Couples & Relationship Counseling
Rebuilding connection, trust, and understanding.
A Relationship Worth Fighting For
Every couple faces challenges. Whether you’re newly together, married for years, or somewhere in between, it’s natural to experience disconnection, tension, or distance. What matters most is how you repair and rebuild.
At Nourivida Wellness, we help couples navigate the twists and turns of life together improving communication, deepening emotional intimacy, and restoring a sense of teamwork. Seeking support early isn’t a sign of weakness; it’s one of the best investments you can make in your relationship.
When to Seek Support
Sometimes the signs of relationship strain are subtle other times, they’re impossible to ignore. You may be experiencing:
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Ongoing conflict or communication breakdowns
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Emotional distance or feeling like “roommates”
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Lack of affection or intimacy
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Unresolved hurt, betrayal, or trust issues
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Different needs for sex, connection, or attention
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Parenting disagreements
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Emotional reactivity or defensiveness
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Addictions, deceit, or pornography concerns
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Depression or stress affecting your relationship
Whatever brings you here, you don’t have to face it alone. There is hope for healing and reconnection.
Our Approach
We use evidence-based, emotionally focused methods to help couples understand what’s happening underneath the surface — why you get stuck in the same patterns and how to move forward with empathy and clarity.
Our work draws from:
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The Gottman Method — Building friendship, managing conflict, and creating shared meaning through evidence-based tools for long-term relationship health.
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Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) — Fostering emotional safety, deeper connection, and secure attachment through guided emotional attunement.
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DBT for High-Conflict Couples — Integrating mindfulness, emotional regulation, and distress tolerance to help partners navigate reactivity, reduce escalation, and communicate effectively even in moments of high intensity.
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Discernment Counseling — Supporting couples on the brink of separation to find clarity about the next right step, whether that’s repair, separation, or taking space for reflection.
Therapy helps both partners:
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Communicate needs without blame or shutdown
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Resolve conflict in healthy, constructive ways
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Rebuild trust and intimacy
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Learn to listen with understanding instead of defense
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Feel seen, heard, and emotionally connected again
Different Seasons, Different Goals
Every couple’s journey is unique. Some come to strengthen an already good relationship, others to heal after betrayal or to decide whether to stay together. No matter your story, we’ll meet you with honesty, empathy, and practical tools.
Couples counseling is most effective when both partners are committed to the process.
If one or both of you feels unsure about continuing the relationship, Discernment Counseling may be a better starting point offering clarity before commitment to therapy.
Ready to Invest in Your Relationship?
Explore our Premarital & Relationship Packages for personalized programs designed to help you reconnect, strengthen your foundation, and build a love that lasts.
Which Season Of
Marriage/Relationship Are You In?
Every relationship goes through seasons: moments of growth, challenge, and rediscovery. Whether you’re newly engaged, navigating life transitions, or rebuilding trust, we meet you right where you are.
Neurodiverse Couples
When one or both partners are neurodivergent, relationships can develop beautiful strengths — and unique challenges.
We help couples understand how traits such as ADHD, autism, or sensory sensitivity influence communication, connection, and daily rhythms. Together, we’ll unpack how your brains work differently, create shared systems for understanding, and strengthen teamwork through empathy and skill-building.
Our goal: transforming difference into deeper connection, compassion, and resilience.
Couples & Addiction Recovery
Addiction can deeply affect both individuals and relationships — but healing is possible.
Using Gottman’s Couples in Addiction Recovery framework, we guide partners through rebuilding trust, establishing healthy communication, and supporting recovery goals together.
Through evidence-based interventions and compassionate guidance, we help you reconnect and strengthen your relationship as you both move toward lasting change.
If your relationship feels more like survival than connection, you’re not alone.
Maybe you’ve grown distant, the arguments feel endless, or you no longer recognize the person beside you. These moments can feel hopeless — but they don’t have to be the end.
We help distressed couples identify what went wrong, learn to communicate safely again, and rediscover the warmth that once made you choose each other.
Congratulations — you’ve found your person!
This season is full of excitement and dreams for the future, but it’s also the perfect time to prepare for what comes after the wedding. Through premarital counseling and the Gottman “Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work” framework, we’ll help you lay a foundation of communication, teamwork, and understanding that lasts a lifetime.
Proactive Couples: Laying a Strong Foundation
Maybe you’re newly married or a few years in, and you’ve started to notice subtle changes — the spark has faded just a bit, or conflict feels harder to resolve. You’re not in crisis, but you want to stay ahead of the curve.
We help proactive couples build the communication, conflict management, and emotional awareness skills that keep relationships healthy for the long haul — ensuring your connection grows stronger, not distant, over time.
Healing from Trauma and Affairs:
Marriage 201
Recovering from betrayal or trauma requires safety, honesty, and intentional rebuilding.
Using the Gottman Method and the Atone, Attune, Attach model, we provide a structured, compassionate approach to healing after infidelity, loss, or relational trauma.
You’ll learn tools that restore trust, rebuild your “Sound Relationship House,” and create immunity against future betrayals — one small act of repair at a time.
Inattentive Couples: It's Time to Reconnect
Sometimes love doesn’t disappear — it just gets buried under routine.
If you’ve been running on autopilot and want to feel close again, we’ll help you slow down, re-engage, and create intentional moments of connection. You’re not thinking about divorce — you just want a soft reset to bring joy, laughter, and intimacy back into your relationship.
Becoming parents changes everything: your sleep, your schedule, your identity, and your relationship. The arrival of a baby, while joyful, can also bring exhaustion, disconnection, and misunderstandings between partners. Many couples feel blindsided by how quickly tension replaces teamwork.
Through Bringing Baby Home workshops and sessions, we help couples navigate this transition with greater understanding, communication, and shared purpose. You’ll learn how to stay connected through stress, rediscover intimacy, and build a parenting partnership grounded in empathy instead of exhaustion.
Even if your child is already here, it’s never too late to strengthen your bond and bring stability back into your home.
Variations in Focus
Christian Couples Counseling
For couples who desire a faith-based foundation, Yvette integrate's biblical principles into the therapeutic process with intention and respect.
Together, we draw on disciplines of faith that support healing, grace, and growth in your relationship through:
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Prayer and reflection
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Scripture readings or references that align with your shared beliefs
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Faith-based resources such as Bible studies, readings, or retreats
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Practical guidance on weaving Christian truths and values into your daily relationship rhythms
This approach allows you to explore the spiritual dimension of your partnership, strengthening both your emotional and faith-based connection.
Blended & Remarried Couples
Remarriage comes with unique layers of love, logistics, and family dynamics. Our work together will focus on creating unity and shared purpose within your blended family system by exploring:
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Building a remarriage that lasts through intentional communication and trust
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Understanding the key qualities that foster long-term happiness
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Navigating challenges of communication, intimacy, and faith in your new marriage
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Supporting children and stepchildren through transitions and creating the “us” family identity
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Strengthening your co-parenting partnership and resolving loyalty conflicts
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Developing healthy financial systems: Yours, Mine, Ours
Blended families have their own rhythm and together, we’ll create one that works in harmony with your values and goals.
GOOD RELATIONSHIPS DON'T JUST HAPPEN. THEY TAKE TIME, PATIENCE AND TWO PEOPLE WHO TRULY WANT TO BE TOGETHER
Additional Resources for your Journey
Relationship Quizzes
The Relationship Quizzes blog column offers quizzes to help you assess the strengths in your relationship and identify areas that may need attention.
Note: These quizzes are intended to be psychoeducational. If you would like a full evaluation of your relationship, you can ask your therapist to invite you to complete the Gottman Relationship Checkup.
