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Amber S. Sibbett - Emdr Certified
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Do you often feel exhausted and weighed down by feelings of anxiety, frustration, or feeling as if you or your partner aren’t connecting anymore? Come talk to me. Together, we will work on strategies that allow you to address these issues so that you feel rejuvenated, connected, and start experiencing joy once again. I am a certified therapist in EMDR therapy and will be finishing my PhD in forensic psychology next summer of 2023. I enjoy working with both individuals and couples. I specialize in EMDR therapy and use the Gottman method when working with couples.
Do you often feel exhausted and weighed down by feelings of anxiety, frustration, or feeling as if you or your partner aren’t connecting anymore? Come talk to me. Together, we will work on strategies that allow you to address these issues so that you feel rejuvenated, connected, and start experiencing joy once again. I am a certified therapist in EMDR therapy and will be finishing my PhD in forensic psychology next summer of 2023. I enjoy working with both individuals and couples. I specialize in EMDR therapy and use the Gottman method when working with couples.
(562) 469-5838 View (562) 469-5838
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C-PTSD & Narcissistic Abuse Trauma
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Ready to experience a new beginning, or at least an improvement over what was? You look around your life and see one toxic relationship after another. The hell you've been through. Years of wondering why, of feeling exhausted to your very bones. The depth and breadth of the traumas you've experienced is immense. You're on a mission to find someone to help you reclaim your life.
Ready to experience a new beginning, or at least an improvement over what was? You look around your life and see one toxic relationship after another. The hell you've been through. Years of wondering why, of feeling exhausted to your very bones. The depth and breadth of the traumas you've experienced is immense. You're on a mission to find someone to help you reclaim your life.
(949) 359-8206 View (949) 359-8206
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Kimberly (Kim) Pollard Johnson
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT , LPCC
Verified Verified
Newport Beach, CA 92663
I am available weekends and evenings. I am taking in person clients as well as virtually. I take a holistic approach to counseling working with the whole person helping one understand their life’s journey, the past, dreams and what brings them to present, I believe that being fully present and understanding, brings forth life change. I am EMDR trained and am trained in induction. I enjoy working with couples, families, adults, teens, and groups of all ages, ethnicities, cultures and religions. I am certified in Domestic Violence training through the State of California.
I am available weekends and evenings. I am taking in person clients as well as virtually. I take a holistic approach to counseling working with the whole person helping one understand their life’s journey, the past, dreams and what brings them to present, I believe that being fully present and understanding, brings forth life change. I am EMDR trained and am trained in induction. I enjoy working with couples, families, adults, teens, and groups of all ages, ethnicities, cultures and religions. I am certified in Domestic Violence training through the State of California.
(657) 220-7909 View (657) 220-7909
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Dr. Cheryl Meier
Psychologist
Verified Verified
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Hello! Great to meet you here! I am a clinical psychologist! I am also an author, musician, and former co-host of a national “call-in” psychology radio show. — I've been practicing psychology for 20+ years. One of my main strengths is facilitating you to SEE your core issues quickly, so that you can heal right away. You ought to be able to recognize these after our first session! — Contact me if you are experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship issues, or you wish for sincere spiritual growth. — I facilitate your connection with your own intuition and authentic self (the part of us that was often rejected in childhood.)
Hello! Great to meet you here! I am a clinical psychologist! I am also an author, musician, and former co-host of a national “call-in” psychology radio show. — I've been practicing psychology for 20+ years. One of my main strengths is facilitating you to SEE your core issues quickly, so that you can heal right away. You ought to be able to recognize these after our first session! — Contact me if you are experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship issues, or you wish for sincere spiritual growth. — I facilitate your connection with your own intuition and authentic self (the part of us that was often rejected in childhood.)
(949) 381-0076 View (949) 381-0076
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Darren Bagwell
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Newport Beach, CA 92660
I considers it a privilege to walk alongside you as you tackle challenging life issues, relationship difficulties, attachment wounds, trauma, depression and anxiety. I love seeing you find your unique calling and purpose in life. I am passionate about fostering an environment of hope and safety to assist clients to become their best self.
I considers it a privilege to walk alongside you as you tackle challenging life issues, relationship difficulties, attachment wounds, trauma, depression and anxiety. I love seeing you find your unique calling and purpose in life. I am passionate about fostering an environment of hope and safety to assist clients to become their best self.
(949) 776-9388 View (949) 776-9388
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Behzad Bernous
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Newport Beach, CA 92660
I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and Professor of Psychology. I work with a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues, providing services that span from therapy for depression and anxiety to parenting support, couples counseling, individual therapy, and psychological testing. I offer my services in a comfortable, non-judgmental, and supportive atmosphere in English and Farsi.
I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and Professor of Psychology. I work with a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues, providing services that span from therapy for depression and anxiety to parenting support, couples counseling, individual therapy, and psychological testing. I offer my services in a comfortable, non-judgmental, and supportive atmosphere in English and Farsi.
(949) 238-6705 View (949) 238-6705
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Ken Ribotsky
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, CAMSII
Verified Verified
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Over the years, I’ve helped guide scores of individuals, couples, and families towards a path of healing from pain and trauma – helping them to achieve improved well-being, greater life fulfillment, healthy relationships, and emotional resilience.
No one is born with a playbook for life, but you have the power to write your own. Some people I work with recognize that they feel anxious, depressed, possibly reliving trauma, or are generally unfulfilled, while others are not sure why they are unhappy, nervous, not enjoying life. I’m here to help you get more out of life. More love, more joy, more peace. Change isn’t always easy. I offer a space where you can explore your emotions, fears, anger, and experience new-found hope, plus get real solutions, and thrive!
Over the years, I’ve helped guide scores of individuals, couples, and families towards a path of healing from pain and trauma – helping them to achieve improved well-being, greater life fulfillment, healthy relationships, and emotional resilience.
No one is born with a playbook for life, but you have the power to write your own. Some people I work with recognize that they feel anxious, depressed, possibly reliving trauma, or are generally unfulfilled, while others are not sure why they are unhappy, nervous, not enjoying life. I’m here to help you get more out of life. More love, more joy, more peace. Change isn’t always easy. I offer a space where you can explore your emotions, fears, anger, and experience new-found hope, plus get real solutions, and thrive!
(949) 383-4496 View (949) 383-4496
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Elizabeth Kovacevich
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MS, MFT
Verified Verified
Newport Beach, CA 92660
I support my clients in developing long lasting and practical solutions to the personal, relationship and professional problems in their lives.
For over 30 years I have been helping my clients to discover new ways to deal with their problems and to begin thriving rather than merely surviving in their lives. My greatest strength is moving people from crisis to change. My openness and forthright style with clients provide them the opportunity for understanding, personal growth, and change. I view therapy as an educational as well as therapeutic experience. My style is primarily interactive. I am supportive, caring and process oriented. I have extensive experience with mental health, hospitals and schools. I love working with people in all stages and ages of their lives!
I support my clients in developing long lasting and practical solutions to the personal, relationship and professional problems in their lives.
For over 30 years I have been helping my clients to discover new ways to deal with their problems and to begin thriving rather than merely surviving in their lives. My greatest strength is moving people from crisis to change. My openness and forthright style with clients provide them the opportunity for understanding, personal growth, and change. I view therapy as an educational as well as therapeutic experience. My style is primarily interactive. I am supportive, caring and process oriented. I have extensive experience with mental health, hospitals and schools. I love working with people in all stages and ages of their lives!
(831) 272-4983 View (831) 272-4983
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Shahrzad Jalali ( Dr. Jalali Associates)
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Emotional pain can often be debilitating; however because it is not as tangible as physical pain it is often suppressed or dismissed. Whether it presents itself in the form of anxiety, depression, grief, or relationship issues, emotional pain may be managed by applying the proper means of treatment. Understanding and identifying the patterns of the experienced symptoms can serve as the first step to emotional relief. In doing so, I use top-down techniques as: Jungian analysis and dream interpretation as well as bottom-up techniques such as: EMDR, brain spotting, and somatic experiencing.
Emotional pain can often be debilitating; however because it is not as tangible as physical pain it is often suppressed or dismissed. Whether it presents itself in the form of anxiety, depression, grief, or relationship issues, emotional pain may be managed by applying the proper means of treatment. Understanding and identifying the patterns of the experienced symptoms can serve as the first step to emotional relief. In doing so, I use top-down techniques as: Jungian analysis and dream interpretation as well as bottom-up techniques such as: EMDR, brain spotting, and somatic experiencing.
(310) 692-7649 View (310) 692-7649
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Dr Ann Kirlin, PsyD- ETT (Color/Light Therapy)
Psychologist, PsyD, MA, MPC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Establishing a solid therapeutic relationship includes safety, confidentiality, respect, validation, support, patience,hope and a clear focus of therapy goals. I am interactive and collaborative in therapy sessions, helping individuals explore unhelpful coping strategies, heal attachment disorders, & explore the psychodynamics of what is really causing trouble below the surface. I employ both experimental and empirically validated methods that have been developed from the studies of the neurobiology of attachment, trauma, consciousness and mindfulness, as well as complementary traditions of mind-body healing. Partnering with my patients in the transformational process produces resilency that is needed for substantial change.
Establishing a solid therapeutic relationship includes safety, confidentiality, respect, validation, support, patience,hope and a clear focus of therapy goals. I am interactive and collaborative in therapy sessions, helping individuals explore unhelpful coping strategies, heal attachment disorders, & explore the psychodynamics of what is really causing trouble below the surface. I employ both experimental and empirically validated methods that have been developed from the studies of the neurobiology of attachment, trauma, consciousness and mindfulness, as well as complementary traditions of mind-body healing. Partnering with my patients in the transformational process produces resilency that is needed for substantial change.
(714) 594-5203 View (714) 594-5203
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Olga Olivia Grant
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT, APCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Newport Beach, CA 92660  (Online Only)
I genuinely care about each of my clients, whether those who I am seeing for years, and those who are coming for my couples intensive.
I am a trauma-informed couple counselor, who provides couple therapy for the residents of California. Whether you are going through your happiest time and need pre-marital counseling, or through the most stressful time in your life thinking about divorce, I am here for you to provide a safe-space with evidence-based techniques to support you and your family. For couples, my practice is built with the belief that the authentic relationship in your life nurture and inspire purpose in our lives. I am trained in EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy), and enjoy working with various types of relationships matters.
I genuinely care about each of my clients, whether those who I am seeing for years, and those who are coming for my couples intensive.
I am a trauma-informed couple counselor, who provides couple therapy for the residents of California. Whether you are going through your happiest time and need pre-marital counseling, or through the most stressful time in your life thinking about divorce, I am here for you to provide a safe-space with evidence-based techniques to support you and your family. For couples, my practice is built with the belief that the authentic relationship in your life nurture and inspire purpose in our lives. I am trained in EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy), and enjoy working with various types of relationships matters.
(949) 799-1244 View (949) 799-1244
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Jeremy Harvey
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Newport Beach, CA 92660
The third group is individuals, families, and couples dealing with addictive behaviors.
A main focus of my therapy is joining clients in what they are going through. Therapeutic workbooks are great, but there is a big difference between opening up to a workbook versus opening up to a human being. When we open up to another person we make ourselves vulnerable. That is when true growth begins. I set out to try and help people deal with the core issues, as well as enhance their core strengths. When there is a recovery in the core, the symptoms can be dealt with. Our problematic situations and behaviors are but a symptom. Website: jeremyharveymftcom
The third group is individuals, families, and couples dealing with addictive behaviors.
A main focus of my therapy is joining clients in what they are going through. Therapeutic workbooks are great, but there is a big difference between opening up to a workbook versus opening up to a human being. When we open up to another person we make ourselves vulnerable. That is when true growth begins. I set out to try and help people deal with the core issues, as well as enhance their core strengths. When there is a recovery in the core, the symptoms can be dealt with. Our problematic situations and behaviors are but a symptom. Website: jeremyharveymftcom
(949) 647-4233 View (949) 647-4233
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Ken Ribotsky
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, CAMSII
Verified Verified
14 Endorsed
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Over the years, I’ve helped guide scores of individuals, couples, and families towards a path of healing from pain and trauma – helping them to achieve improved well-being, greater life fulfillment, healthy relationships, and emotional resilience.
No one is born with a playbook for life, but you have the power to write your own. Some people I work with recognize that they feel anxious, depressed, possibly reliving trauma, or are generally unfulfilled, while others are not sure why they are unhappy, nervous, not enjoying life. I’m here to help you get more out of life. More love, more joy, more peace. Change isn’t always easy. I offer a space where you can explore your emotions, fears, anger, and experience new-found hope, plus get real solutions, and thrive!
Over the years, I’ve helped guide scores of individuals, couples, and families towards a path of healing from pain and trauma – helping them to achieve improved well-being, greater life fulfillment, healthy relationships, and emotional resilience.
No one is born with a playbook for life, but you have the power to write your own. Some people I work with recognize that they feel anxious, depressed, possibly reliving trauma, or are generally unfulfilled, while others are not sure why they are unhappy, nervous, not enjoying life. I’m here to help you get more out of life. More love, more joy, more peace. Change isn’t always easy. I offer a space where you can explore your emotions, fears, anger, and experience new-found hope, plus get real solutions, and thrive!
(949) 353-6654 View (949) 353-6654
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Wyatt Darling
Marriage & Family Therapist
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Newport Beach, CA 92657  (Online Only)
Couples communication and relationship concerns are my passion.
Previously employed at SpaceX as their in-house psychotherapist, I provide step-by-step guidance on how to stop wasting valuable time and energy on things you cannot control. Through the latest neuroscience research, I extend knowledge and concrete exercises that build healthy and resilient neuropathways. I tailor each session to practice how to be present to each new experience, instead of holding onto the past and focusing too much on the future. I create a comforting space for deep introspection and self awareness for you to reinvent yourself for ultimate success in all areas of life.
Couples communication and relationship concerns are my passion.
Previously employed at SpaceX as their in-house psychotherapist, I provide step-by-step guidance on how to stop wasting valuable time and energy on things you cannot control. Through the latest neuroscience research, I extend knowledge and concrete exercises that build healthy and resilient neuropathways. I tailor each session to practice how to be present to each new experience, instead of holding onto the past and focusing too much on the future. I create a comforting space for deep introspection and self awareness for you to reinvent yourself for ultimate success in all areas of life.
(323) 498-2915 View (323) 498-2915
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Dr. Maria del Carmen Gutierrez
Psychological Associate, PhD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Would you like to have a better relationship with yourself and with your body? I take a depth-oriented approach to helping you resolve early trauma, release shame, and develop a more secure way of relating to yourself and to others. The more deeply you understand yourself, the more you will be empowered to make healthier choices and live more present in the moment. I believe it is possible to connect to the joy in your life. As we work together in therapy, I will help you connect with your emotions, so they stop affecting your body, behavior, and relationships.
Would you like to have a better relationship with yourself and with your body? I take a depth-oriented approach to helping you resolve early trauma, release shame, and develop a more secure way of relating to yourself and to others. The more deeply you understand yourself, the more you will be empowered to make healthier choices and live more present in the moment. I believe it is possible to connect to the joy in your life. As we work together in therapy, I will help you connect with your emotions, so they stop affecting your body, behavior, and relationships.
(323) 616-1717 View (323) 616-1717
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Kimiko Castle
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Newport Beach, CA 92661
Now offering zoom sessions. And free 15 min zoom consultation, to see if we are a good fit. Do you have relationship issues and can't figure out why? Are you depressed because you feel like you have no purpose? Is your anxiety debilitating? I am here to help you work through what's keeping you from the freedom you are seeking. I help clients process and understand blocks in there life. Whether that may be an addiction, communication issues, or the deeper roots of something in your past. I believe the relationship between a therapist and a client begins with authenticity seek to create a space of safety for your healing process.
Now offering zoom sessions. And free 15 min zoom consultation, to see if we are a good fit. Do you have relationship issues and can't figure out why? Are you depressed because you feel like you have no purpose? Is your anxiety debilitating? I am here to help you work through what's keeping you from the freedom you are seeking. I help clients process and understand blocks in there life. Whether that may be an addiction, communication issues, or the deeper roots of something in your past. I believe the relationship between a therapist and a client begins with authenticity seek to create a space of safety for your healing process.
(949) 531-7819 View (949) 531-7819
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Dr Marie Kerns PsyD., LMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Are you struggling with relationship issues, either with yourself or others? I have helped many couples and individuals learn how to turn conflict and confusion into clarity and compassion. Individual Sessions are focused on enhancing strengths to meet current challenges. Many of my clients benefit from processing their thoughts, and gaining support through validation. Couples sessions are designed to generate an understanding of the viewpoint of the partner.
Are you struggling with relationship issues, either with yourself or others? I have helped many couples and individuals learn how to turn conflict and confusion into clarity and compassion. Individual Sessions are focused on enhancing strengths to meet current challenges. Many of my clients benefit from processing their thoughts, and gaining support through validation. Couples sessions are designed to generate an understanding of the viewpoint of the partner.
(949) 612-2803 View (949) 612-2803
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Bernadette Mulvenna
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Welcome "To Your Journey of Self or Couple Empowerment-Enhancing Your Inner Self!" I work with both individuals and couples who identify as either Heterosexual or LGBTQ+; I specialize working to create and maintain a loving, respectful and thriving relationship with themselves or a partner relationship. My goal is to assist my clients to problem solve their various life issues, such as low self-esteem, career stressors and relationship choices through these strategies: improving communication, intimacy building, managing conflicts, reducing stress, and strengthening parenting and co-parenting skills.
Welcome "To Your Journey of Self or Couple Empowerment-Enhancing Your Inner Self!" I work with both individuals and couples who identify as either Heterosexual or LGBTQ+; I specialize working to create and maintain a loving, respectful and thriving relationship with themselves or a partner relationship. My goal is to assist my clients to problem solve their various life issues, such as low self-esteem, career stressors and relationship choices through these strategies: improving communication, intimacy building, managing conflicts, reducing stress, and strengthening parenting and co-parenting skills.
(949) 246-8389 View (949) 246-8389
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Dr. Joanne Scott
Psychologist, EdD
Verified Verified
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Are conflicts in your in-law relationships straining your marriage? Do family gatherings bring dread due to ongoing tensions? Whether it's an overly involved mother-in-law, a daughter-in-law limiting access to grandchildren, or a partner at odds with your parents, I understand the complexities. Unresolved conflicts in in-law relationships can be heart-wrenching, leaving families divided, with far-reaching consequences for generations.
Are conflicts in your in-law relationships straining your marriage? Do family gatherings bring dread due to ongoing tensions? Whether it's an overly involved mother-in-law, a daughter-in-law limiting access to grandchildren, or a partner at odds with your parents, I understand the complexities. Unresolved conflicts in in-law relationships can be heart-wrenching, leaving families divided, with far-reaching consequences for generations.
(657) 261-8575 View (657) 261-8575
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Jarfa Wabs, MA LMFT dba Counseling Together
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Newport Beach, CA 92657
I have helped many couples and families find the support that they need to be able to navigate these difficult times in relationships.
Finding a therapist at a time when your whole world is falling apart, is one more difficult task to add to the many tasks required of you. Well, you aren't alone! Couples & family counseling is one of my many focuses. Premarital and marriage counseling can be very effective in starting and saving relationships. I also focus on stress, fears, and anxiety that might be causing unexplained aches and pains in your body, frustrating you and others around you. I am well versed on issues of Chronic illness, hormonal imbalances, Fibromyalgia, Infertility, Postpartum, Menopause, Thyroid and many life events affecting healthy relationships.
I have helped many couples and families find the support that they need to be able to navigate these difficult times in relationships.
Finding a therapist at a time when your whole world is falling apart, is one more difficult task to add to the many tasks required of you. Well, you aren't alone! Couples & family counseling is one of my many focuses. Premarital and marriage counseling can be very effective in starting and saving relationships. I also focus on stress, fears, and anxiety that might be causing unexplained aches and pains in your body, frustrating you and others around you. I am well versed on issues of Chronic illness, hormonal imbalances, Fibromyalgia, Infertility, Postpartum, Menopause, Thyroid and many life events affecting healthy relationships.
(949) 281-6275 View (949) 281-6275

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Couples Counseling Therapists

Does couples counseling work?

Research shows that couples counseling is effective; it can reduce relationship distress and improve emotional awareness, communication, empathy, intimacy, and overall relationship satisfaction. For example, emotionally focused therapy was found to be effective for about 75 percent of couples, and those benefits lasted at least two years.

When should a couple seek counseling?

Couples can benefit from counseling if they consistently struggle in their relationship. They may have lost the ability to communicate effectively, become entrenched in harmful patterns, begun to fight more than usual, broken the other’s trust, suffered from a mental or physical illness, or faced any number of other challenges. Many therapists offer free consultations, so if a couple isn’t sure whether therapy is necessary, asking directly can provide clarity.

How can I get my partner to go to couples therapy?

The decision to seek couples therapy is often driven by one partner, who then convinces the other to participate. When discussing the idea, the initiator should be direct and assertive. They can state the problems they see and explain how the relationship would benefit from therapy. In more serious cases, they can also explain how their relationship may suffer without making any changes or seeking professional help.

How does a couple prepare for couples counseling?

The anticipation of beginning couples counseling can be difficult—sometimes more difficult than the first session itself. Taking a few moments to reflect can allay those concerns: What are the current challenges? When and how did they begin? What do they want the relationship to look like in the future? Reflecting on these questions can help individuals or couples articulate their goals. Of course, the therapist will also ask questions and guide couples through the process.