Break free from the grip of alcohol use and emotional distress. You do not have to carry shame, guilt, or regret alone. Many people function on the outside while struggling inside. Anxiety, depression, strained relationships, and unhealthy coping patterns. Over time, these patterns drain energy and hope.
Our work focuses on helping you take your life back. Together, we face difficult moments with honesty and empathy. Learn emotional invisibility & build skills to manage emotional triggers, negative thinking & self-defeating behaviors. You gain tools to improve communication skills, pitch, tone, volume & pause.
Break free from the grip of alcohol use and emotional distress. You do not have to carry shame, guilt, or regret alone. Many people function on the outside while struggling inside. Anxiety, depression, strained relationships, and unhealthy coping patterns. Over time, these patterns drain energy and hope.
Our work focuses on helping you take your life back. Together, we face difficult moments with honesty and empathy. Learn emotional invisibility & build skills to manage emotional triggers, negative thinking & self-defeating behaviors. You gain tools to improve communication skills, pitch, tone, volume & pause.
So, when you're ready to create change -- be it saving your marriage, improving communication skills, parenting, or resolving depression or anxiety, or just figuring yourself out -- I am here to help.
Pick me! Pick me! :-) Hi, I'm Adrian. I'm in person and local in San Jose. I absolutely love this work and, with over 20 years of experience, I am still energized by it. Many of my clients tried just about everything before deciding that therapy was their best solution. Making changes in our lives and getting clear on what we need to change can be very difficult.
So, when you're ready to create change -- be it saving your marriage, improving communication skills, parenting, or resolving depression or anxiety, or just figuring yourself out -- I am here to help.
Pick me! Pick me! :-) Hi, I'm Adrian. I'm in person and local in San Jose. I absolutely love this work and, with over 20 years of experience, I am still energized by it. Many of my clients tried just about everything before deciding that therapy was their best solution. Making changes in our lives and getting clear on what we need to change can be very difficult.
You might be seeking help because you feel stuck in your relationships, with your family or with your child. The stories of our lives are powerful and can shape our reality. You might be holding stories and pain about yourself, your family, the world, or your child, that are interfering with a present focus and ability to face current challenges. Together we can champion your innate healing capacity in a safe, emphatic, and attached, therapeutic relationship. Therapeutic support can help you recover your true sense of self as an individual or a parent, can heal family wounds, and help you find a renewed zest for life.
You might be seeking help because you feel stuck in your relationships, with your family or with your child. The stories of our lives are powerful and can shape our reality. You might be holding stories and pain about yourself, your family, the world, or your child, that are interfering with a present focus and ability to face current challenges. Together we can champion your innate healing capacity in a safe, emphatic, and attached, therapeutic relationship. Therapeutic support can help you recover your true sense of self as an individual or a parent, can heal family wounds, and help you find a renewed zest for life.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with a doctorate from Palo Alto University, and I have worked with individuals and couples in the Bay Area for over 7 years.
I conduct neuropsychological assessments to provide diagnostic clarity, therapeutic focus, and recommendations that rely on personal strengths. This includes ADHD/ASD evaluations. I also conduct therapy, utilizing a warm, affirming, and direct approach.
I adapt my therapeutic modality to meet client needs, targeting root issues for deeper growth.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with a doctorate from Palo Alto University, and I have worked with individuals and couples in the Bay Area for over 7 years.
I conduct neuropsychological assessments to provide diagnostic clarity, therapeutic focus, and recommendations that rely on personal strengths. This includes ADHD/ASD evaluations. I also conduct therapy, utilizing a warm, affirming, and direct approach.
I adapt my therapeutic modality to meet client needs, targeting root issues for deeper growth.
Many want help staying grounded under pressure or with challenges in communication, whether with partners, children, or at work.
Much of our work focuses on understanding patterns and developing practical, flexible ways of responding that foster both individual well-being and relationships. My background in engineering informs a systems-oriented approach, drawing from therapy, coaching, communication, parenting, and wellness practices to promote meaningful, sustainable change.
Many want help staying grounded under pressure or with challenges in communication, whether with partners, children, or at work.
Much of our work focuses on understanding patterns and developing practical, flexible ways of responding that foster both individual well-being and relationships. My background in engineering informs a systems-oriented approach, drawing from therapy, coaching, communication, parenting, and wellness practices to promote meaningful, sustainable change.
I work with individuals, teens, couples, and families navigating complex PTSD, past abuse, mood disorders, personality disorders, and dissociative experiences.
My approach is relational and tailored to you — sometimes that means deep conversation, sometimes EMDR to help your nervous system process what words alone can't reach. EMDR is one of several tools I draw from, and works especially well for people who've tried other approaches and still feel stuck. Sessions are warm, collaborative, and built around you.
I work with individuals, teens, couples, and families navigating complex PTSD, past abuse, mood disorders, personality disorders, and dissociative experiences.
My approach is relational and tailored to you — sometimes that means deep conversation, sometimes EMDR to help your nervous system process what words alone can't reach. EMDR is one of several tools I draw from, and works especially well for people who've tried other approaches and still feel stuck. Sessions are warm, collaborative, and built around you.
I am honored to have the opportunity to work with individuals and couples as they navigate life’s challenges and move toward greater healing, connection, and self-understanding.
I understand how emotional, relational, academic, and developmental stressors can impact individuals and families, and I strive to create a safe space where clients can explore what is happening beneath the surface while developing healthier patterns and strategies.
I am honored to have the opportunity to work with individuals and couples as they navigate life’s challenges and move toward greater healing, connection, and self-understanding.
I understand how emotional, relational, academic, and developmental stressors can impact individuals and families, and I strive to create a safe space where clients can explore what is happening beneath the surface while developing healthier patterns and strategies.
Dear Reader: kudos to you for taking time to see if a new experience in therapy might make a difference in your life and/or the lives of your loved ones. The metaphoric journey you are embarking upon has the potential for facing dark corners in hopes of lasting positive change. I deeply appreciate the opportunity to walk with my clients on their journeys; I've seen great healing and growth amidst the challenges human life brings. I invite you to carry onwards to find a clinician who might help you on your way.
Dear Reader: kudos to you for taking time to see if a new experience in therapy might make a difference in your life and/or the lives of your loved ones. The metaphoric journey you are embarking upon has the potential for facing dark corners in hopes of lasting positive change. I deeply appreciate the opportunity to walk with my clients on their journeys; I've seen great healing and growth amidst the challenges human life brings. I invite you to carry onwards to find a clinician who might help you on your way.
Kristin Andersson is an associate marriage and family therapist who specializes in anxiety, depression, trauma, substance use, and culturally responsive care.
Kristen works with individuals, couples, and families and has a special interest in helping patients navigate relationship challenges, family dynamics, and major life transitions. Kristen is especially passionate about supporting young women exploring identity, purpose, and direction. Her approach is rooted in narrative therapy.
Kristin Andersson is an associate marriage and family therapist who specializes in anxiety, depression, trauma, substance use, and culturally responsive care.
Kristen works with individuals, couples, and families and has a special interest in helping patients navigate relationship challenges, family dynamics, and major life transitions. Kristen is especially passionate about supporting young women exploring identity, purpose, and direction. Her approach is rooted in narrative therapy.
I understand the importance we place on developing and maintaining strong and supportive interpersonal relationships with our families, our children, our partners, and our communities.
Up until Jan. 2023 I worked as the Director of a psychology training clinic, as well as private practice. I work with all age groups, but I have a real passion for working with couples and families. Our close relationships can offer support (and sometimes heartache). It is a honor to help people build strong bonds with the people that matter the most.
I understand the importance we place on developing and maintaining strong and supportive interpersonal relationships with our families, our children, our partners, and our communities.
Up until Jan. 2023 I worked as the Director of a psychology training clinic, as well as private practice. I work with all age groups, but I have a real passion for working with couples and families. Our close relationships can offer support (and sometimes heartache). It is a honor to help people build strong bonds with the people that matter the most.
I work with teens, adults, couples, and families around anxiety, relationships, trauma, life transitions, and developmental differences.
My background is in early development, attachment, and developmental differences. While I no longer work with young children, this informs how I understand adult patterns, especially in relationships, emotional regulation, and neurodivergence. I use EMDR, IFS, mindfulness, and the Gottman approach to help process experiences and shift patterns.
I work with teens, adults, couples, and families around anxiety, relationships, trauma, life transitions, and developmental differences.
My background is in early development, attachment, and developmental differences. While I no longer work with young children, this informs how I understand adult patterns, especially in relationships, emotional regulation, and neurodivergence. I use EMDR, IFS, mindfulness, and the Gottman approach to help process experiences and shift patterns.
I am passionate about supporting clients to advocate for their needs and embrace confidence in their journey of self understanding and expression. I specialize in anxiety, trauma, body image, life transitions, and disordered eating. I deeply value empowering LGBTQIA+ individuals to live openly and authentically. I also enjoy supporting current and retired athletes in finding balance, understanding their mental health, and exploring their identity. Providing a warm, safe space is my first priority, and together we'll collaborate to explore and achieve your goals!
I am passionate about supporting clients to advocate for their needs and embrace confidence in their journey of self understanding and expression. I specialize in anxiety, trauma, body image, life transitions, and disordered eating. I deeply value empowering LGBTQIA+ individuals to live openly and authentically. I also enjoy supporting current and retired athletes in finding balance, understanding their mental health, and exploring their identity. Providing a warm, safe space is my first priority, and together we'll collaborate to explore and achieve your goals!
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FAQ - Marriage Counseling
What issues does marriage counseling help with?
Marriage counseling can address common relationship concerns, including ongoing conflict, communication challenges, emotional distance, or difficulty making decisions together. It may also be helpful for couples who are not currently experiencing major problems but want to prepare for future life changes. For more specific concerns affecting one individual in the relationship, such as trauma, depression, or significant substance use concerns, individual therapy may be more appropriate than marriage counseling.
When is the right time to start marriage counseling?
There is no single “right” time to start marriage counseling, but certain signs may suggest that counseling could be helpful. For example, a couple may benefit from counseling if many conversations end in conflict, if negative interactions are becoming more frequent, or if relationship stress is affecting other areas of life, such as sleep, work, parenting, or friendships. Some couples also seek counseling proactively. Premarital counseling, for instance, allows couples to discuss communication styles, finances, family dynamics, and future goals before getting married. Other couples may start counseling before a major life change, such as becoming parents, relocating, or navigating a stressful career transition.
Is marriage counseling effective if only one partner wants to go?
Marriage counseling may still help even if one partner is more hesitant to attend, as long as both people are ultimately willing to participate in sessions. Once counseling is underway, the more hesitant partner may become more open to sessions that can strengthen the relationship and build coping skills and communication strategies. If one partner refuses to attend, individual therapy may still help the other partner understand their needs, set boundaries, and decide how to approach the relationship.
Is online marriage counseling as effective as in-person?
There are differing opinions on the best format for marriage counseling. While some studies show that online marriage counseling can be as effective as in-person counseling, some argue that in-person counseling is more effective because it allows the therapist to better pick up on context and body language cues. In addition, in-person counseling may be a better fit for couples who are working through high-conflict issues. Ultimately, the “best” format depends on the couple’s specific needs and concerns.
What is faith-based marriage counseling and how is it different?
Faith-based marriage counseling incorporates a couple’s religious or spiritual beliefs into counseling. It may be a good fit for couples who want to discuss their relationship, values, and marriage within the context of their faith. For example, Christian marriage counseling may appeal to couples who want a counselor familiar with Christian beliefs about marriage. Other forms of faith-based counseling may incorporate Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, or other religious perspectives into sessions.
How much does marriage counseling cost and is it covered by insurance?
Marriage counseling often costs $150 to $250 or more per session, depending on location, therapist experience, session length, and practice setting. Marriage counseling is typically not covered by insurance unless it is considered medically necessary and connected to a diagnosable mental health condition. Lower-cost options may be available. For instance, some therapists offer sliding scale fees for lower-income clients, and community clinics may offer counseling at a discounted rate.