Couples Therapy
Andy Price, LMFT helps partners break out of stuck conflict patterns and reconnect. Andy works with couples in person in Sacramento or online anywhere in California and specializes in LGBTQ+ relationships.
Tired of feeling stuck in the same argument?
Trying to heal and rebuild after an affair or breach of trust?
Craving emotional closeness but feeling like every attempt to reach for it somehow misses the mark?
Couples Therapy in Sacramento and across California
Exhausted from trying to express your needs but feeling like you’re not being heard?
Looking for a therapist experienced supporting LGBTQIA+ relationships, non-monogamy/polyamory, and kink dynamics?
Couples therapy can help your relationship feel good again - maybe even better than ever!
Sometimes, we have learned ways to protect ourselves, but this make it hard to express our needs, have our needs heard by our partner, or feel truly connected with our loved ones or even ourselves. Through therapy, you can learn to express deeper emotions and needs in ways that create connection.
What you can gain from couples therapy
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Gain insight into why you get triggered in arguments with your partner
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Learn new ways to communicate.
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Feel safe talking about the "tough stuff"
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Know that your needs matter
What to Expect During Couples Therapy
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You will learn to understand your conflict cycle - how each of you reacts when you feel hurt, unseen, or worried - and how those protective responses unintentionally keep the disconnection going.
Conflict is inevitable in relationships, but recognizing your conflict cycle can you help make moments of conflict more productive.
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We’ll build ways of communicating and sharing how you really feel. Your relationship can become a safe place to share your inner fears.
Once you can start to identify your conflict cycle, you can start to interrupt instead of letting it take over. You’ll learn how to say what you really need, in a way that your partner can hear.
For sex and intimacy concerns, we’ll use practical skills (such as mindfulness and sensate focus) to help you feel more connected and less anxious. We’ll also increase your comfort and confidence when communicating about sex and intimacy.
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Through therapy, you’ll learn interrupt your conflict cycle and implement these new ways of communicating into your daily life.
Therapy can help you build greater confidence that your needs matter and your partner can be there for you.
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I use emotionally focused therapy, an evidence-based approach to couples therapy. This approach uses the science of attachment theory and understanding of emotions to help couples build a deeper and mutually supportive emotional bond.
I also draw from the Gottman Method to help you understand your relationship dynamics and build tools for a lasting, stronger relationship.
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
De-escalate your conflict cycle
You will learn to understand your conflict cycle - how each of you reacts when you feel hurt, unseen, or worried - and how those protective responses unintentionally keep the disconnection going.
New Ways of Connecting and Communicating
We’ll build ways of communicating and sharing how you really feel. Your relationship can become a safe place to share your inner fears.
Integrate New Skills
Through therapy, you’ll learn interrupt your conflict cycle and implement these new ways of communicating into your daily life.
Therapy can help you build greater confidence that your needs matter and your partner can be there for you.
Specialities
LGBTQIA+ relationships
Gender-affirming care
Polyamory and Non-monogamy
Emotional Connection
Affairs and Breaches of Trust
Sex and intimacy
High conflict
Extended family conflict
Trauma
Kink & BDSM
Conscious Uncoupling
Neurodivergent relationships
Frequently Asked Questions
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This practice is a good fit for couples who want both practical communication tools and deeper work on the patterns shaping their relationship. Many of my clients are looking for an LGBTQ+ affirming therapist, looking for a therapist knowledgable about polyamory, and/or navigating the impact of past trauma on their current relationship.
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This practice may not be the best fit if you’re currently experiencing an acute mental health crisis, struggling with substance abuse, or need intensive structure and stabilization. Please see my Resources page for a list of support that can better serve your current needs.
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Most couples start to notice small changes within the first few sessions. Deeper, lasting change typically takes several months. If you're working through long-standing disconnection or a deep betrayal, the process may take longer.
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My specialities include LGBTQIA+ relationships, gender affirming care, affairs and breaches of trust, conflict, trauma, emotional connection, sex and intimacy, neurodivergent relationships, and conscious uncoupling.
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Andy Price provides couples therapy in person Sacramento and online across California, specializing in LGBTQIA+ relationships, breaches of trust, non-monogamy/polyamory, and sex/intimacy.
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I offer convenient online scheduling. If you’re ready to get started, go here to schedule your first session. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at andy@andypricetherapy.com
I typically meet with both partners for the first session and with each partner individually during the second to help get to know each of you individually.
Hi, I’m Andy (they/them)
I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I provide sessions in person in Sacramento and online across California. I am passionate about helping people build authentic, connected, and affirming relationships.
I specialize in working with queer and trans individuals, couples, and non-monogamous relationships, supporting them as they navigate challenges of identity, sex and intimacy, relationships, political stressors, and life’s tough moments.
I value authentically showing up as myself, which means I’ll show you my personality, share my sense of humor with you, and also sit with you in moments of pain. I hope that authentically showing up as myself empowers you to authentically be yourself.