Relationship and Marriage Counseling in Laguna Niguel, CA
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The Mindful Life with Lori Kahn
Life Coach, Certified Integrative Coach, Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher
I have worked with many couples from simply wanting to reconnect in a long term and functional marriage to couples on the verge of divorce. Utilizing mindfulness tools and teaching self inquiry, communication and how to check in and have "difficult conversations" as well as discovering more about our own needs and how to be honest and ask for support rather than hope our partner can read our minds can transform our relationships from one of unconscious habits and patterns to stepping in each day with curiosity and discovery. Though we are all always changing, we often expect our relationships to be in a fixed state and are disappointed, hurt or feel betrayed when they change. Learning to be comfortable with change is a foundation of mindful relationships!
18 Years Experience
In-Person Near Laguna Niguel, CA
Online in Laguna Niguel, CA
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Monica M. Huston
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Relationships can become strained when patterns of miscommunication, defensiveness, or disconnection take hold. I work with couples to understand these patterns at a deeper level, focusing on how each partner contributes to the dynamic. Therapy provides a space to slow things down, improve understanding, and develop more meaningful and stable ways of relating.
9 Years Experience
In-Person Near Laguna Niguel, CA
Online in Laguna Niguel, CA
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Nina Marikian
Marriage and Family Therapist, AMFT
Relationships often falter not from lack of love, but from miscommunication and unmet needs. I work with couples to uncover hidden patterns, improve connection, and cultivate intimacy and understanding that makes partnership feel safe, exciting, and real.
3 Years Experience
In-Person Near Laguna Niguel, CA
Online in Laguna Niguel, CA
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Ms. Carol Jean Timmons
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
The goal of Couple Counseling is for a third party to help the couple see what they cannot see in their interactions, hear from each other what they have not been able to hear, have empathy for feelings of which they were unaware, forgive what they were too angry to forgive, and appreciate what they have forgotten to be grateful for in their relationship. I believe that if two people want their relationship to work, it definitely can! If even one does not, it will not work.
34 Years Experience
In-Person Near Laguna Niguel, CA
Online in Laguna Niguel, CA
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Dr. Shelby Kittinger
Psychologist, PsyD
I help couples identify and shift entrenched relational patterns that create disconnection and pain. Using Emotionally Focused Therapy, I guide partners toward understanding one another’s needs, rebuilding safety, and cultivating intimacy grounded in trust and emotional responsiveness.
10 Years Experience
Online in Laguna Niguel, CA (Online Only)
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Dr. Lyndsay Elliott
Psychologist, PsyD.
Relationship and marriage counseling is not just for couples in crisis — it is for any two people who want to communicate better, reconnect more deeply, and build a stronger foundation before small problems become significant ones. As a licensed clinical psychologist with 20+ years of experience, I work with couples navigating communication breakdown, emotional disconnection, trust issues, conflict resolution, intimacy challenges, and marriage counseling after infidelity. Using cognitive-behavioral therapy, psychodynamic insight, and evidence-based couples therapy techniques, I help partners break reactive cycles and rebuild the relationship they actually want. Telehealth couples therapy available across 40+ states.
21 Years Experience
Online in Laguna Niguel, CA (Online Only)
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Piyola Derbarseghian- Sex & Relationship Therapist
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, AMFT
Relationships are where we seek connection, but they can also be where we feel the most stuck or misunderstood. I work with individuals, couples, and people in non-traditional relationship structures to improve communication, deepen emotional and physical intimacy, and break free from painful patterns. Whether you're navigating conflict, disconnection, or big life transitions, therapy offers a space to reconnect with yourself and your partner(s).
4 Years Experience
Online in Laguna Niguel, CA (Online Only)
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Dr. Mitch Keil, PsyD
Psychologist, Keil Psych Group
Most couples don't keep having different arguments. They keep having different versions of the same argument.
Over time, relationships develop patterns. One person pursues while the other withdraws. One becomes critical while the other becomes defensive. The subject may change—sex, money, parenting, trust, communication—but underneath it, the emotional pattern often remains remarkably consistent.
Our approach to couples therapy and marriage counseling goes deeper than simply teaching communication skills. We use psychodynamic, attachment-based, and Imago therapy approaches to understand what each partner brings into the relationship, how earlier relationships shape what you expect and fear from one another, and why your partner can sometimes activate emotional reactions far greater than the situation itself seems to warrant.
Interestingly, we are often drawn to people who touch some of our deepest relational wounds. That can create enormous conflict, but it also means that an intimate relationship can become one of the most powerful places for psychological growth and healing.
In couples therapy, we help slow the cycle down enough for both partners to see what is actually happening underneath the anger, defensiveness, withdrawal, or resentment. As those deeper feelings become easier to recognize and communicate, couples can begin having a very different experience of one another.
The goal isn't simply to fight less. It's to understand the relationship you've created together, change the patterns that keep hurting you, and build something more connected, secure, honest, and alive.
16 Years Experience
In-Person Near Laguna Niguel, CA
Online in Laguna Niguel, CA
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Marley Cote
Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, MS
Perhaps you are about to get married, or perhaps you are considering separating from your partner. Perhaps there was an affair, or perhaps your partner seems distracted with other aspects of life (career, games, porn). Regardless of what may bring you to couples therapy, I will be there to help your relationship. If you and your partner are struggling with communication, getting your needs met, or setting boundaries, I can be here to help guide you through this tricky process.
7 Years Experience
In-Person Near Laguna Niguel, CA
Online in Laguna Niguel, CA
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Dr. Tony Fiore
Psychologist, Ph.D., Certified Anger Management Trainer
I have been a psychologist, marriage therapist and coach for many years and truly enjoy helping people find ways to overcome life challenges in their personal life, workplace, and relationships. I see myself as a teacher as well as a therapist.
43 Years Experience
In-Person Near Laguna Niguel, CA
Relationship and Marriage Counseling therapists in Laguna Niguel, CA Statistics
Relationship and Marriage Counseling therapists in Laguna Niguel, CA average 16 years of experience and charge around $202 per session. 99% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (65%), Psychodynamic Therapy (45%), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (40%).
Average years in practice
16 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$202
Accept insurance
34%
Offer sliding scale
48%
Gender ID
| 63% |
Female |
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| 32% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 67% |
In Person and Online |
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| 32% |
Online Only |
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| 1% |
In Person Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 65% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 45% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 40% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 37% | Family Systems Therapy |
| 36% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 34% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 31% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 59% | Young Adult |
| 56% | Senior |
| 54% | Teen |
| 27% | Children |
Client Focus
| 55% | Women |
| 40% | LGBTQ+ |
| 39% | Men |
| 27% | Christian |
| 24% | Hispanic / Latino |