Couples Therapy in California

Trauma-informed couples therapy for communication, conflict, and relationship healing.

What Is Couples Therapy?

Couples therapy provides a supportive space for partners to explore relationship challenges, strengthen communication, and deepen emotional connection.

Many couples seek therapy during periods of transition — such as pregnancy, postpartum, parenting, or major life changes — while others come in when they feel disconnected, stuck in recurring conflict, or unsure how to move forward together.

At Rooted in Harmony Counseling, couples therapy is not about assigning blame or deciding who is “right.” It’s about understanding patterns, creating emotional safety, and building new ways of relating that feel more connected and sustainable.

Common Reasons Couples Seek Therapy

  • Ongoing conflict or frequent arguments

  • Communication breakdowns or feeling misunderstood

  • Emotional or physical disconnection

  • Trust concerns or past relational injuries

  • Parenting stress or differences in values

  • Life transitions impacting the relationship

  • Difficulty repairing after conflict

You don’t need to be in crisis to benefit from couples therapy.

Our Trauma-Informed Approach

Our couples therapists use trauma-informed, attachment-based approaches that consider how past experiences, nervous system responses, and attachment needs shape relationships.

We integrate evidence-based modalities such as:

  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

  • Gottman-informed couples therapy

  • Somatic and nervous system regulation practices

  • Attachment-based and relational therapy

This approach helps partners move out of reactive cycles and into greater understanding, empathy, and connection.

Who We Work With

We provide couples therapy for:

  • Expecting and postpartum couples

  • Parents navigating relationship changes

  • Couples in long-term relationships

  • Couples experiencing life transitions

  • Partners seeking deeper connection and growth

All relationship structures and identities are welcome.

Perinatal Couples Therapy

Pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenthood can place significant stress on even strong relationships.

We offer perinatal couples therapy to support partners navigating:

  • Communication changes

  • Shifts in roles and identity

  • Parenting stress and mental load

  • Emotional distance or resentment

  • Adjusting to new family dynamics

Learn more about perinatal couples therapy → Perinatal Couples Therapy

Perinatal couple happily holding their baby

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Strengthen Your Relationship

If you and your partner are feeling stuck, disconnected, or ready to grow together, support is available. A consultation is simply a conversation — no pressure or obligation.