It’s time to renew, rebuild, and reconnect
Comprehensive couples therapy for expecting parents, parents, and the career-focussed
Relationship Renewal Therapy is a private-pay specialty practice offering personalized support for couples wanting to strengthen their relationship as a whole.
As such, we don’t bill insurance. Our work focusses on the relationship rather than the individual mental health diagnoses typically required for insurance reimbursement. Read more on our Fees and Insurance
Expecting Parents
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It’s normal to feel anxious about how life, intimacy, and identity will change once the baby comes. Many couples secretly worry their closeness won’t survive the transition.
We help expecting couples build confidence, clarity, and connection, so you can step into this next chapter feeling secure in your relationship and ready to grow together.
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The endless to-dos, shifting roles, and fears about the unknown can turn even little conversations into arguments. You want to enjoy this season, but instead you feel tense, disconnected, or like you’re already falling behind.
Our sessions give you the tools to communicate, manage stress, and stay close—so you can face parenthood side by side.
Parents
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Between diapers, deadlines, and dishes, the spark that brought you together can feel lost. Couples often wonder if they’ll ever get back to the closeness they once knew.
It is possible to find each other again—stronger, more united, and still deeply in love.
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Parenthood often brings joy—but also resentment, short tempers, and disconnection. When every ounce of energy goes to your kids, it’s easy to feel like there’s nothing left for your partner.
You don’t have to keep living as roommates. We help parents rebuild connection so you can be partners and parents.
The Career-focussed
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High performers often bring the same drive to their relationship, but love doesn’t work like a checklist. If you feel like you’re excelling everywhere but can’t bridge the gap with your partner, you’re not alone.
Together, we’ll slow down, step out of performance mode, and rediscover real connection.
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From the outside, people admire your life. But behind closed doors, the pressure, long hours, and high expectations leave little space for intimacy. Success has come at the cost of connection.
In therapy, you can learn how to have both: achievement in the world and deep fulfillment at home.
Learn more about our comprehensive service and approach to couples therapy
Hi, I’m Cristina,
At Relationship Renewal Therapy - I help expecting parents, busy parents, and high-achieving couples who feel their connection slipping away.
Whether you’re preparing for a baby, juggling parenting responsibilities, managing demanding careers - or maybe even all three, it’s easy to feel more like co-workers than partners.
At Relationship Renewal Therapy, I guide couples through a process of rediscovering closeness, trust, and joy—so your relationship doesn’t just survive these seasons, but truly renews and grows.
Want to know if we’re a good fit? I offer free 20 minute initial consultations over the phone
What’s different
about our sessions?
I know relationship pain points don’t just pause between sessions. That’s why at Relationship Renewal Therapy - we offer a more comprehensive approach to couples therapy.
By taking on a limited caseload, I am able to offer clients full support in and out of our sessions. Also, because our work is outside the insurance system, sessions can be longer, more flexible, and include support between meetings — something traditional insurance-based therapy cannot provide.
Learn more about our bespoke service here, or book a free initial consultation
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Each session length is 60 minutes, with flexibility to suit your needs.
If we need to go over time, we can at no extra cost.
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I welcome out of session communication via secure message or at no extra cost.
If desired, I also offer reflection prompts and curated resource lists for couples to continue supporting couples out of session.
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I guarantee a session within 24 hours if requested.
I understand that when relationship issues arise, having to wait weeks for support can feel impossible. I aim to be available when clients need me.
Love is a vessel that contains both security and adventure, and commitment offers one of the great luxuries of life: time. Marriage is not the end of romance, it is the beginning.
— Esther Perel
What is couples therapy and do we need it?
Couples therapy is a form of psychotherapy that can help improve communication skills, resolve conflicts, and strengthen emotional bonds within your relationship. It can also provide a safe space to express your feelings, gain insights into relationship dynamics, and learn healthier coping mechanisms.
If common issues such as lack of communication, frequent arguments, or emotional withdrawal sound familiar - couples therapy could be right for you. Learn more about our service.
Overcoming the stigma together
Societal norms, lack of awareness, and media representation can create stigma around couples therapy, despite its proven effectiveness in improving relationships and enhancing overall well-being.
Understanding and challenging these stigmas with your partner can help you both invest in building and maintaining a healthy thriving relationship together.
Mindfulness in your relationship
Mindfulness is all about being fully present and aware of your thoughts, feelings, and sensations in the moment, without judgment or attachment.
In relationships, mindfulness can help partners regulate their responses and more fully accept one another, resulting in less negative fallout when conflict arises.
Mindfulness within couples therapy fosters deeper empathy and ultimately, deeper connection.
Want to know if we’re a good fit?
We offer free initial consultations, and if we’re not the perfect fit we’ll help you find a therapist who is.