Couples Counseling Therapists in Santa Rosa, CA
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Richard Doleman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
I have specialized training and experience in
couples
therapy. If you are stuck in a painfully destructive
relationship
pattern, I can help you. I have worked with
couples
for over 27 years. EFT, Emotionally Focused Therapy for
couples
, is by far the most effective way to work with
relationship
problems. EFT is one of the only empirically validated
couples
therapy approaches, and has been shown to out-perform all other modalities in follow-up studies, tracking
couples
after therapy has ended. EFT has dramatically increased my ability to help
couples
transform painful
relationship
patterns into deeply fulfilling and enduring bonds.

Laura A Hannibal
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I work in a warm and collaborative way, creating a safe space for you to understand yourself better. I can help you to identify and remove obstacles blocking you from living a full and rewarding life. Our
relationship
is important to me, and together we can deepen your understanding of patterns that may be holding you back from creating and enjoying the connection that you long for. I have 10 years of experience helping people decrease anxiety and increase joy and connection with themselves and others. I support people through life transitions and I also work with
couples
.

Megan Rooney
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Verified
I will meet you where you are, from a non-judgmental compassionate approach, and
partner
with you on your journey of self discovery.
I believe we are all doing the very best we know how to do, and that people seek therapy to learn new ways, ways that help make their lives and relationships work better. It is my honor to support people that are in pain and confusion to learn a better way. I am here to serve as a mirror and a guide so that you can find who you really are and how to more fully express that. I have been a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 29699) since 1997 and practicing in a variety of settings ever since, including Private Practice, County Behavioral Health and Non-profit agencies.

Dorothy M Foster
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
Has life dropped an unwanted change in your lap? Or perhaps a change is what you want to achieve. I offer guidance to support you in coping with the realities of life, and in creating new ways of being in life. I bring compassion and commitment to my work. My clients find that I am gentle but also direct and responsive. Your sense of emotional safety - that you feel heard, understood, and accepted - is the foundation of our
relationship
.

Nadine Browning
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, IMFT
Verified
Verified
I bring my skills, experience, wisdom, and compassionate heart to our healing
relationship
.
Are you feeling stuck, lost, overwhelmed, scared, in pain, in conflict? Perhaps you're a couple who've lost your connection, you're arguing all the time, or feeling betrayed or let down. I have helped many
couples
find the love, trust, respect and affection they used to share, and build a stronger, healthier foundation on which to continue growing. Perhaps you're an individual in crisis, or in a life transition, or lonely, depressed, anxious, or desperate for change. Together we will uncover your inner strength, recalibrate your direction, and open doors to a rewarding future. Maybe you have a child or teen in need of support.

Sophora Acheson
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Verified
You just want to feel better, I get it, I've been there too! Maybe you are struggling with trauma from a recent event, childhood, or an abusive
relationship
? It may have you depressed, anxious, panicked, wondering who this person is, and finding relationships hard to manage. Maybe you have tried some things on your own or therapy in the past but it did work, we can dig deep together to find the root cause of these issues and strategize a plan that works for you. This may be traditional talk therapy, body therapy, attachment work, or EMDR. Through these techniques we'll work to free you from distress, pain, anger and grief.
Waitlist for new clients

Patricia Mills
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, SAP
Verified
Verified
Welcome to my therapy practice. This is where growth and personal healing can really happen. I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist committed to helping individuals learn how to build healthier relationships and achieve their life goals. I believe developing a trusting
relationship
is essential to create change. I specialize in helping my clients not just get relief from painful emotional struggles—such as anxiety and depression—but also create lasting change in their most significant relationships.

Claudia Haskel
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
10 Endorsed
Verified
10 Endorsed
Thank you for your interest in working with me. I am now accepting individual clients for in person, ongoing, depth psychotherapy and
couples
who want to work through longstanding mental health and relational issues and renew their romantic
relationship
. I love working with diverse ages, sexual orientations and gender identities. My clients are adults who deeply connect with their therapist and therapy, and their goals are greater self awareness and self actualization. I enjoy working with young adults and have served many to transition from living at home to living on their own, and succeeding at work, college and beyond.

Thomas Pope
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Verified
I offer Mindfulness-Based Somatic Psychotherapy to individual adults and children, as well as
couples
and families.
At times in life we experience suffering and struggle. Therapists can help navigate the complexities of life, our patterns, struggles, and pains. I can help clients find balance and relief as well as a sense of hope and purpose in life. For thirty-five years I've helped many find their curious and awake mind, and the wisdom of the body experience. The process of unraveling struggle, reprocessing trauma, learning skills, and awakening is a beautiful life-affirming one. I use ancient traditions such as mindfulness, and current findings to help my clients find their vitality, awareness, and well-being.

Judith Goleman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Verified
Verified
I enjoy working with
couples
. The areas of upset often are a map, pointing us to possibilities of potential growth. Your difficulties can become a catalyst for increased intimacy. It's easy for any couple to get off track in efforts to communicate - slipping into blaming or power struggles, rather than your true communications, which can bring you closer and into deeper intimacy and trust. My job is to work together with you to help you develop skills that help reclaim happiness - communication skills, skills in understanding yourself and your
partner
, skills for building and rebuilding the life you want .

Jean Wedekind
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified
Verified
Do your efforts to get close to your
partner
end in fights--or distance? I use EFT, Emotionally Focused Therapy for
Couples
, to help you transform your destructive couple patterns into a safe, secure and loving bond. EFT gets to the root causes of conflict and disconnection, counteracts blame and guilt, and creates a sound foundation for a lifetime of growth in intimacy. Results have been clinically shown to be extremely effective and to continue improving after treatment ends. I also use AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy) for individuals to create a new experience of secure attachment.

Rosa Toral
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Through our work together discover the personal power to be the expert and agent of change in your life, improve your
relationship
with self, change negative thoughts and patterns, learn to manage difficult emotions, adopt positive communication skills, improve self-esteem, and establish a network of support.
In life we all have opportunities for growth and change, and no one person or challenge is the same. Therapy can be a place to gain awareness, insight, and most importantly find the confidence and personal power to make changes. I work to help clients identify and acknowledge what is not working for them as well as find their own path toward solutions.

Christine G Frick
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Verified
People come to me when there is something not working right in their lives, or they want help getting out of a place that feels stuck to them. They may have anxiety, depression, feel unhappy in their lives, and not certain what to do next, or how to change this. Some people may have experienced traumatic events in their lives that they need to move past, to be able to feel more peaceful, in sync with life and not fighting an internal conflict with themselves. Others may have
relationship
issues, with a family member, a
partner
,
spouse
, friend, and want help resolving this so they can enjoy their lives more fully.

Michael R. Newmark
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
Verified
The bond between client and therapist can be a special and rewarding one, and it's exceptionally important that you're comfortable in your therapy
relationship
.
Life can be difficult, but you shouldn't have to take on its challenges alone. I'd like to provide a safe, supportive space for you to deal with those challenges, so that life feels manageable and even beautiful.

Kevin Russell
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I work with
couples
.
I see my work as that of a consultant to your life situation. The primary task is to understand how our emotions, & the emotions of those we love & interact with, informs the quality of our relational life. In other words, to gain greater emotional intelligence. And what does that mean? To gain a greater understanding of ourselves, & those we love, by learning about inner life and how best to express what we feel, need and want from each other. Better communication makes for better partnering, parenting & family membership.
Waitlist for new clients

Kristy Hellum
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified
Verified
My specialties include: Healing family of origin wounds, healthy sexualty,
couples
communication skills training, adult attachment theory, sex/love addiction or porn use problems and helping partners of addicts to set boundaries and rebuild healthy trust.
My clients tend to be creative and sensitive souls, ready to transform unhealthy relationships & patterns and embrace more joy. I work well with those who have a spiritual practice to lean on while integrating psychological insights for lasting change and healing. Among other things, I specialize in couple's communication skill building, healthy sexuality & healing from
relationship
trauma/intimate betrayal. Let's explore the roots of suffering/stuckness and open new paths to wholeness. Everyone has an innate capacity to grow & change in profound ways. I would be honored to help you feel more peace, love and joy. LGBTQ ally.

Winnie Piccolo
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Verified
Verified
As your therapist, I will be interested in your present-day struggles and symptoms, your history, and the symbolic communications from your inner world, such as intense or hidden emotions, attachment /
relationship
expectations, dominant scripts and patterns, fantasies, and of course, dreams.
Do you long to become yourself? Do you seek a greater sense of purpose and meaning, belonging and aliveness, and truer, deeper bonds with those you love? As a depth therapist, I work with these human needs and desires. Fears, anxieties, compulsions and trauma interfere with vital, heartfelt living. Examining and facing such difficulties is the important work of therapy. It is a journey of healing and discovery that can transform your life. My orientation is Jungian, psychodynamic and transpersonal. Soul, heart, mind and body are all included in my perspective on well-being.

Sandra Ellen Seligson
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
Individual and
couples
psychotherapy to resolve current and long standing issues that compromise personal happiness and success.
Not accepting new clients

Penelope Sargent
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA , LMFT
Verified
Verified
I believe in the Existential/Humanistic school of thought and the importance of making meaning in our lives. By meeting my clients in the here-and-now, I am able to work with them where they are presently, without going too far ahead of them or getting bogged down in the past. I’m collaborative, creative, and believe in an integrated approach when working with people. No single form of therapy works for all clients, so I am comfortable using different psychotherapeutic approaches. I believe that true psychological healing comes from the experience the client has with the clinician, so the
relationship
itself is of great value
Not accepting new clients

Connie Rector Kinnison
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified
Verified
Have had great success with parents, single parents,
couples
and youth.
In life we often experience once beautiful relationships that have become strained or distant leaving us feeling depressed, anxious, ineffective or alone. Old anger, boundary issues, financial stress, or pain of loss can leave you at odds with friends, co-workers or the family members you love. As a parent you may feel guilty or overwhelmed as you watch your children struggle with academics, disadvantages, peer relationships or self-esteem. Perhaps you are that child or teen feeling pulled down by the expectations of teachers or parents,divorce, social isolation, the legal system or the complexities of an intimate
relationship
.
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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.