Marriage counseling that Heals in Altadena, CA. Restore Your Relationship.

As a Marriage and Family Therapist, I see clients through the lens of their relationships. Satisfying connections with family, intimate others, co-workers, neighbors, and friends are crucial to a satisfying life, as are our relationships with ourselves.

A healthy marriage takes work. Therapy will reach the heart of the issues and begin the process of restoration. Let's get started.

Warm, nurturing relationships can help us get through the toughest times...but what if your relationship is the "tough time?" I love helping couples discover how they can finally get on the same page emotionally and feel like best friends again.

Communications problems in your relationship? Feel like you aren't heard completely? I can assist you with pre-marital, marital. and partner counseling so that both of your ideas and feelings heard and better understood.

Healthy marriages are built on a foundation of self awareness and personal growth. I help couples on this lifelong journey learn how to communicate and support each other.

I Show Couple How To: *Move From Rejected To More Connected *Reduce Criticism & Increase Acceptance & Validation *Feel More Empowered, Calm & In Control *Decrease Fear & Increase Trust & Safety *Reduce Fighting & Arguing & Increase Understanding, Kindness & Compass

In my work with couples, I take non high conflict couples who want to better communicate and heal attachment wounds. In my work with kids I like to involve their system (parent/parents/family) to promote support and bonding.

Relationships are the foundation of life.We all face challenges and experience traumatic events which shape our personalities and behavior. Michelle is committed to restoring lives shaken by stress and personal obstacles.

I believe we are relational by nature, and often, our "individual" problems stem from interpersonal difficulties. Couples and/or family therapy can help you find healthier and more meaningful ways of relating to the people closest to you.

All families have conflicts or struggles, but some conflicts need a little outside help. As a family therapist I am here to support families in developing healthy life giving systems.

A healthy marriage takes work. Therapy will reach the heart of the issues and begin the process of restoration. Let's get started.

We are all made for relationship and marriage is one of the most special relationships we aspire to in life. I can help you work through relational challenges to improve your marriage and experience the relationship you and your partner desire!

Fighting with a loved one is exhausting -- often based on misconceptions, blame, defensiveness. I can provide you with skills to communicate safely while managing intense emotions and gently explore with you underlying issues in order to promote compassion/resolution.

A healthy marriage takes work. Therapy will reach the heart of the issues and begin the process of restoration. Let's get started.

I work with adolescents, individuals, and couples with a variety of issues ranging from moderate to severe depression, anxiety, personality disorders, self-esteem, anger management, and weight issues to name a few.

A healthy relationship takes ongoing work. I work collaboratively with you and your partner to ensure you both feel heard, validated, and recognized.

We specialize in marriage counseling, and our staff of over 30 therapists offer fees ranging from $45 to $275 per session. International experts on marital therapy have provided training to our staff to equip us to help even the most distressed marriages get better.

I approach marital therapy without assumption or value judgement. Each person brings to a relationship unique attributes which may unknowingly contribute to conflict or painful relational patterns. I work with couples to explore, understand and change these patterns.

Dr. Brainerd has a special interest in relationship therapy. He is a Certified Imago Relationship Therapist, has a special website for couples and therapists and will soon have a unique "Relationship Help APP" so couples can have access to important skills 24/7.

I specialize in helping people with relationships. I help both married and unmarried couples navigate difficulties relating to communication, sex, and intimacy. I also help single people who are struggling with issues related to intimacy and finding the right partner.

Couples, Families and Relationships; I have 30+ years conducting family and couples counseling, 7 of those utilizing Psychotherapy evidenced-based methods, including the Gottman Research Based Approach and Hold me Tight, Emotionally Focused Therapy.

I am a certified Facilitator for Prepare & Enrich a pre-martial/martial program designed to address a couples relationship and provide couple exercises to build their relationship skills.

In addition to individual counseling, I provide treatment to couples and families. Areas of treatment include developing effective communication, addressing conflict in a compassionate environment and learning how to support loved ones who are in recovery.

Our automatic responses to our partners may be helping or hurting us (or both!) but our responses are there for a reason. Couples therapy works to understand these automatic responses and take better control of the process, freeing us from a stance of defensiveness.

I work with adults in relationships of all kinds. Whether you are dating or have been married for decades, I respect your commitment and I am here to help you learn better communication, connection, and find your path to love and support. No judgment, just compassion.