Online couples therapy in California
You know that argument you keep having? The one where you both walk away feeling worse than before?
We help you figure out what's actually going on underneath it, break the same cycle, and practice different ways of talking while you're both in the room.
Can online couples therapy help?
Short version first, then the page goes deeper.
Online couples therapy can help partners in California understand their conflict cycle, practice clearer communication, and rebuild trust with a licensed therapist over secure video.
- Treatment focus: communication patterns, conflict repair, and trust rebuilding
- Best fit: repeated arguments, distance, betrayal repair, and decision points
- Access: both partners must be physically in California during sessions
- Cost: insurance accepted or $175 private pay per session
Couples therapy is not about picking a winner
We meet with both of you over secure video. You can be dating, engaged, married, or figuring out whether to stay together. What matters is that you're willing to show up and do the work.
Most couples fight about the same thing on repeat. The topic changes, but the pattern underneath stays familiar: one person pursues, the other shuts down, both feel misunderstood.
Our job is not to referee. Our job is to help you see the cycle clearly enough that you can start choosing a different one.
Couples usually come in for
- The same argument happening again and again
- Communication that turns defensive or goes silent
- Trust that has eroded through betrayal or small repeated hurts
- Deciding whether to rebuild, recommit, or separate with care
What we actually do in sessions
We're not referees. We're looking at the pattern between you. We slow the conversation down, name what is happening in real time, and help you practice different ways of responding while the emotion is still present.
Sessions focus on communication patterns, conflict resolution, and rebuilding trust. We set concrete goals together so therapy feels like forward motion instead of another place to repeat the same fight.
You both join the same secure video call from anywhere in California. We accept insurance, and you'd usually pay your plan's copay. If you're not using insurance, private pay is $175 per session. We accept Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Carelon Behavioral Health, and CIGNA.
What this actually looks like
- We identify the cycle: who pursues, who shuts down, and what sets it off
- You practice raising concerns without attacking or disappearing
- We help you listen without immediately defending yourself
- For trust repair, we set milestones so rebuilding does not feel like guesswork
Licensed, structured couples care
A quick skim of what matters before someone decides to reach out: license, method, access, and cost clarity.
Licensed California therapist
Sessions are provided by an LMFT licensed to work with clients located in California.
Both partners included
The page explains that both partners need to be physically in California during sessions.
Concrete session goals
The page describes communication patterns, conflict repair, trust rebuilding, and progress milestones.
Clear cost context
The page states insurance acceptance, copay variability, and private-pay pricing for couples sessions.
Source notes on this page
- The page keeps couples therapy claims practical and avoids promising a specific relationship outcome.
- Treatment language explains the session format, goals, and therapist role in plain language.
- FAQ content clarifies location requirements, partner participation, session expectations, and individual/couples therapy boundaries.
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How it works
Free consultation
We talk about what's been happening and whether couples therapy makes sense for you two. No cost, no pressure.
First session
Each of you shares what brought you here, what you want to change, and what better would look like. Nobody's keeping score.
Weekly sessions
You both join the same secure video call. Same room or separate locations, your choice, as long as both of you are in California.
Practice and progress
We work on the pattern between you, practice different conversations in session, and check progress against the goals you set together.
Who you'll work with
Daishea Poole
LMFT #142484
Daishea has spent close to a decade working with couples. She uses an existential-humanistic approach, which means she's less interested in who's right and more interested in what's keeping you from actually hearing each other.
Couples therapy FAQ
Yes. We're licensed in California, so both of you need to be physically in the state during each session. You don't have to be in the same room, though. Each of you can join from a different location anywhere in California.
That's more common than you'd think. A lot of couples start with just one partner coming in. Individual sessions can help you work on your own communication patterns and sort through how you're feeling about the relationship. Sometimes, once one partner starts, the other gets curious and joins.
Most couples notice real shifts within 8 to 12 sessions. If you're working through a specific conflict, it can be faster. Rebuilding trust after a betrayal usually takes 16 to 20 sessions. We'll set goals together in your first session and check in on progress as we go.
Yes, and a lot of couples do. Your couples therapist will be a different person than your individual therapist so there's no conflict of interest. One of us can see you as a couple while the other works with one or both of you individually.
You don't have to keep doing this alone.
Request a free consultation. We'll talk about what's going on and whether couples therapy makes sense for you two.
Request a free 15-minute consultationNo cost. No pressure.