Relationship and Marriage Counseling therapists in Arroyo Grande, California CA
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Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Erik Edler
Counselor/Therapist, MA, LMFT
Over the years, I've found that seeing people individually for their relationship issues is actually far more productive than traditional couples counseling. Often couples counseling goes round and round and ultimately goes no where. All it takes is for one member of the couple to not be fully committed to the process, and that becomes the hole in the boat that sinks the whole process. Coming to counseling on your own to work on your relationship issues is ultimately more empowering and more successful. I would be happy to talk with you more about my perspective on helping relationships and marriages, so feel free to contact me with any questions you might have.
23 Years Experience
In-Person Near Arroyo Grande, CA
Online in Arroyo Grande, California
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Leila Tabatabaee
Psychologist, PhD
Honoring the individual is the greatest asset to strengthening the relationship.
17 Years Experience
Online in Arroyo Grande, California
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Make Marriage Better
Psychologist, Ph.D.
At Make Marriage Better, we specialize in relationship and marriage coaching, recognizing that every partnership is a unique journey filled with both joys and challenges. Our approach focuses on identifying the underlying fears driving the relationship issues, such as fear of abandonment, loss of intimacy, or fear of judgment. Using the Deconstructing Anxiety™ method, we guide couples to uncover their “chief defenses”—the emotional barriers that hinder open communication and connection. By encouraging partners to do the opposite of these defenses, we create a safe environment where they can express their feelings, build empathy, and foster understanding. This transformative process empowers couples to navigate conflicts more effectively, rebuild trust, and rekindle the love that initially brought them together. With our support, couples can strengthen their bonds, enhance their emotional intimacy, and create a more fulfilling relationship for the long term.
39 Years Experience
Online in Arroyo Grande, California (Online Only)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Tracy Sachs
Therapist, MA, AMFT
Relationships can be rich sources of both fulfillment and pain. Through relationships we are often confronted with our own earlier attachment wounding, which when unconscious, can lead to conflict and discord. In couples therapy I will help you and your partner feel safe and expand your capacity for intimacy. I will help you both understand and undo the unconscious patterns that keep your relationship stuck in a dance of distress and support you to establish and maintain a deep emotional connection and the ability to repair when inevitable conflicts occur.
5 Years Experience
Online in Arroyo Grande, California (Online Only)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Adam Luke M.A. LMFT
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
I have never heard a pick-up line that focused on, “Hey, I don’t suppose you’d want to come spend the best part of your life with me as we argue, resent, and slowly hate each other until one of us dies, do you?”
How the heck did we get here? Where it feels like as a couple, we have grown farther and farther apart. Before the communication felt free and lite. But now, whenever I do communicate with my significant other, it’s like I am giving a PowerPoint presentation at a board meeting?
Where did the courtship go? The fun? The spontaneity?
The truth is we fight so hard to build something, to nurture this relationship between us, and then our passions, goals and focuses slowly change. Before, you would drive an hour to see your significant other for 15 minutes. The passion and intimacy in your relationship were present, consistent, and prioritized.
Now? You are lucky to high five before you turn the lights out at night.
Here is what I know about couples: You started off infatuated with each other, pursuing each other. Then life stepped into the gap. We check off boxes in the “where we should be in this relationship” list, and we forget that WE are never done growing in a relationship. Through therapy, we will revisit what it is like to date each other, be nurturing to each other, and find positive ways of communicating with each other and cherishing each other.
Let me be honest; this work is going to be challenging. Our therapy will require commitment to continuing to pursue our spouse. Our work together is going to look like stealing time back for yourselves. It’s going to be prioritizing your mutual happiness over social obligations. It’s going to be *SHOCKER* putting your relationship above those kids you share.
This sounds selfish…
But is it? Is it selfish to have a healthy marriage that blesses your kids? A safe home where you model better communication patterns to the little ears in the house? Is it selfish to have a healthy relationship that encourages others around you to be more intentional about prioritizing those they love in their life?
I hope you know you both deserve to be heard, to be seen, and to be LOVED. Let’s sit down and find that new way forward.
10 Years Experience
Online in Arroyo Grande, California (Online Only)