Roseville Couples Counseling
Couples Therapy in Roseville, CA
Your First Session is Free
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James Christensen LMFT
Your relationship needs help:
You want communication, but you get conflict.
You want connection, but you get contempt.
You want intimacy, but you get indifference.
Things can be so much better:
Feel heard and understood
Repair, rebuild, reconnect
Build back better than ever
Pricing:
$250 per session
First session is free
We don’t take insurance
Molly and James Christensen
Our Story
Molly and I got married two days after I graduated from the Air Force Academy. Full of hope for our future, we packed up our first U-Haul and moved to Texas for pilot training.
Military life was hard on our marriage. We moved five times before our fifth anniversary, and we seemed to drift further apart with every move.
We wanted to provide a peaceful, loving home for our children. Instead, we were drowning in anger, resentment, and hurt feelings. This wasn’t the marriage we wanted.
We started couples therapy after my first deployment. We worked with five different therapists over five years, but nothing changed.
We still felt tense and uncomfortable around each other, and we couldn’t communicate about our relationship problems.
Our sixth therapist was the one who saved us. Her approach was more direct and action-oriented than what we had seen before. She saw us clearly, and told us exactly what we needed to do to fix our marriage.
This was a different kind of couples counseling, called Crucible Therapy. It’s based on the idea that personal growth and personal responsibility are the foundation of a good relationship.
I signed up for Crucible Therapy Training as soon as I got my own therapy license. Molly is working towards her own license and plans to join me at Roseville Couples Counseling in a few years.
Couples Therapy: How it Works
Communication
I’ll help you learn how to communicate effectively during our first session together. We’ll practice communication skills in every session.
Emotional Blindspots
Most relationship problems are caused by emotional blindspots. My role is to help you fill in those blindspots so that you can start healing your relationship.
Anger and Anxiety
You’ll learn how to deal with anger and anxiety in a way that doesn’t damage your relationship. Before long, you’ll start feeling comfortable and relaxed around each other again.
Your First Session is Free
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Services
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Do you want more connection in your relationship? Do you want to feel like you’re on the same page again?
Couples therapy can help you feel more peace, more passion, and less stress in your relationship. Improve communication, stop arguing, and learn how to resolve conflict in a more effective way.
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Create a solid foundation for your marriage. Improve communication, resolve resentment, and learn skills that will help you build a lifetime of love and caring. Click here to learn more about premarital therapy
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Your faith is welcome in my therapy office. I love working with Christian couples who are committed to the work of building a marriage that can stand the test of time.
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I offer couples therapy for communication issues in Roseville, California. Communication is the key to healing your relationship. Come learn how to have calm, collaborative conversations about even the most difficult topics.
Click here to learn more about Communication Therapy for Couples
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Sexual problems are normal in long-term romantic relationships. If you have been together with your partner for more than a few years, there is a very high probability that you have already encountered sexual problems.
I have extensive postgraduate training focused on helping couples improve sexuality and work through differences in sexual desire.
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The person you trusted most, the one you shared your life with, has betrayed you in the most intimate way. You feel foolish for not seeing the signs earlier. You’re questioning every moment of your relationship, wondering if any of it was real. You want to move forward, but you don’t even know where to start.
Emotional affairs can be just as damaging as physical affairs because they create a breach of trust and cause both partners t reconsider their commitment to the relationship.
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I'm not licensed to offer therapy outside of California, but I can still help you improve your relationship with relationship coaching. Unlike therapy, relationship coaching does not include diagnosing or treatment of mental illness. Coaching can help you improve connection, communication, resolve conflict, and get your relationship back on track. Your first session is free. Reach out today to schedule.
FAQ
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Almost all of my clients work with me in person at my office on Harding Blvd in Roseville, California.
I also offer online relationship coaching that is available worldwide.
Wherever you are in the world and wherever you are in your relationship journey, I can help you build a better relationship and have the kind of love you dream of.
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Couples therapy is the best way to restore trust to your relationship after infidelity.
I break trust into the following three categories:
First, trust in your partner that they will no longer deceive you and cheat.
Second, trust in yourself that you will take care of yourself no matter what your partner chooses to do.
Third, trust in your ability to accurately perceive how trustworthy your partner is at any moment.
If there has been infidelity in your relationship, then all three of these categories of trust have been broken and you must work to rebuild all three of them, including the two that are within your control.
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I'm more blunt, bold, and direct than most relationship therapists.
I only work with couples, and I attend several weeks of in-person couples therapy training every year. I have helped hundreds of couples improve their relationships.
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Almost all of my clients are couples, but I also work with individuals and families. I am trained in EMDR and accelerated resolution therapy for treating trauma, and I specialize in working with law enforcement officers and the military community.
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I offer premarital therapy to help couples prepare for the commitment of marriage.
My wife and I have been married for 24 years. During that time I have grown to appreciate the work and dedication required to make a marriage that lasts a lifetime.
Premarital therapy is the best way to set your marriage off on a good course.
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I have extensive experience providing couple therapy to couples who struggle with intimacy concerns in their relationships.
Sexual difficulties are a normal part of long-term relationships, and I have postgraduate training focused on improving sexuality in long-term relationships.
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My wife and I worked with quite a few couples therapists in Roseville before we finally found a therapist who could help us with our relationship. I offer my first session for free because I want you to know for sure what you're getting before you have to pay for it.
Dr. David Schnarch
founder of Crucible Therapy
What is Crucible Therapy?
Dr. David Schnarch created Crucible Therapy to help couples improve communication, resolve conflict, and overcome intimacy challenges.
In Crucible Therapy, personal growth is the key to relationship improvement. You will learn to feel more powerful and safe in your relationship. You will learn to communicate, rebuild trust, and handle conflict.
Crucible Therapy cuts straight to the root of relationship distress. We talk about the foundational issues that keep couples from enjoying lifelong love.
Crucible therapy isn't a religious approach. It’s built on the idea that personal growth and personal responsibility are the pathway to happy relationships.
Your First
Session is Free
Every couple gets one free session of couple’s therapy so they can figure out whether I'm a good fit or not.
This is not a “free consultation,” it’s a real therapy session.
There’s no commitment, and I won’t ask for your credit card number.