Marriage & Couples Counseling
Actionable, Gottman Method counseling to improve communication, restore trust, and strengthen your relationship.
Who you'll work with
Meet Chapter
I'm Sabrina Briceño, Chapter's founder and your therapist. I specialize in helping clients restore and improve their relationships. My marriage & couples counseling practice is focused on giving you actionable ways to go through a crisis, surmount issues, and improve your relationships in the long-term.
I use the evidence-based Gottman Method to focus on understanding, communication, and restoring your relationships. Read more about it and book your free initial consultation below.
What we do
What are the benefits of marriage & couples counseling?
Marriage counseling, also known as couples therapy, can be beneficial for couples experiencing a variety of issues in their relationship. There are many potential benefits:
Improved communication
Counseling helps couples learn how to effectively communicate with one another, which can help reduce conflict and increase understanding and connection.
Increased intimacy and closeness
Counseling can help couples rediscover and reaffirm their love and affection for one another, which can lead to increased intimacy and closeness.
Resolution of conflicts
Counseling provides a safe space for couples to discuss and resolve conflicts, which can improve the overall health and happiness of the relationship.
Improved problem-solving skills
Marriage counseling teaches couples how to effectively solve problems together, which helps them navigate challenges more effectively.
Greater understanding of one another
Counseling helps couples better understand each other's needs, wants, and perspectives, which can strengthen their bond.
Increased relationship satisfaction
By addressing and resolving issues in their relationship, couples may experience increased satisfaction with their relationship overall.
Healing from infidelity
Counseling provides a safe space, which can help couples get through the crisis, rebuild trust, and recommit to one another.
Marriage counseling is not a quick fix, and it takes time and effort to see progress. With patience and commitment, couples can benefit greatly from the process.
How it works
What's my methodology?
The Gottman Method is a type of marriage counseling that is based on research conducted by Drs. John and Julie Gottman on what makes relationships thrive.
The Gottman Method focuses on building and maintaining a strong, healthy relationship through improving communication, managing conflict, and increasing intimacy.
Here is a general overview of the process of marriage counseling using the Gottman Method:
Initial assessment
The process begins with an assessment of your history, current concerns, and relationship goals, so treatment is tailored to your specific situation.
Building a strong foundation
We identify your strengths and areas for improvement, and work on the skills that build a deeper emotional connection.
Improving communication
Active listening, empathy, and understanding: learning to communicate effectively and resolve conflicts in a healthy way.
Managing conflict
Skills such as “repair attempts” to deescalate arguments, while identifying and shifting the patterns of conflict in your relationship.
Strengthening the bond
Shared meaning-making, appreciation, and gratitude exercises that build intimacy and strengthen your connection.
Marriage counseling involves weekly sessions with your therapist, and may also include homework assignments to practice skills learned in session.
Your therapist
Sabrina Briceño
After practicing in the public and private sectors of San Francisco, CA, and Denver, CO, Sabrina founded Chapter to bring relationship science and psychological research into everyday practice.
“I specialize in relationships, and my work is rooted in relationship science: the Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy and attachment research. I help couples get through hard times and rebuild, not toward a perfect relationship, but a more honest one. I incorporate goal-setting and accountability into the therapeutic process and believe in taking a collaborative approach to help clients reach their goals and find balance in their lives. I’m passionate about modernizing the practice, including prioritizing safe, inclusive therapy, for all identities.”
- Licensed Therapist, MA, LPCC
- Accepting new clients
- California and Colorado residents
- Virtual and in-person sessions
- Free initial consultation
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