Business Details
Expert Couples Counseling Services
Couple Center has been dedicated to helping couples and individuals restore and enhance their relationships since our founding. Our approach focuses on creating emotional safety, breaking negative communication patterns, and fostering understanding between partners. We specialize in active counseling techniques that provide practical tools for resolving conflicts and rebuilding intimacy. Our team of experienced therapists works with diverse couples, including heterosexual, LGBTQ+ partnerships, and those navigating post-divorce challenges.We believe relationship struggles are natural developmental stages that can be overcome through guided self-reflection and improved communication. Our specialists help clients shift from blame to empathy, transforming painful interactions into opportunities for connection. Located in Sebastopol and Santa Rosa, we serve individuals seeking to revitalize their relationships through evidence-based therapeutic practices.
Services
Couples Counseling
Communication Skills
Relationship Coaching
Conflict Resolution
Emotional Safety Training
Highlights and features
- We specialize in breaking destructive relationship patterns through active counseling techniques
- Our therapists focus on creating emotional safety for productive communication
- We provide practical tools for resolving conflicts and rebuilding intimacy
- Our team has decades of combined experience in relationship therapy
- We serve diverse partnerships including LGBTQ+ and post-divorce couples
What people say
Effective communication tools
Safe therapeutic environment
Transformative relationship insights
Empathetic therapists
Practical conflict solutions
Services
Couples Counseling
Our couples counseling focuses on breaking negative communication patterns and restoring emotional connection. We help partners develop practical skills to resolve conflicts constructively. Our approach emphasizes creating a safe space for open dialogue and mutual understanding.
Communication Skills
We teach specific communication techniques to help couples express needs effectively and listen empathetically. Our program addresses common pitfalls like blame and defensiveness while promoting active listening and emotional validation.
Conflict Resolution
Our conflict resolution services help couples transform arguments into productive discussions. We provide tools to de-escalate tensions and find mutually satisfying solutions to recurring relationship challenges.
Emotional Safety Training
This service focuses on creating a secure environment where both partners feel respected and understood. We work on reducing defensive reactions and fostering vulnerability to strengthen relationship foundations.
Relationship Coaching
Our coaching program offers ongoing support for couples seeking continuous relationship improvement. We provide personalized strategies to maintain healthy communication patterns and navigate life transitions together.
People
Peter Krohn
Therapist
Peter Krohn brings extensive experience in relationship therapy, specializing in active counseling techniques that help couples break negative communication patterns and rebuild emotional connection.
Mary Hinsdale
Therapist
Mary Hinsdale focuses on creating emotional safety in relationships, helping couples develop practical communication tools to resolve conflicts and restore intimacy through evidence-based therapeutic approaches.
Dinah Bachrach
Therapist
Dinah Bachrach specializes in transforming relationship conflicts into opportunities for growth, using structured techniques to help couples understand each other's perspectives and strengthen their connection.
Frances Fuchs
Therapist
Frances Fuchs works with couples to break destructive interaction cycles, emphasizing empathy development and practical skill-building to improve communication and reestablish meaningful connection.
Questions
What types of couples do you work with?
We work with all committed partnerships including heterosexual, LGBTQ+, and post-divorce couples seeking to improve their relationships.
How does your therapy approach differ from others?
Our method focuses on active counseling techniques that create emotional safety and teach practical communication skills for lasting change.
What can we expect in the first session?
The initial session establishes emotional safety, identifies relationship patterns, and begins teaching communication tools to start positive change.
Do you offer individual sessions?
While our focus is couples therapy, we also work with individuals seeking to improve relationship skills and understanding.
Where are your offices located?
We have offices in Sebastopol and Santa Rosa, serving clients throughout the surrounding regions with flexible appointment options.
