Relationship and Marriage Counseling in Charlottesville, VA
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Relationships
Rising Calm Center
Professional Christian Counselor, MS, CMHC, CLC
The greatest factor in the quality of your life is the quality of your relationships. When love breaks down, everything else feels shaky. The distance grows, conversations turn tense or quiet, and what once felt natural starts to feel like work. You may be stuck in cycles of arguing, avoidance, or wondering if trust can ever be restored.
At Rising Calm Center, we believe every couple can learn to love more deeply—with honesty, empathy, and grace. Our Christian counselors help you heal from the past, understand the present, and build a future marked by peace, purpose, and partnership.
We even offer same-week appointments, in-person and virtual sessions, and a sliding fee scale that works with any insurance or budget—so care is flexible and accessible when you need it most.
We blend faith-based wisdom with proven relationship methods—Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), family systems work, and communication coaching—to help you:
• Rebuild trust after conflict or betrayal
• Communicate clearly without criticism or withdrawal
• Heal old wounds that fuel anger, shame, or fear
• Strengthen friendship, intimacy, and shared spiritual connection
• Experience genuine joy and unity that lasts
Every conversation is grounded in empathy and truth. We help you slow down, listen well, and rediscover each other through the lens of grace.
Whether you’re newly married or years into a challenging season, there is hope. You can restore what’s been lost and create something stronger than before.
At Rising Calm Center, we help couples reconnect with purpose, love with courage, and grow together in Christ-centered peace.
Hope and healing can begin today—call or email for your FREE CONSULTATION.
14 Years Experience
Online in Charlottesville, VA
Relationships
Shoreline Psychological
Psychologist, Psy.D.
Our relationship and marital clinicians helps couples improve their communication, resolve conflict, and build stronger relationships using evidence-based techniques, including cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), and Gottman method. We support couples with issues related to communication, sexuality and intimacy, parenting and blended families. Couples work helps to identify and address the underlying issues in the relationship, and develop the skills needed to communicate more effectively, leading to a more satisfying and loving relationship.
21 Years Experience
Online in Charlottesville, VA
Relationships
Dr. Amanda Malak
Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist
I specialize in helping couples and individuals navigate challenges in their relationships and marriages. Through evidence-based therapies like Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Gottman, and Bowen family systems, I support couples + (polyamory affirming) in improving their emotional connection, resolving conflicts, and fostering a deeper understanding of each other’s needs. Whether it's dealing with communication issues, trust concerns, or life transitions, my goal is to help partners build stronger, healthier relationships. I work collaboratively with couples + to develop practical strategies for enhancing intimacy, resolving disagreements, and creating a more fulfilling partnership.
12 Years Experience
Online in Charlottesville, VA
Relationships
Dr. Heidi Anderson Sauder
Psychologist, PhD, CGT, CST
Gottman method couples therapy is based on decades of research and thousands of couples. My practice utilizes evidence-based Gottman structure and guidance alongside specialized training in sexuality and relational intimacy. The most common issue couples come to therapy for is to improve their communication. Gottman method therapy therapy not only helps couples improve communication, but shows them how to navigate conflict, rebuild trust, and address concerns related to sex, desire, intimacy, and emotional closeness. Sessions have an interactive therapist and are grounded in respect, inclusivity, and an understanding that every relationship has unique needs, values, and definitions of connection. Whether couples are working through intimacy challenges, life transitions, differing desires, or communication difficulties, therapy focuses on fostering deeper understanding, safety, and connection in all aspects of the relationship.
25 Years Experience
Online in Charlottesville, VA
Relationships
Ingrid Sthare
Life Coach, CTLC, BCC
My signature program “one plus one equals one “ has been featured in international media. I enjoy helping couples be it premarital coaching or stale marriages in need of curiosity and recommitment.
15 Years Experience
Online in Charlottesville, VA
Relationship and Marriage Counseling therapists in Charlottesville, VA Statistics
Relationship and Marriage Counseling therapists in Charlottesville, VA average 18 years of experience and charge around $202 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (76%), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (39%), and Family Systems Therapy (34%).
Average years in practice
18 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$202
Accept insurance
35%
Offer sliding scale
35%
Gender ID
| 57% |
Female |
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| 37% |
Male |
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| 4% |
Non-Binary |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 66% |
In Person and Online |
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| 34% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 76% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 39% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 34% | Family Systems Therapy |
| 34% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 33% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 31% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 28% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
Ages Served
| 99% | Adult |
| 64% | Young Adult |
| 53% | Senior |
| 41% | Teen |
| 26% | Children |
Client Focus
| 52% | Women |
| 43% | Men |
| 38% | LGBTQ+ |
| 26% | Military / Veterans |
| 24% | Black / African American |