Couples & Family Therapy

Navigating ruptures. Rebuilding trust.

At Clinic Altera, we believe that healing in relationships is possible — even when things feel stuck. Our therapy offers a safe, trauma-informed space where couples, families, and other relational configurations can repair ruptures, deepen connection, and grow resiliently together.

Our Approach

We combine:

• Trauma-informed care — Because when one or more people in the relationship carry past wounds, hurts, or betrayals, those affect more than just the individual.

• Inclusive, affirming practice — For BIPOC clients, queer and trans folks, and those practicing ethical non-monogamy.

• Relational frameworks — Emotionally Focused Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and other modalities that help you identify patterns, express needs, and be curious about what’s happening underneath.

Flexible Formats

You choose what fits your relationship:

• Traditional weekly or biweekly sessions — Steady space to work on communication, trust, and ongoing repair.

• Intensives — Deep-dive sessions (half-day, full-day, or multiple days) for couples or families who want to focus more intensely and accelerate change.

What We Work On Together

• Improving communication and trust

• Navigating rupture and repair in relationships

• Healing after infidelity and betrayal trauma

• Addressing the underlying dynamics of trauma that show up in relationships (attachment wounds, relational distress)

• Supporting life transitions (parenthood, relocation, loss, major change)

• Working through identity, culture, sexuality, and belonging in your relational space

• Helping families with adolescent challenges

• Strengthening connection in couples and families of all structures

When Couples Therapy Might Help More Than “More Talking” Alone

Sometimes the usual “let’s talk more” approach isn’t enough. You may notice:

• You’re stuck in the same arguments over and over.

• Past betrayals feel unresolved.

• One or both of you carries trauma that gets triggered in relational conflict.

• There’s chronic anxiety about rejection or abandonment.

• You feel disconnected, lonely, or emotionally unsafe even when physically together.

If this sounds familiar, we work not just on communication but on regulating emotional responses, repairing relational wounds, and creating safety — that way you don’t just communicate. You feel heard, known, and able to move forward together.