You Do Not Have to Keep Feeling This Alone, Together.
Couples therapy for the relationship you know is worth fighting for. Evidence based, personalized to your dynamic, and private pay. Telehealth available throughout California.
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You Love Each Other. That Has Never Really Been the Question.
The question is why it has gotten so hard. Why the same argument keeps happening. Why the distance between you keeps growing, even when you are sitting in the same room. Why you cannot seem to find your way back to each other no matter how much you both want to.
If that is where you are right now, you are in the right place. Struggling does not mean failing. It means something needs to change. And change is exactly what we work on together.
Book Your Free ConsultationYou Are Not the Only Couple Who Has Felt This Way.
Most couples have been here for a while already. It rarely happens all at once.
You do not have to fit neatly into any of these. You just have to be willing to show up and do the work.
Couples Therapy That Actually Goes Somewhere.
I am not a smile and nod therapist. I ask the hard questions. I go to the places most people have been avoiding. And I do it with enough warmth and directness that most couples tell me they leave their first session feeling more understood than they have in years.
Gottman Method
One of the most extensively researched approaches in the field, built on decades of study of what actually makes relationships succeed or fail. Not theory. Evidence.
Emotionally Focused Therapy
EFT works at the level of attachment and emotion, getting underneath the surface conflict to the fear and longing actually driving it. This is where real change happens.
Personalized to Your Dynamic
No two couples are the same. Every couple goes through an intake of joint and individual sessions, so I understand both of you fully before we begin.
What Happens When You Work With Janine.
Free 30-Minute Consultation
An honest conversation about where you are, what you are hoping for, and whether working together makes sense. No pressure, no commitment.
Joint Intake Session
I meet with both of you together to understand your dynamic, your history, and what brought you here. This is where I begin to see the patterns underneath the conflict.
Individual Sessions
I meet with each of you separately, because I want to understand both of you fully, not just the version you present when your partner is in the room.
Ongoing Weekly Sessions
We do the real work. Evidence based tools, honest conversations, and consistent progress toward a relationship that actually works for both of you.
The real work happens outside this office. The transformation lives in the Tuesday evening when you choose to say the real thing instead of the safe thing. I will give you the tools. But the relationship you build is yours.
Nobody Prepares You for What a Baby Does to a Relationship.
You planned for the sleepless nights, the feeding schedules, the beautiful overwhelming reality of keeping a tiny human alive. What most couples do not plan for is what happens to the two of them in the middle of all of it.
The intimacy that quietly disappears. The resentment that builds when one partner feels like they are carrying more. The slow realization that somewhere between the hospital and the first birthday you stopped feeling like partners.
This is one of the most common and least talked about transitions in a relationship. It does not mean anything is broken. It means you are human and you need support. Because your children deserve parents who love each other, and you deserve a relationship that feels like more than survival mode.
Book Your Free ConsultationWhat Couples Therapy Costs with Janine.
Most couples find the investment worthwhile given what is at stake. A relationship that works, children who grow up in a stable home, and two people who actually like each other, is worth more than the cost of a few months of sessions.
Real Words from Real Couples.
Having someone in my corner like Janine has been a real treasure. She has shown up for me in so many ways, especially during the times I felt the loneliest. If you are looking for a therapist who makes you feel seen and cared for, who truly listens, this is the person for you.
Janine was very instrumental in giving us tools to help us communicate effectively and guiding us in a direction to save our marriage. We are so grateful for everything she has done for us.
Questions About Couples Therapy.
Honest answers before you book.
Do we have to be in crisis to come to couples therapy?
Do you accept insurance for couples therapy?
What if my partner is hesitant to come?
How long does couples therapy take?
Do you offer telehealth couples therapy?
What is the difference between weekly therapy and an intensive?
If Weekly Therapy Feels Too Slow or You Need More.
Couples Intensive
More progress in one afternoon than months of weekly sessions. Structured, deep, and designed to actually move things forward.
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Free 30 minute consultation. No pressure, no commitment. Just an honest conversation about where you are and what would actually help. Couples therapy in Temecula, CA and throughout California.
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