Couples therapy for the conversation you keep having.
Doctoral-level (PhD/PsyD) psychologists treating couples & relationships for people
in Long Beach and across Southern California — online, in-network, and usually with no waitlist. From Belmont Shore to Bixby Knolls, sessions happen wherever you are — no fighting Long Beach traffic to make an appointment.
The same fight in a different outfit. The distance that crept in. The sense that you're roommates negotiating logistics instead of partners. You don't have to be in crisis to come to couples therapy — most couples wait years longer than they should.
Couples & Relationships therapy, explained.
Most recurring conflict isn't about the dishes — it's about the pattern underneath it. Our psychologists use the couples approaches with real evidence behind them: Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and the Gottman Method. The work is to name the cycle you're both stuck in, slow it down, and build a way of talking to each other that doesn't end where every argument currently ends.
Couples & Relationships therapy in Long Beach.
Long Beach has its own identity — a port city with a large, visible LGBTQ+ community and a diversity that a one-size-fits-all clinic rarely matches.
Affirming, identity-aware care shouldn't depend on which office happens to be nearby. Telehealth lets you choose the therapist who actually fits, from anywhere in Long Beach. Every one of our
psychologists is licensed in California and sees clients across Los Angeles County — Belmont Shore, Bixby Knolls, downtown, and the neighborhoods along the coast —
by secure video. Where you are in Long Beach decides the view out your window during session, not whether
you can get couples & relationships care.
What couples & relationships therapy here looks like.
- A clear map of the recurring cycle you're both caught in — and how to interrupt it
- IBCT, EFT, and Gottman tools you practice together between sessions
- A neutral, structured space where both partners actually feel heard
Who you’d work with.
Dr. Stacy Bonds
Dr. Marina Costanzo
Dr. Eli Reding
