Relationship and Marriage Counseling therapists in Magalia, California CA
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Maureen Backman
Marriage and Family Therapist, AMFT, MA, MS
Often, my clients seek out relationship therapy feeling disconnection - disconnection from their partners, disconnection from themselves, and disconnection from their relationship. You may be feeling like your relationship has reached an impasse - conflicts feel unsolvable, and you’re not sure where to go from here. You may be navigating a major transition in your relationship, and aren’t sure how to find your way back to each other. Or maybe things are going ok, but you’re wanting to experience deeper connection and intimacy. Whatever has brought you to therapy, I’m here to help you and your partner navigate a pathway back to connection.
As your therapist, I help you move from disconnection to connection. I invite you to identify your core desires in your relationship and how you want to feel with each other. We gently explore patterns in your relationship and learn how to create a more positive cycle of interaction. Drawing on my training in mindfulness-based, experiential therapy, I also guide you and your partner through interactive exercises so you have new, reparative experiences in session with each other.
This type of therapy fosters deeper connection and healing that includes body, mind and spirit.
You may be wondering whether relationship therapy is for you, or whether you can bring all of yourself into therapy. You may feel like you and your partner don’t fit the mold of the typical “couple.” My practice welcomes you, and I look forward to co-creating a space that fits your unique partnership. I welcome all constellations of relationship, including open and poly. I affirm sexual and gender diversity in my work, and am kink and BDSM-affirming. I believe therapy should be accessible to all minds and bodies, and welcome neurodiversity.
4 Years Experience
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
John Fry
Psychologist, Ph.D.
I use the approach used by John Gottman which has revolutionized marriage counseling in terms of positive results. He and his colleagues have followed over 3000 couples for well over 30 years and have discovered many helpful keys to strengthening a marriage.
47 Years Experience
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Dr. Lyndsay Elliott
Psychologist, PsyD.
I use a range of therapeutic approaches, including Attachment Therapy and the Gottman Method, to help couples build stronger emotional connections and increase intimacy. We will work collaboratively together to resolve conflict, develop great communication with one another, and ultimately create a healthier and loving relationship.
19 Years Experience
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Patty Murray
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Relationships are hard -- and mostly because we are not taught basic foundations for how to be in conflict. I help couples get clear on how they might be contributing to the unhealthy conflict which takes out the blame and creates more opportunity for sustained and healthy change -- to get you and your partner into a space of consistent safety. We learn *how* to fight.
7 Years Experience
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Bruce Howard
Psychologist, PhD
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41 Years Experience