Relationship and Marriage Counseling in Dixon, CA
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Misty Johnson
Counselor/Therapist, LCSW
Conflict is a normal and healthy experience in relationships. It's all about how we navigate conflict and repair. through thick and thin.
8 Years Experience
In-Person Near Dixon, CA
Online in Dixon, CA
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Abigail (Abi) Zarate Ramsay
Pre-Licensed Professional, Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee, Professional Clinical Counselor Trainee
I work with couples and partners on communication, conflict, trust, intimacy, and life transitions, helping you understand patterns and practice new ways of relating.
0 Years Experience
Online in Dixon, CA (Online Only)
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Dr. David Shapiro
Psychologist, California Licensed Psychologist (License# PSY17495)
Relationship & Marriage Counseling
Transforming Relational Barriers into Opportunities for Depth and Healing
Even the strongest partnerships encounter periods of emotional distance, repeating conflict loops, or painful friction. When high-pressure stress or unaddressed grievances accumulate, partners often find themselves stuck in reactive cycles—feeling misunderstood, defensive, or disconnected from the intimacy they once shared.
My approach to couples therapy is grounded in a powerful premise: our adult romantic relationships naturally activate our deepest unhealed wounds and unmet needs from childhood. Rather than viewing these activations as evidence of failure, we approach them as a profound opportunity for mutual healing, personal growth, and deeper connection.
An Integrative, Need-Centered Approach
I do not force couples into a rigid, one-size-fits-all framework. Instead, I integrate gold-standard relational principles—including attachment theory, Imago frameworks, and systemic communication tools—to help both partners build a secure, thriving relationship architecture:
De-escalating Reactive Cycles: We identify the unspoken triggers and defensive scripts that drive recurring arguments, helping you step out of defensive posture and into calm, productive dialogue.
Understanding Your Partner’s Blueprint: We explore how each partner’s history, early family dynamics, and core attachment style shape their current emotional needs, expectations, and vulnerabilities.
Cultivating Active Empathy & Responsiveness: We shift the relational dynamic from blame to genuine curiosity—helping each partner learn how to express their needs clearly and respond to their partner's longings with care, consideration, and love.
Restoring Intimacy & Trust: Whether healing from emotional distance, major life transitions, or breaches of trust, we focus on rebuilding a strong foundation of safety, emotional presence, and shared purpose.
A Safe, High-Touch Environment for Both Partners
A successful therapeutic space for couples requires absolute neutrality, discretion, and deep clinical poise.
Whether working with couples in active crisis, partners navigating a major crossroad, or couples simply seeking to deepen their emotional and physical intimacy, my goal is to provide a balanced, non-judgmental environment where both individuals feel heard, respected, and empowered to build a meaningful future together.
26 Years Experience
In-Person Near Dixon, CA
Online in Dixon, CA
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Chris Tickner
Marriage and Family Therapist, PhD, MFT
Couples counseling is a powerful way to work! I incorporate my 25 years of experience in the field, along with mindfulness, Hakomi, and the work of Stan Tatkin (PACT - the Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy) to form a safe, compassionate, and transformative space for you and your partner. My work with couples is potent, with sessions usually lasting two hours. As a result, the overall number of sessions is fewer than with traditional couples therapy.
30 Years Experience
In-Person Near Dixon, CA
Online in Dixon, CA
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Shila Vardell, AMFT
Pre-Licensed Professional, AMFT
I have specialized training in Level 1 Gottman Method Couples Therapy. I work with many couples on a vast range of issues. Together, we can work to improve your unique relationship. You and your partner will learn how to establish goals, rebuild trust and intimacy and deepen your connection with one another.
3 Years Experience
In-Person Near Dixon, CA
Online in Dixon, CA
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Allison Pichardo
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
It can feel hopeless when our partner is not understanding our emotions or needs. We can get stuck in negative patterns and not know how to change them. If this is what your relationship feels like, let me help you. I help couples learn how to communicate difficult things in ways that their partner can actually understand. And I help couples learn about each other on a deeper emotional level.
11 Years Experience
In-Person Near Dixon, CA
Online in Dixon, CA
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Roanne de Guia-Samuels
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, CChT
I help couples better understand the patterns that keep them feeling disconnected so that communication becomes a form of connection not contention. My approach combines practical relationship skills with a deeper understanding of how past experiences, attachment, and stress affect the way partners relate to one another.
18 Years Experience
In-Person Near Dixon, CA
Online in Dixon, CA
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Audrie Meyer
Marriage and Family Therapist, MBA, MFT
Welcome to my profile! Are you tired of struggling with depression, anxiety, or repetitive patterns in your life that you want to stop? Do you know you could feel better, but not sure how to create the change? There is hope....give me a call or send me and email.
16 Years Experience
In-Person Near Dixon, CA
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Danielle Greenspan, LMFT, LPCC
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT 104395, LPCC 4889
I specialize in working with queer couples, ethically non-monogamous and polyamorous relationships and relationships that involve kink. I love working with couples and polycules on improving their communication, trust, intimacy and sexual connection. I use humor and authenticity in my work with couples and polycules.
11 Years Experience
In-Person Near Dixon, CA
Online in Dixon, CA
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Relationship Therapy Center - serving individuals and couples in CA online and in the Sacramento area
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, Certified Gottman Therapist
Wondering when to seek couples counseling? Marriage counseling can help when you feel like you have disconnected and feel like roommates or if there is a high level of conflict and you struggle with communication, or if there has been a betrayal or affair. Couples therapy or couples counseling works. At our relationship counseling center we us Gottman couples therapy and it is marriage counseling that really works.
12 Years Experience
In-Person Near Dixon, CA
Online in Dixon, CA
Relationship and Marriage Counseling therapists in Dixon, CA Statistics
Relationship and Marriage Counseling therapists in Dixon, CA average 17 years of experience and charge around $205 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (65%), Psychodynamic Therapy (43%), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (40%).
Average years in practice
17 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$205
Accept insurance
36%
Offer sliding scale
46%
Gender ID
| 63% |
Female |
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| 33% |
Male |
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| 2% |
Non-Binary |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 68% |
In Person and Online |
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| 32% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 65% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 43% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 40% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 37% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 36% | Family Systems Therapy |
| 35% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 32% | Relational Psychotherapy |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 60% | Young Adult |
| 56% | Senior |
| 53% | Teen |
| 25% | Children |
Client Focus
| 55% | Women |
| 42% | LGBTQ+ |
| 40% | Men |
| 27% | Christian |
| 25% | Hispanic / Latino |