Christian couples counseling, before it becomes a crisis.

The couples who do best in this work are almost always the ones who came before the damage was structural. When resentment has had ten years to set, undoing it is slow. When the pattern is two years old, it moves quickly.

If you are reading this and thinking your problems are not serious enough to justify counseling, that is usually the best possible time to come.

Conflict that goes the same way every timeMost couples have one fight. It appears as money or the in-laws, but it runs on the same rails every time. Catching it in the first ninety seconds changes a marriage more than any single insight.

Being roommatesTwo people running a household efficiently and sharing almost nothing. It is common, it is rarely anybody's fault, and it responds well to deliberate work.

Faith you hold differentlyOne practices and one does not, or you were raised in different traditions and are raising children between them. It is one of the most common things Maria sees in Weston and one of the least talked about.

Preparing to marryEngaged couples who would rather have the hard conversations about money, family and expectations now than find the gaps in year three.

Maria is a Christian therapist, not a Christian counselor in the ministry sense. She holds a clinical license and works from clinical training. Scripture is not the treatment plan.

What her faith means practically is that when you describe your marriage as a commitment you made before God, that is taken seriously as a reason rather than examined as a belief.

Practically: fifty-minute sessions, weekly at first, in the Weston office or by video across Florida. Both partners attend, though occasionally Maria sees each of you individually early on. Spanish is available, and bilingual couples often move between languages in one session. Sessions are $250, self-pay, with a superbill available.

Do we need to be in crisis to come in?

No. Many couples come while the pattern is still young, engaged, newly married, or noticing the same argument returning. That is usually the best time to start.

Do both partners attend?

Yes, both partners attend. Occasionally Maria sees each of you individually early on to understand the picture, then brings the work back together.

How long are sessions and how often?

Sessions are fifty minutes, usually weekly at first, in the Weston office or by secure video anywhere in Florida.

Can sessions be in Spanish?

Yes. Spanish is available, and bilingual couples often move between languages within a single session.