It Is Not the Fighting
That Scares You.
It Is the Quiet.
You used to talk over each other. Now you move around each other, sharing a house, a calendar, a bed, and somehow almost nothing else. You tell yourself it is just a busy season. But part of you misses being a team. You can find your way back, and I help couples do exactly that.
Most couples wait six years after the problems start before reaching out for help. Six years of hurt that did not have to accumulate. If you are here now, that took courage—and it counts for more than you know.
I Ask the Hard Questions.
And I Go Where the Work Needs to Go.
I am Janine Piernas, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 15 years of experience providing couples therapy and marriage counseling in Temecula and Murrieta, CA.
Before I went into private practice, I spent years in child welfare, juvenile probation, and community mental health. I have sat with families in the hardest and most frightening places a family can be. So whatever shape your relationship is in right now, it does not scare me. It does not have to be the end of your story, and you do not have to walk into this alone.
Struggling Does Not Mean Failing.
It Means Something Needs to Change.
Maybe you and your partner keep having the same argument and nothing ever resolves. Maybe the distance between you has grown so slowly you almost did not notice until one day you looked up and realized you feel like strangers.
Or maybe nothing dramatic happened at all. You just know that what you have right now is not what you wanted. And you are not ready to give up on it.
Every Couple is Different.
Every Path Forward Is Too.
Couples therapy, intensives, affair recovery, and retreat options in Temecula, Murrieta, and throughout California.
I became a couples therapist because I believe the relationship between two people is one of the most powerful forces in a person's life. When I help a couple change a harmful pattern I am not just helping two people. I am impacting everyone they will ever love.
One Afternoon Can Change the Entire Direction of Your Relationship.
This is not a shortcut. It is an accelerator. Four focused hours that take you further than months of weekly sessions. Available Saturdays in Temecula, CA.
What Happens When People Do the Work.
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Before the First Session.
Two free tools built from 15 years of clinical work with real couples.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Honest answers before you book.
Couples Therapy Near You.
In-person sessions in Temecula, CA. Telehealth available to couples throughout all of California.
Also serving San Diego, Riverside, Orange County, and all of California via telehealth.