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Guadalupe A. Cesar Nunez
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Glendale, CA 91205
¿Te criticas constantemente? ¿Te preocupa lo que los demás piensan de ti? Te gustaría que tu vida fuera diferente. Frecuentemente andas a las carreras, atendiendo dos o tres asuntos a la vez, incluyendo la ayuda que le brindas a los demás porque no puedes decir “No”. ¿Qué pensarían de ti si les negaras tu ayuda? Te da miedo que te juzguen. Algunas veces, quisieras que te dejen en paz. En ocasiones le contestas mal a la gente que amas y luego te sientes culpable. Ya no disfrutas la vida como antes. ¿A dónde se fue tu motivación? Te ayudaré a ser más segura de ti misma, liberarte de la autocrítica y tener relaciones más sanas.
¿Te criticas constantemente? ¿Te preocupa lo que los demás piensan de ti? Te gustaría que tu vida fuera diferente. Frecuentemente andas a las carreras, atendiendo dos o tres asuntos a la vez, incluyendo la ayuda que le brindas a los demás porque no puedes decir “No”. ¿Qué pensarían de ti si les negaras tu ayuda? Te da miedo que te juzguen. Algunas veces, quisieras que te dejen en paz. En ocasiones le contestas mal a la gente que amas y luego te sientes culpable. Ya no disfrutas la vida como antes. ¿A dónde se fue tu motivación? Te ayudaré a ser más segura de ti misma, liberarte de la autocrítica y tener relaciones más sanas.
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Anchor Counseling Group
LMFT
Verified Verified
Glendale, CA 91203  (Online Only)
At Anchor Counseling Group, our goal is to provide affordable mental health services backed by experience, science, and proven treatments. We provide outpatient therapy for children, adults, families and couples. We foster new understandings and perspectives that offer hope, help build stronger internal connections and the tools to find peace, joy, and serenity. Our mission is to help you find who you choose to become.
At Anchor Counseling Group, our goal is to provide affordable mental health services backed by experience, science, and proven treatments. We provide outpatient therapy for children, adults, families and couples. We foster new understandings and perspectives that offer hope, help build stronger internal connections and the tools to find peace, joy, and serenity. Our mission is to help you find who you choose to become.
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Sofia Diaz
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Glendale, CA 91203
I am a clinical psychologist with over 15 years of expertise in providing psychotherapy services to individuals of all ages, couples, and families.
Are you feeling frustrated, "stuck", stressed, or hopeless? This can happen at different points in our lives. There can be challenges, traumatic events, a feeling of loneliness, and hopelessness. Sometimes one needs support during significant transitions in life. Therapy can provide an opportunity to explore your feelings during these times. Finding a therapist who will listen, be supportive, and help guide you toward the path of life you want to lead is important.
I am a clinical psychologist with over 15 years of expertise in providing psychotherapy services to individuals of all ages, couples, and families.
Are you feeling frustrated, "stuck", stressed, or hopeless? This can happen at different points in our lives. There can be challenges, traumatic events, a feeling of loneliness, and hopelessness. Sometimes one needs support during significant transitions in life. Therapy can provide an opportunity to explore your feelings during these times. Finding a therapist who will listen, be supportive, and help guide you toward the path of life you want to lead is important.
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No Limitz Production LLC
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFCT, DMin
Verified Verified
Glendale, CA 91207
I also help loved ones to grieve their spouses and children, and warriors to heal PTSD.
I'm am interested in working with individuals, couples, and families who are committed to their own personal growth, healing, and well being. I help people who have hit one of life's many unpredictable speed bumps and need help to go over it, increase their vibrational frequency, capacity for joy, and get on with their wild and precious lives.
I also help loved ones to grieve their spouses and children, and warriors to heal PTSD.
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Dr. George Viney
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, MFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Glendale, CA 91206
Synchronicity: what C.G. Jung understood as meaningful chance. Finding a therapist involves courage, commitment, and intention...and then synchronicity brings you to just the right therapist who can soulfully, heartfully accompany you as you find your way and discover purpose, joy, and meaning! I have been a psychotherapist for over 20 years working with individuals, couples, and families from a range of cultural backgrounds, as well as with depression, anxiety, grief, loss, and work/life challenges/transitions. I am a seasoned therapist serving individuals' inner process, creative talents, and higher calling.
Synchronicity: what C.G. Jung understood as meaningful chance. Finding a therapist involves courage, commitment, and intention...and then synchronicity brings you to just the right therapist who can soulfully, heartfully accompany you as you find your way and discover purpose, joy, and meaning! I have been a psychotherapist for over 20 years working with individuals, couples, and families from a range of cultural backgrounds, as well as with depression, anxiety, grief, loss, and work/life challenges/transitions. I am a seasoned therapist serving individuals' inner process, creative talents, and higher calling.
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Vanessa Baron
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Los Angeles, CA 90071  (Online Only)
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Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
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Our goal and purpose is to develop a purposeful relationship with you&reach your highest potential.
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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.