
Chaela Stewart
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Location
Hi I’m Chaela, owner of Connecting Couples Therapy. I work with couples and individuals in various degrees of relationship distress and I help them develop a more secure attachment style. I love helping clients find real ways of connecting more deeply and authentically in order to live a more fulfilling and satisfying life. During times of stress, unmet needs can bring out the worst in a person. I help couples to recognize the root of relational insecurity and to develop security both internally and interpersonally. I also work with couples on the brink of or in the process of divorce to create secure coparenting practices.
My style is most influenced by the Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy (PACT) and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT). I use attachment-based therapies, to get at the root of couple problems, usually based in an insecure attachment style. I work experientially to create lasting, deeper emotional connection.
I am a Level 2 PACT Clinician with Stan Tatkin, author of "Wired for Love" in his Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy. I have trained with Gordon Neufeld, author of "Hold onto your Kids" in his attachment based, developmental model of working with ADHD and anxious kids.
Call or Email Chaela Stewart for a free phone consultation now - (415) 742-2814
Finances
- Cost per Session: $150 - $225
- Sliding Scale: Yes
Pay By:
Cash, Check
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Out of Network
Verify your health insurance coverage when you arrange your first visit.
Qualifications
- Years in Practice: 16 Years
- Prelicense: California / LMFT98110
- School: Seattle Pacific University
- Year Graduated: 2006
Additional Credentials
- Certificate: PACT Institute / PACT Level 2
- Certificate Date: 2014
Location
Specialties
- Relationship Issues
- Marital and Premarital
- Parenting
Issues
- Alcohol Use
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Codependency
- Depression
- Divorce
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Life Transitions
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Self Esteem
- Sex Therapy
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Women's Issues
Client Focus
Age
- Adults
- Adolescents / Teenagers (14 to 19)
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors -
- Emotionally Focused
- Experiential Therapy
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal
- Psychobiological Approach Couple Therapy
- Relational
- Somatic
- Structural Family Therapy
- Transpersonal
Modality
- Individuals
- Couples
- Family
Professional Connections
Chaela is a wonderful Couples Therapist and I whole heartedly recommend her to couples looking for support.

Anneli Richards, MA, MFT, PPS
Marriage & Family Therapist
Chaela is an insightful and caring therapist. She has so much to offer couples going through hard times. I highly recommend her to anyone gong through difficult times in their relationships.

Ayala Kalisher, MA, AMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate
Last Modified: 14 Jan 2021