Relationship & Couples Therapy in San Diego

Looking for couples therapy in San Diego? Nourished Wellness Group offers an integrative approach to improving relationships by addressing the emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual aspects of both partners. This therapeutic method emphasizes the interconnectedness of various life dimensions, promoting overall well-being and harmony within relationships.

Here at Nourished Wellness Group, our relationship therapists often incorporate techniques from Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness practices, Internal Family Systems, and Emotionally Focused Therapy. We strive to foster deep emotional connections, improve communication, and resolve conflicts by understanding the root causes of issues. Key elements include personalized treatment plans, fostering self-awareness, enhancing emotional intelligence, and nurturing personal growth.

By focusing on both partners' wholeness, we aim to create a balanced, healthy, and fulfilling relationship.

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Couples Therapy in San Diego, CA

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what is it?

Couples therapy is an opportunity for partners in a romantic relationship to work through challenges and strengthen their bond. This type of relationship counseling offers a chance to build insight, improve communication skills, enhance emotional awareness, and foster a deeper connection. Through couples therapy, partners can address issues such as trust, intimacy, and conflict resolution, ultimately leading to a healthier and more fulfilling relationship. The process emphasizes mutual understanding and growth, providing a supportive environment to reconnect and heal together.

how does it work?

An initial assessment will be conducted to gain a comprehensive understanding of your relationship and the challenges you are encountering. During this assessment, you and your therapist will collaborate to define treatment goals and identify key focus areas.

Typical session

In a typical couples therapy session, you and your therapist will determine the most suitable frequency, often meeting once per week for 50-90 minutes. During these sessions, you will collaboratively address immediate concerns and work towards long-term relationship goals. The therapy may incorporate Internal Family Systems (IFS) to explore and understand the different parts of yourselves and how they interact within the relationship. The Attachment Model will help you understand how your early attachment experiences influence your current relationship dynamics. Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) will be used to identify and transform negative interaction patterns, fostering a secure emotional bond. This integrative approach aims to enhance communication, build emotional intimacy, and create a deeper, more resilient connection.

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Benefits of Relationship & Couples Therapy in San Diego

  • communication

    Couples work helps each individual to build invaluable communication skills, so that you are able to properly and effective express needs, desires, and frustrations. Couples therapy provides the space to practice communication skills and strategies with the support of your therspist.

  • connection

    Like all relationships, there are ups and downs, especially when life gets in the way. Couples therapy is a way to not only reconnect emotionally to your partner, but to also reconnect to yourself and your needs within a relationship. It is a safe place to explore what it is that you are feeling and thinking as it relates to the relationship and work towards a mutual understanding of one another.

  • insight

    Couples therapy allows each individual partner to increase their awareness and insight into the relationship. They are provided the space to actually hear their partner, as the setting provides space to communicate in new ways. The work provides the opportunity to understand one another on a deeper level, while fine-tuning emotional, physical and spiritual needs.

We’d love to support you and your partner.

FAQs About Couples Therapy in San Diego, CA

  • The number of sessions needed for couples therapy in San Diego varies depending on the specific challenges you're facing and your goals as a couple. Many couples start to see progress within the first few sessions, but lasting change often requires ongoing work. On average, most couples engage in therapy for several months to ensure they have the tools and insights to create long-term improvement in their relationship. During your initial sessions, we’ll assess your needs and develop a personalized treatment plan.

  • Couples therapy in San Diego isn’t just for married couples—it can be incredibly beneficial for dating partners, long-term partners, and even engaged couples. Relationship therapy in San Diego is designed to help individuals strengthen communication, address challenges, and deepen their connection, regardless of their relationship stage.

  • The cost of couples therapy in San Diego can vary depending on factors like the therapist's experience and the length of sessions. We are happy to discuss pricing during a consultation call. Investing in your relationship through therapy can lead to lasting benefits and deeper connection with your partner.

  • Insurance coverage for couples therapy depends on your specific plan. While some insurance providers may cover relationship therapy in San Diego, it's important to check with your insurance company to confirm details. We can save you time and effort by checking for you. 

  • While couples therapy is most effective when both partners are actively engaged, it’s possible to begin relationship therapy in San Diego even if only one partner is initially willing to attend. Individual therapy can help you explore your relationship dynamics and develop strategies to encourage open communication with your partner. Many times, one partner’s participation can inspire the other to join later.

  • Couples therapy focuses on the dynamics between partners, helping them address communication, conflict, and emotional patterns within their relationship. In contrast, individual therapy is centered on personal growth and internal issues. In San Diego couples therapy, the relationship itself becomes the client, allowing both partners to work together on improving their connection and resolving conflicts.

  • Yes, we offer online and virtual couples therapy in San Diego. Virtual sessions provide the same holistic, integrative care as in-person appointments, allowing couples to work on their relationship from the comfort of their own space. Whether in person or online, our approach remains focused on fostering connection and healing through mind-body integration.

  • Yes, couples therapy can be a powerful tool in rebuilding trust after infidelity. Our San Diego couples therapy focuses on creating a safe space for both partners to openly discuss their feelings, work through the pain of betrayal, and begin the process of healing. Through guided sessions, couples can learn new ways to communicate, rebuild trust, and reconnect on a deeper level.