Couples Therapy in San Marino & South Pasadena: Rebuilding Emotional Connection for Lasting Love
Rediscover Connection-No Matter Your Relationship Structure
Healthy relationships are central to emotional well-being. They shape how we understand ourselves, navigate stress, and find belonging. When your partnership feels strong, life often feels more manageable. But when you feel disconnected or overwhelmed in your relationship, it can affect everything.
If you're here, you're likely searching for couples therapy that supports emotional reconnection, better communication, and long-term relationship satisfaction. Whether you're facing conflict, navigating parenthood, or simply feeling more like roommates than partners, couples therapy can help restore the closeness and clarity you both long for.
Common Reasons Couples Seek Therapy
Many partners seek couples counseling for concerns like:
Communication breakdowns or constant arguments
Emotional distance or loneliness within the relationship
Parenting stress and postpartum relationship strain
Infidelity, betrayal, or breaches of trust
Growing apart or feeling more like co-parents or roommates
Considering separation but unsure what’s next
These are common challenges—and you don’t have to face them alone. Therapy provides tools and support to navigate tough seasons and move toward deeper connection.
How I Work With Couples
I use a systems-based, attachment-informed approach to relationship therapy. That means I focus on the patterns between you—how each partner’s history, emotional needs, and learned responses co-create your current dynamic. We look beyond who’s “right” or “wrong” and explore what each of you is trying to protect, express, or heal.
My style is collaborative, nonjudgmental, and grounded in emotional safety. I help partners slow down reactive cycles, build reflective capacity, and increase their ability to communicate vulnerably and effectively. Real change starts with the courage to look inward—together.
Therapy for Couples Navigating Parenthood
As a therapist, a parent, and a former hospitality leader, I understand how caregiving, career demands, and personal identity shifts collide in modern partnerships. Parenthood in particular can rewire the entire relationship system.
I specialize in working with new parents—including dads navigating postpartum shifts—who are adjusting to the emotional, physical, and logistical demands of this life stage. In therapy, we address issues like emotional availability, parenting teamwork, sexual intimacy, and identity loss after children.
Couples therapy supports relationships in all stages, including:
Transitioning to parenthood
Dating or premarital counseling
Long-term relationships facing stagnation
High-conflict partnerships or betrayal recovery
Deciding whether to stay or part ways respectfully
Whether you're hoping to reconnect, repair, or gain clarity, therapy offers a space to work through uncertainty with guidance and compassion.
Is Couples Therapy Right for You?
Building emotional safety and trust
Increasing empathy and mutual understanding
Navigating conflict without escalation
Repairing wounds and rebuilding intimacy
Clarifying boundaries, needs, and shared goals
Strengthening communication skills that last
In Couples Therapy, We Focus On:
Relational Healing is Possible
Relationships can be repaired. Emotional intimacy can be restored. With the right support, couples often rediscover a sense of safety, humor, and mutual care they thought was lost. Whether you stay together or separate with grace, therapy helps illuminate what’s possible.
Your Next Step: Begin Couples Counseling in San Marino or South Pasadena
I offer couples therapy in San Marino, South Pasadena, and nearby communities including Pasadena, Alhambra, and the greater San Gabriel Valley. Virtual therapy sessions are also available for couples throughout California.
Book a Zero-Risk Consultation
Take the first step by scheduling a 50-minute zero-risk consultation. If we’re a good fit, we’ll continue. If not, there’s no charge. Either way, you’ll leave with more insight into your relationship.
Let’s tend to what matters—together.