Couples Therapy
and Marriage Counseling
in Roseville, CA
I help couples with communication, infidelity, disconnection, and threats of divorce
James Christensen LMFT
916-292-8920
Your First Session is Free
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Additional sessions cost $250.
I don’t take insurance.
Our Story
Molly and I got married a few months before I started Air Force pilot training. Military life was hard on our marriage, and before long we started to grow apart. We wanted to create a loving home for our children, but we didn’t know how to do that.
We started marriage counseling after my first military deployment, but it didn’t help much. We worked with five therapists over five years, but nothing changed. We were starting to lose hope, but we decided to try one more therapist.
Our Sixth Therapist saved our marriage. She used a new approach called “Crucible Therapy,” and she was much more direct than our previous therapists. We made more progress in five weeks than we had made in five years of traditional couples therapy.
I became a Crucible Therapist to help couples the way our therapist helped us. I believe in the power of couples therapy to help you create the kind of marriage you’ve always wanted.
A Different Kind
of Marriage Counseling
Evening and weekend appointments are available.
Most couples see meaningful progress within 5 to 10 sessions.
Two-hour and three-hour intensive sessions are available.
I’m direct and honest. If something is keeping you stuck, I will say so.
I’ve worked with more than 400 couples. I occasionally work with individuals as well.
Molly and I have been married for 24 years. We’ve survived infidelity, threats of divorce, moving 9 times, and raising four children together.
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Communication & Conflict — Every conversation turns into a battle. You're not fighting about money or the kids—you're fighting because something deeper is broken underneath.
Sex & Intimacy— One of you wants more. The other feels pressured, guilty, or just numb. This isn't just a libido problem — it's a reflection of what's happening between you emotionally, and it won't be fixed by scheduling date nights or trying harder.
Relationship Anxiety — Your worry about the relationship has become the relationship. You're scanning for signs, replaying conversations, seeking reassurance that never holds. The anxiety isn't just in your head — it's running through your entire couple system, and it takes a different kind of work to quiet it.
Threats of Divorce — Every fight ends the same way: someone says "maybe we should just get divorced." It's not a real decision — it's a weapon, or a panic button, or the only way one of you knows how to say "I'm drowning right now."
Roommate Syndrome — You live in the same house, sleep in the same bed, and feel completely alone. You're not in crisis — you're not even fighting. You're just... nothing.
Infidelity & Trust — Your world just collapsed. Whether you discovered the affair or confessed it, you're cycling between rage, grief, and numbness—wondering if your marriage can survive this.
Narcissism — Nothing you do is ever quite right. You've learned to monitor your tone, your words, even your facial expressions — because anything can be interpreted as criticism. The reality is more nuanced and more hopeful than the internet has led you to believe.
Codependency — You've lost track of where you end and your partner begins. Their mood is your mood. Their crisis is your crisis. What looks like love and devotion is actually something else — and understanding the difference is where real change starts.