Couples and family counseling for the argument that keeps coming back, the move, the new baby or the hard news. Both of you are heard, and nobody is taking sides.
Daniel and Leah trained in the Gottman method and emotionally focused therapy. Every couples and family session keeps the same three rules, whoever books it.
Session agreement
Ovel Counseling
No sides taken
Your therapist works for the relationship, not for whoever called first.
Time alone with each of you
Early on, each partner has one session alone, so nothing has to be said in front of the other first.
One thing to try at home
Every session ends with one small thing to practise before the next. Never a pile of worksheets.
Daniel Reyes walks through a first session with two people who have never tried counseling, from the nervous hello to the plan for next week.
“Most couples are surprised how practical it is. We talk about Tuesday night, not their childhoods.”
Daniel Reyes, LMFT · 2 min 10
Couples and family therapists
Two specialists, onefairroom.
Daniel Reyes, LMFT
Couples, blended families, separation · 14 years in practice
Daniel sees couples at every stage, from the first year to the thirtieth, and families going through a move, a new baby or a divorce. He works in English and Spanish.
Most of the work is done together, with one session alone for each of you early on. If your partner is not ready, start on your own; many partners join later.
Yes, from 13. Teens have their own sessions and parents join every fourth week. What a teen says stays private, with the few exceptions we explain at the start.