PASADENA COUPLES THERAPY
Let us help you reconnect.
Exhausted from doing the same dance, over and over?
By now you’re probably all too familiar with your the pattern you and your partner tend to fall into - over and over again. Hard as it might be to believe, you still find yourselves fighting about the same issue since you practically met. Conflict becomes an escalating cycle of attacking, defensiveness, and shutting down, that is, if you aren’t avoiding conflict all together.
How did you get so far from one another, or the feeling of closeness, connection, and positivity you had earlier on?
The truth is, fighting about the dishes is almost never just about the dishes. Issues in intimacy issues are almost never just about sex, and infidelity is almost never just about an affair. It’s about acknowledging something deeper. But standing armor to armor makes it really hard to touch.
You want a relationship in which:
You feel like you’re on the same team, rather than alone in the same room
Hard conversations bring you closer, rather than farther away
You’re able to fully love and accept one another, blemishes and all
Together you are able to create a whole that’s greater than the sum of its parts
Our couples therapists.
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Gia Singh, AMFT
IMMEDIATE AVAILABILITY
Couples | Relationship Issues | Mood Disorders | Trauma | Evenings & Weekends -
Kim Slipski, LMFT
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Anxiety | Burnout | Couples | Transitions | Coaching | EMDR -
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Let Us help
“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.”
- Mignon McLaughlin
Successful long-term relationships take skills we may not have previously been modeled, or could all use a little help polishing. Our therapists use research-backed approaches including EFT and Gottman Method Couples Therapy to help couples create a space outside the stress of work, the kids, and the car payments, where you can finally slow down, understand, and shift the cycle you’re stuck in, as well as rebuild your sense of friendship, intimacy and connection.
Most couples wait an average of six years being unhappy before seeking help, allowing more and more distance, distrust, and resentment to build. Instead of waiting for it to get worse, get support. Your relationship is worth it.
We help couples with…
Conflict & communication
Conflict is not a dirty word. Learn how to work with, rather than against, your differences
Sex & intimacy
Take the charge out of conversations about sex, and put the spark back into your relationship
Premarital counseling
We offer a secular approach to navigating issues that come up before getting married
Trust & infidelity
Affair recovery can be highly emotional. Rebuild trust + redefine your future together
Parenting & life transitions
Learn positive parenting skills, and let family bring you closer together, not farther away
Divorce & co-parenting
Get support throughout the stages of separation, including help with a blended family
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It’s ok to have support.
Reach Out: (310) 734-8140
faqs
Common questions about couples therapy
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Our approach follows a No Secrets Policy, meaning in service of the efficacy of therapy, full honesty and transparency is required, and neither partner may disclose a secret to me that they do not disclose to their partner.
This includes a willingness to disclose and end any affairs in order for therapy to proceed.
We understand it can be scary to bring some of these issues up, especially when your relationship already feels uncertain. But trust and a shared reality are critical to a healthy relationship and the method in which I work, and I would be happy to help you navigate processing and proceeding together.
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The structure of couples therapy will vary by both therapist and couple. Sessions can range from 50-90 minutes, may include several individual sessions in addition to joint sessions, and may happen on a weekly or bi-weekly basis.
In your first couple sessions you and your therapist will collaborate to determine the best cadence and approach for ongoing sessions.
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Individual therapy for both partners can be an impactful way of increasing the effectiveness of couples therapy, and may be recommended from time to time based on your unique situation.
We would be happy to discuss the best strategy for your relationship together.
We strive to be…
LGBTQI+ affirming
Trauma-informed
Sex positive
Culturally sensitive
Neurodiversity affirming
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