The Best Marriage Counseling in Bixby Area, Long Beach. Restore Your Relationship.

Families, couples, adoptions/adoption issues. Dr. DeFraine helps parents parent, whether or not they remain a couple. She specializes in helping parents undergoing divorces reach custody agreements quickly and responsibly, with minimal court involvement.

I approach marital therapy without assumption or value judgement. Each person brings to a relationship unique attributes which may unknowingly contribute to conflict or painful relational patterns. I work with couples to explore, understand and change these patterns.

In many cases, marriage and family issues can be fixed. That's the good news! You owe it to yourself and the ones you care about to work toward restoration and healing.

Marriage counseling and therapy is customized to meet you and your partner where you are at and provide an plan based on your situation.

I work with couples to determine the dynamics each bring to the marriage in order to encourage insight into how and why they relate to another in the manner in which they do. I work with families to promote the healthy facilitation of each family member's unique gifts.

With a focus on strengthening communication and fostering deeper connections, my goal is to help you build resilience, improve relationships, and reclaim your sense of balance. Together, we’ll work toward lasting change and emotional well-being.

Your needs are not being met for a reason. Sometimes, your hopes and words may not be coming across the way you want and believe. I will help with this and show you even better ways to do this.

My areas of focus are trauma and play therapy. I use a mind/body approach to treating trauma and the associated symptoms. Play therapy uses the language of play to resolve issues and find solutions.

I provide warm, practical marriage counseling for couples online in California. I help partners communicate better, resolve conflict, and rebuild connection so their relationship can move forward with greater understanding, trust, and hope.

Are you in crisis? Do you feel overwhelmed, frustrated, or sad? Is your teen or younger child having difficulties? Perhaps you have struggled with anxiety, fear, sadness, loneliness, and difficulties in relationship. My intent is to help you discover what you want to be

I use family systems, emotionally focused, attachment and psychodynamic oriented approaches to help couples and families meet their goals to improve their relationships. My clients gain insight and understanding to make changes whilch yield true growth and well being.

In hopes of building a stronger family unit, will incorporate various activities, assessments and tools to help you find balance, unity and strength through the art of exploration and communication.

I am trained & certified in Trauma Resiliency Module, TF-CBT, Brainspotting, loss/grief, Domestic Violence and IFS informed. All services are done via telehealth at this time.