Couples Therapy & Marriage Counseling in San Francisco
Every relationship could benefit from extra support at one point or another. At California Couples Counseling, our experienced therapists can help you and your partner improve communication, navigate important decisions, and learn how to strengthen your connection. Here, we’ll tell you more about how couples therapy can help and introduce you to our team so you can find the right match for your situation.
Meet our couples counselors
Carolina Cervantes, LMFT
Offers couples counseling: ✓
Credentials: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Clientele: Adults
Location: San Francisco, CA
Virtual therapy?: Yes
Christopher Kelm, LMFT
Offers couples counseling: ✓
Credentials: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Clientele: Adults, couples
Location: San Francisco, CA
Virtual therapy?: Yes
Daniel Moultrie, LMFT
Offers couples counseling: ✓
Credentials: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Clientele: Adults, couples
Location: San Francisco, CA
Virtual therapy?: Yes
Diana Barrera, LCSW
Offers couples counseling: ✓
Credentials: Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Clientele: Adults, couples
Location: San Francisco, CA
Virtual therapy?: Yes
Georgina Crisanto, LMFT
Offers couples counseling: ✓
Credentials: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Clientele: Adults, couples
Location: San Francisco, CA
Virtual therapy?: Yes
Jennie Lopez, LMFT
Offers couples counseling: ✓
Credentials: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Clientele: Adults, couples, families
Location: San Francisco, CA
Virtual therapy?: Yes
Karina Martinez, LCSW
Offers couples counseling: ✓
Credentials: Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Clientele: Adults, couples
Location: San Francisco, CA
Virtual therapy?: Yes
Kierra Gordon-Smith, LMFT
Offers couples counseling: ✓
Credentials: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Clientele: Adults, couples
Location: San Francisco, CA
Virtual therapy?: Yes
Leilani Mitchell, LMFT
Offers couples counseling: ✓
Credentials: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Clientele: Adults, couples
Location: San Francisco, CA
Virtual therapy?: Yes
Mandy Greaves, PhD, LMFT
Offers couples counseling: ✓
Credentials: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Clientele: Adults, couples
Location: San Francisco, CA
Virtual therapy?: Yes
Maricela Gomez, LMFT
Offers couples counseling: ✓
Credentials: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Clientele: Adults, couples
Location: San Francisco, CA
Virtual therapy?: Yes
Rachel Coulter, PhD, LMFT
Offers couples counseling: ✓
Credentials: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Clientele: Adults, couples, families
Location: San Francisco, CA
Virtual therapy?: Yes
Rene Huerta, LMFT
Offers couples counseling: ✓
Credentials: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Clientele: Adults, couples, families
Location: San Francisco, CA
Virtual therapy?: Yes
Stefan Paquet, LMFT
Offers couples counseling: ✓
Credentials: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Clientele: Adults, couples
Location: San Francisco, CA
Virtual therapy?: Yes
Tammie Makely, LMFT
Offers couples counseling: ✓
Credentials: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Clientele: Adults, couples, polycules
Location: San Francisco, CA
Virtual therapy?: Yes
Common reasons why couples seek relationship counseling
Feeling like roommates instead of partners. You live together but feel emotionally disconnected and distant.
Constant arguments that go nowhere. Every conversation seems to turn into a fight, leaving both of you frustrated and unheard.
Communication breakdowns. You struggle to express your needs or feel misunderstood when you try to share your feelings.
Trust has been broken. Infidelity, lies, or betrayals have damaged the foundation of your relationship.
Intimacy has disappeared. Physical and emotional closeness feels forced, awkward, or completely absent.
You're considering separation. One or both of you are questioning whether the relationship can be saved.
Major life transitions are creating stress. Career changes, parenthood, or other life events are straining your bond.
Different life goals or values. You're realizing you want different things and aren't sure how to bridge the gap.
Resentment is building. Past hurts and unresolved conflicts are creating walls between you.
You love each other, but can't stop hurting each other. Despite caring deeply, your interactions often leave you both feeling worse.
How couples therapy can help
Improve communication skills
Learn evidence-based techniques to express your needs clearly and listen with empathy. Our therapists help you break unhelpful communication patterns and develop tools for productive conversations that bring you closer together rather than pushing you apart.
Rebuild trust & emotional safety
Whether recovering from infidelity or addressing other forms of betrayal, we guide couples through the healing process. You'll learn how to repair damage, establish transparency, and create the emotional safety necessary for genuine intimacy to flourish again.
Develop conflict resolution strategies
Arguments can be opportunities for growth and understanding. Our Gottman Method-trained therapists teach you how to navigate disagreements constructively, find compromise, and address underlying issues rather than getting stuck in surface-level disputes.
Strengthen your emotional connection
Therapy can help you rediscover what drew you together originally while building new shared experiences and a deeper understanding of each other. We help couples cultivate appreciation, affection, and emotional attunement that can help you navigate life’s challenges with greater confidence and connection.
FAQs about marriage counseling
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Research shows that about 70% of couples experience significant improvement in their relationships through therapy. Each couple’s experience in therapy is different, but partners who are both committed to the process and willing to implement changes between sessions typically get the most out of counseling.
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We’ll start by assessing your relationship dynamics, establishing goals together, and building a trusting environment where you both can feel comfortable opening up. From here, sessions will focus on improving communication, addressing specific issues, and developing new skills. Your therapist may assign homework and exercises to practice between appointments.
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The length of therapy can vary from couple to couple, depending on your dynamics, goals, and buy-in to the process. Many couples see progress within a few months of regular sessions, while others may benefit from short-term work or ongoing support.
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Finding the right therapeutic match is essential for successful outcomes. Our practice offers several advantages that set us apart:
Gottman Method expertise: Evidence-based approach with proven results.
Flexible online scheduling: Convenient sessions that work with your busy lifestyle.
Specialized couples focus: All our therapists are specifically trained in relationship dynamics.
Diverse team: Multiple therapists with different specialties and backgrounds.
California-licensed professionals: Experienced, credentialed therapists you can trust.
We offer a brief consultation to discuss your needs and determine if we're the right fit before you commit to therapy. Schedule yours here.
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Start by filling out this brief online form or by texting or calling us. From here, we’ll be in touch to set up your free consultation or schedule your first appointment if you’re ready to get started right away.