Marriage Counseling Therapists in Fairfield, VT
My motto is: "Life is an Adventure". I have worked in the Mental Health field across many settings and with all age groups. As the years pass and my experience deepens, I find that my approach is leaning more and more towards Positive Psychology. While I am skilled and knowledgeable about how to help solve problems, work through issues and reduce symptoms, I also feel that it is my job to help people to access the strengths and assets that they already have or can develop to help them towards healing. I am currently certified as an EMDR Practitioner.
My motto is: "Life is an Adventure". I have worked in the Mental Health field across many settings and with all age groups. As the years pass and my experience deepens, I find that my approach is leaning more and more towards Positive Psychology. While I am skilled and knowledgeable about how to help solve problems, work through issues and reduce symptoms, I also feel that it is my job to help people to access the strengths and assets that they already have or can develop to help them towards healing. I am currently certified as an EMDR Practitioner.
We all have the potential to heal ourselves, to have positive relationships, and to have a greater sense of wellbeing. As a therapist I hope to support you to gain a better understanding of what is getting in your way or holding you back from attaining your goals.
We all have the potential to heal ourselves, to have positive relationships, and to have a greater sense of wellbeing. As a therapist I hope to support you to gain a better understanding of what is getting in your way or holding you back from attaining your goals.
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Perhaps you are worried about your marriage, facing a divorce or the loss of a job, the breakup of a family business, adult children who blame you for their struggles or your struggle to find a love match or the perfect job.
I can help you move forward with clarity and confidence. You will see this problem as a turn in road that led you to a life you cherish. I will share my deep experience in relationship systems, stress management, neurofeedback and EMDR to develop a strategy to unravel the threads that have you in knots and to find tools to help you move forward gracefully.
Perhaps you are worried about your marriage, facing a divorce or the loss of a job, the breakup of a family business, adult children who blame you for their struggles or your struggle to find a love match or the perfect job.
I can help you move forward with clarity and confidence. You will see this problem as a turn in road that led you to a life you cherish. I will share my deep experience in relationship systems, stress management, neurofeedback and EMDR to develop a strategy to unravel the threads that have you in knots and to find tools to help you move forward gracefully.
I have 17 years of post graduate experience in a wide range of issues and provide individual/ marital/relationship counseling.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotion Focused Individual Therapy and marriage counseling. Christian Counseling available for clients who wish to incorporate their spirituality in the therapy session.
I have 17 years of post graduate experience in a wide range of issues and provide individual/ marital/relationship counseling.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotion Focused Individual Therapy and marriage counseling. Christian Counseling available for clients who wish to incorporate their spirituality in the therapy session.
Distilling the science and practice of intimate relationships, I co-facilitate innovative premarital/ marital/and couples workshops to teach couples to deepen intimacy, improve communication and heal relationship ruptures.
With 20+ years of university research & teaching experience helping individuals, couples, and families around relationship issues, self worth, and stress, I bring a breadth and depth of knowledge and understanding to support clients building safe, secure relationships. I specialize in couples relationships, attachment, and self understanding. I blend the scientific with the spiritual, the analytical with the emotional, and support clients in gaining more clarity, equanimity, meaning and connection in their lives. If you’re ready for a change, to dig deeper, and to create a new life from within, I may be the right therapist for you.
Distilling the science and practice of intimate relationships, I co-facilitate innovative premarital/ marital/and couples workshops to teach couples to deepen intimacy, improve communication and heal relationship ruptures.
With 20+ years of university research & teaching experience helping individuals, couples, and families around relationship issues, self worth, and stress, I bring a breadth and depth of knowledge and understanding to support clients building safe, secure relationships. I specialize in couples relationships, attachment, and self understanding. I blend the scientific with the spiritual, the analytical with the emotional, and support clients in gaining more clarity, equanimity, meaning and connection in their lives. If you’re ready for a change, to dig deeper, and to create a new life from within, I may be the right therapist for you.
Being a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) means that I incorporate many facets of your life into therapy.
Are you ready to live a more values focused life? Have you been trying to find a therapist but have found it be more challenging than it should be? Well, whatever it is that has led you to me, I am glad you are here. I take a systemic approach to collaborate with you and your system, no matter your relationship status.
Being a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) means that I incorporate many facets of your life into therapy.
Are you ready to live a more values focused life? Have you been trying to find a therapist but have found it be more challenging than it should be? Well, whatever it is that has led you to me, I am glad you are here. I take a systemic approach to collaborate with you and your system, no matter your relationship status.
I am licensed marriage and family therapist, board certified clinical sexologist, and psychedelic therapist. I have practiced since 2002, specializing in cognitive behavioral therapy. I have specialized in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, specifically with ketamine, since 2021.
I am licensed marriage and family therapist, board certified clinical sexologist, and psychedelic therapist. I have practiced since 2002, specializing in cognitive behavioral therapy. I have specialized in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, specifically with ketamine, since 2021.
(Personally, I think this applies even if you do believe in reincarnation.) How to make the most of our time, our relationships, and ourselves - for me, these are the key questions that led me to become a marriage and family therapist.
For couples, I pull from several approaches, including Gottman, EFT and Terry Real. My goal is to foster personal accountability and to facilitate deep understanding of, and empathy for, yourself and your partner. All couples are welcome - heterosexual, same-sex, trans, monogamous, open relationships.
(Personally, I think this applies even if you do believe in reincarnation.) How to make the most of our time, our relationships, and ourselves - for me, these are the key questions that led me to become a marriage and family therapist.
For couples, I pull from several approaches, including Gottman, EFT and Terry Real. My goal is to foster personal accountability and to facilitate deep understanding of, and empathy for, yourself and your partner. All couples are welcome - heterosexual, same-sex, trans, monogamous, open relationships.
Additionally, I am licensed as an Marriage & Family Therapist in Maine (MF6474), expires 8/31/2026.
Find your way back to aliveness, alignment, wholeness, connection and ease, in the midst of your beautiful & complicated life. Get unhooked from old patterns that are no longer serving you in your relationships, work or life. Maybe you’re untangling from a long-term relationship or trying to figure out if you want to. Or looking for a therapist who "gets it" about climate distress, threats to democracy, and the social justice concerns that keep you up at night. If you’re interested in an active, empowering, down-to-earth therapy that will help you make lasting and meaningful change from the inside out, I welcome you to get in touch.
Additionally, I am licensed as an Marriage & Family Therapist in Maine (MF6474), expires 8/31/2026.
Find your way back to aliveness, alignment, wholeness, connection and ease, in the midst of your beautiful & complicated life. Get unhooked from old patterns that are no longer serving you in your relationships, work or life. Maybe you’re untangling from a long-term relationship or trying to figure out if you want to. Or looking for a therapist who "gets it" about climate distress, threats to democracy, and the social justice concerns that keep you up at night. If you’re interested in an active, empowering, down-to-earth therapy that will help you make lasting and meaningful change from the inside out, I welcome you to get in touch.
As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I've received specialized training in treating every person as a whole, including all of the important relationships in their life.
University Of Vermont Health Network Employees, we are now accepting your Lyra Health Benefits. Reach out to us directly and we will get you enrolled. Figuring things out for yourself doesn't mean you must do it alone. Therapy helps reconnect to fundamentals, grow from pain, and cultivate wellness. Your therapist is your partner on the journey. We help you build pathways, forge deeper connections, build relationships, and live authentically. We tune into the core of the matter and acknowledge the impacts of your history and society.
As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I've received specialized training in treating every person as a whole, including all of the important relationships in their life.
University Of Vermont Health Network Employees, we are now accepting your Lyra Health Benefits. Reach out to us directly and we will get you enrolled. Figuring things out for yourself doesn't mean you must do it alone. Therapy helps reconnect to fundamentals, grow from pain, and cultivate wellness. Your therapist is your partner on the journey. We help you build pathways, forge deeper connections, build relationships, and live authentically. We tune into the core of the matter and acknowledge the impacts of your history and society.
Gordon W Petersen
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW, CEAP
Verified Verified
Burlington, VT 05401
I work with individuals, couples, and families to address personal, emotional, marital and relationship issues.
For the time being I am working virtually using a telemedicine portal. So far it as been working out well!! Focusing on self and on family history can provide insights to meaningful change. Knowledge of who you are enables you to redirect anxiety and think differently about others in your family and larger social system. Challenges can become opportunities.
I work with individuals, couples, and families to address personal, emotional, marital and relationship issues.
For the time being I am working virtually using a telemedicine portal. So far it as been working out well!! Focusing on self and on family history can provide insights to meaningful change. Knowledge of who you are enables you to redirect anxiety and think differently about others in your family and larger social system. Challenges can become opportunities.
Cara Lorman
Registered Psychotherapist, MS
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
South Burlington, VT 05403
Waitlist for new clients
I'm a marriage and family therapist providing services to couples, families, and individual adults.
Working with me is a collaborative process. I use solution-focused and person-centered approaches in order to highlight personal strengths and resources as a foundation for growth. My approach is strengths-based, easy-going, warm, and accepting.
I'm a marriage and family therapist providing services to couples, families, and individual adults.
Working with me is a collaborative process. I use solution-focused and person-centered approaches in order to highlight personal strengths and resources as a foundation for growth. My approach is strengths-based, easy-going, warm, and accepting.
I use the techniques of this therapy method in my own daily life and marriage, and it brings me so much joy to do the same for my clients.
Are you having difficulty managing boundaries? Maybe people-pleasing leaves you feeling exhausted and resentful, wondering why you give more to others than you get? You may be tired of feeling burnt out, disconnected in your relationships or taken for granted. You might not even remember a time things didn’t feel this way. But one thing is clear: you’re ready for some relief. You’re ready to unpack the early life experiences that shaped some of these patterns, make your own wellbeing a priority and get your needs met for a change. Most of all, you’re ready to feel calmer, more rested and more connected to those you love.
I use the techniques of this therapy method in my own daily life and marriage, and it brings me so much joy to do the same for my clients.
Are you having difficulty managing boundaries? Maybe people-pleasing leaves you feeling exhausted and resentful, wondering why you give more to others than you get? You may be tired of feeling burnt out, disconnected in your relationships or taken for granted. You might not even remember a time things didn’t feel this way. But one thing is clear: you’re ready for some relief. You’re ready to unpack the early life experiences that shaped some of these patterns, make your own wellbeing a priority and get your needs met for a change. Most of all, you’re ready to feel calmer, more rested and more connected to those you love.
Deborah has numerous years of experience with the LGBTQ+ community before the legalization of same-sex marriage and advocated for gay rights.
Deborah is a highly experienced and dedicated clinical social worker with a distinguished career over three decades. She is a trained psychotherapist licensed in NY. CT. VT. WV. PA SC Her unwavering commitment to social justice and expertise in trauma-informed care has made her a sought-after clinician, advocate, and expert witness. Education and Credentials: Columbia University, New York, NY - Master of Science in Social Work (MSSW), 1988 Specializations: Psychiatric Social Work, Dual Degree Program (including 1 year of law school) Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)
Deborah has numerous years of experience with the LGBTQ+ community before the legalization of same-sex marriage and advocated for gay rights.
Deborah is a highly experienced and dedicated clinical social worker with a distinguished career over three decades. She is a trained psychotherapist licensed in NY. CT. VT. WV. PA SC Her unwavering commitment to social justice and expertise in trauma-informed care has made her a sought-after clinician, advocate, and expert witness. Education and Credentials: Columbia University, New York, NY - Master of Science in Social Work (MSSW), 1988 Specializations: Psychiatric Social Work, Dual Degree Program (including 1 year of law school) Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)
Getting Back On Track Counseling / Langehough
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, PhD, LADC
Verified Verified
Burlington, VT 05408
Getting Back On Track Counseling offers multiple decades of familiarity with the issues of substance abuse, faith, marriage & pre- marriage, relationships, military member & family pre-/post-deployment, suicide, trauma, post-traumatic stress, blended families, and stress management.
A fulfilling life includes peaks and valleys, good times and bad, success and unexpected opportunities for growth. I strive to assist individuals, couples, and families in growing past challenges and now moving forward with their lives focusing on strengths, resilience, and a desire to achieve internal peace that passes human understanding.
Getting Back On Track Counseling offers multiple decades of familiarity with the issues of substance abuse, faith, marriage & pre- marriage, relationships, military member & family pre-/post-deployment, suicide, trauma, post-traumatic stress, blended families, and stress management.
A fulfilling life includes peaks and valleys, good times and bad, success and unexpected opportunities for growth. I strive to assist individuals, couples, and families in growing past challenges and now moving forward with their lives focusing on strengths, resilience, and a desire to achieve internal peace that passes human understanding.
Mary Jane Dieter
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LICSW, CPCC, ACC
Verified Verified
Online Only
Later life brings profound transitions—becoming an empty nester, questioning a marriage, caring for aging parents, redefining your identity.
Using Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO), I help women navigate inner struggles, relational wounds, and emotional burdens. Together, we’ll compassionately unburden the parts that carry fear, shame, or loneliness, so you can access clarity, confidence, vitality, and deeper emotional intimacy—with yourself and with others.
Later life brings profound transitions—becoming an empty nester, questioning a marriage, caring for aging parents, redefining your identity.
Using Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO), I help women navigate inner struggles, relational wounds, and emotional burdens. Together, we’ll compassionately unburden the parts that carry fear, shame, or loneliness, so you can access clarity, confidence, vitality, and deeper emotional intimacy—with yourself and with others.
I also received my Master of Science in Marriage and Family Counseling from Mississippi College.
My goal through counseling is to help my clients learn more about themselves and their relationships with others while working through the difficulties they are facing. I strive to help individuals develop the skills, hope, and ability that will allow them to affect the change in their situation they desire.
I also received my Master of Science in Marriage and Family Counseling from Mississippi College.
My goal through counseling is to help my clients learn more about themselves and their relationships with others while working through the difficulties they are facing. I strive to help individuals develop the skills, hope, and ability that will allow them to affect the change in their situation they desire.
Barbara Boutsikaris
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MS, LCMHC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Shelburne, VT 05482
Waitlist for new clients
Read testimonials and verified reviews on my website: "Barbara has helped me with many things - parenting, marriage, recovering from trauma, anxiety and more.
For over three decades I have counseled individuals, couples and families. I love my work. I am a Vermont Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Supervisor, Consultant, Adjunct Professor, Keynote/Workshop Presenter and Non-Denominational Minister. Informed by Family Systems Theory, Relational Life Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, I will stay curious and interested in your work, give you my undivided attention, communicate understanding, witness your feelings, challenge your stressful beliefs, provide direction and support, and believe in your ability to think and act in new ways.
Read testimonials and verified reviews on my website: "Barbara has helped me with many things - parenting, marriage, recovering from trauma, anxiety and more.
For over three decades I have counseled individuals, couples and families. I love my work. I am a Vermont Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Supervisor, Consultant, Adjunct Professor, Keynote/Workshop Presenter and Non-Denominational Minister. Informed by Family Systems Theory, Relational Life Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, I will stay curious and interested in your work, give you my undivided attention, communicate understanding, witness your feelings, challenge your stressful beliefs, provide direction and support, and believe in your ability to think and act in new ways.
Justin Marchese
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Burlington, VT 05401
A licensed marital and family therapist by training, I help clients focus on attaining improved relationships with significant people in their lives, including an improved attitude toward themselves.
I see individuals, couples, and families. My goal is to provide clients a safe, supportive therapeutic relationship to talk, feel, heal, and change. Life challenges present us with opportunities for new chapters, new growth. Helping you reach your therapy goals is of utmost importance to me. You do not need to be controlled by the past, yet do you often use old behaviors in situations wanting a new response? Are you suffering from depression, anxieties, relationship problems, fears, self-doubts, or "irrational" worries? Together we will explore ways to help you live with more awareness, more freely, and with more energy for your present.
A licensed marital and family therapist by training, I help clients focus on attaining improved relationships with significant people in their lives, including an improved attitude toward themselves.
I see individuals, couples, and families. My goal is to provide clients a safe, supportive therapeutic relationship to talk, feel, heal, and change. Life challenges present us with opportunities for new chapters, new growth. Helping you reach your therapy goals is of utmost importance to me. You do not need to be controlled by the past, yet do you often use old behaviors in situations wanting a new response? Are you suffering from depression, anxieties, relationship problems, fears, self-doubts, or "irrational" worries? Together we will explore ways to help you live with more awareness, more freely, and with more energy for your present.
Marriage Counseling Therapists
How does marriage counseling work?
Marriage counseling works by teaching couples concrete skills to communicate with one another and solve disagreements in healthy ways. A trained mental health professional works with both members of a couple to explore difficulties the couple may be having and helps them develop skills to address these matters. Couples who don’t have any difficulties but want to prepare for marriage may develop skills for the future.
How long does marriage counseling typically last?
Marriage counseling is a short-term form of therapy; the process may last between four and eight sessions. Other forms of relationship guidance from mental health professionals, such as couples therapy, are longer lasting, may focus on the past rather than just the present, and are tailored to the individual couple and their emotions, history, and patterns in the relationship. Couples therapy often lasts for 12 weeks or longer.
Is marriage counseling effective?
Marriage counseling helps many couples develop relationship skills that may not have been acquired or tested in a relationship; partners may be better able to communicate and address conflict following counseling. However, there are many different forms of marriage counseling, and this form of counseling does not have as strong an evidence base as other modalities such as couples therapy.
Is marriage counseling effective if only one partner wants to go?
Yes, marriage counseling can still be effective if one partner convinces the other to engage in the process. Of course, whether counseling is effective depends on the couple’s commitment to work on their relationship; however, the short-term, skills-based nature of marriage counseling makes it a relatively easy “ask” of a partner, and the hesitant individual may see its value once counseling begins.