Dr. Joel Crohn offers couples therapy to help partners navigate challenges and strengthen their relationships. With a focus on open communication and mutual understanding, he provides support for various issues, from conflict resolution to enhancing intimacy. You can choose from convenient virtual appointments or in-person sessions.
Couples therapy is a process for better understanding each other’s feelings, hopes, concerns, and interpersonal styles. It provides a safe, structured space to address broken trust, destructive patterns, and the root causes of conflict. Therapy helps partners heal, move forward, and build stronger, healthier relationships.
Dr. Joel Crohn has been offering couples therapy and taught couples therapy for decades. He offers couples therapy to help partners navigate challenges and strengthen their relationships. With a focus on open communication and mutual understanding, he provides support for a range of issues, from conflict resolution to enhancing intimacy.
Sessions are available both virtually and in person for your convenience.
Dr. Joel Crohn is a nationally-recognized marriage counseling authority. With more than thirty years of practical experience in clinical psychology, Dr. Crohn specializes in helping interfaith and intercultural couples work through issues and develop strategies to create successful relationships. He is the author of Mixed Matches: How to Create Successful Interracial, Interethnic, and Interfaith Relationships.
Dr. Joel Crohn is the author of Beyond the Chuppah: A Jewish Guide to Happy Marriages. He has conducted research on Jewish relationships and has taught professionals and worked with Jewish and interfaith couples throughout California.
Couples therapy is a process for better understanding each other’s feelings, hopes, concerns, and interpersonal styles. Therapy helps facilitate healing from broken trust and destructive patterns.
“An excellent resource for partners who are seeking to understand the blend of their two cultures…I highly recommend this book.”
—Alvin F. Poussaint, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School.
“This important book combines modern social-scientific research and traditional Jewish wisdom to help couples resurrect the buried promises of friendship and responsibility, and the joy of love.”
—Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis
Author of For Those Who Can’t Believe
Couples therapy often brings up important questions, especially when you’re thinking about improving your relationship or working through challenges together. Here are clear, straightforward answers to help you understand what to expect and how to get started.
Couples therapy is a guided process where you and your partner meet with a licensed therapist to improve communication, resolve conflict, and strengthen your relationship. Sessions focus on understanding patterns, rebuilding trust, and creating healthier ways to connect. The therapist helps both partners feel heard while working toward shared goals.
Couples therapy can help with communication breakdowns, recurring arguments, trust issues, infidelity, emotional distance, life transitions, parenting conflicts, and intimacy concerns. It’s also helpful for couples who simply want to strengthen their relationship before problems grow.
In a session, both partners have space to share their perspectives while the therapist guides the conversation. You’ll work through specific challenges, identify patterns, and practice new communication and problem-solving skills. Sessions are structured but flexible based on your needs.
Yes, couples therapy is confidential. What you share in sessions stays private, with a few legal exceptions related to safety. Your therapist will explain confidentiality clearly so both partners feel comfortable opening up.
Many couples therapy providers offer both virtual and in-person sessions. Virtual therapy allows you to connect from home, while in-person sessions provide a more traditional setting. You can choose what works best for your schedule and comfort level.
Not at all. While many couples seek therapy during difficult times, it’s also valuable for strengthening a healthy relationship. Many couples use therapy to improve communication, prepare for major life changes, or deepen their connection.
Therapy helps you recognize unhelpful patterns, like interrupting, avoiding, or escalating conflict. You’ll learn practical tools to express needs clearly, listen without defensiveness, and respond with understanding. Over time, communication becomes more productive and less stressful.
Any couple can benefit, whether you’re dating, engaged, married, or long-term partners. Therapy is helpful for couples at any stage who want to improve their relationship, work through challenges, or reconnect.
It can be both. Some couples come in with specific goals, like resolving a conflict or rebuilding trust. Others use therapy as an ongoing space for growth and support. Your therapist will help define goals while allowing flexibility as your relationship evolves.
Below are the cities where we provide couples therapy services (including via telehealth):
Couples Therapy – El Cerrito
We provide couples therapy in El Cerrito, helping partners improve communication, rebuild trust, and navigate relationship challenges with clarity and support.
Couples Therapy – Berkeley
Our Berkeley couples therapy services support partners looking to strengthen connection, resolve conflict, and build healthier relationship patterns.
Couples Therapy – Los Angeles
In Los Angeles, we help couples manage the stress of fast-paced living while improving communication, intimacy, and long-term relationship stability.
Couples Therapy – Long Beach
Our Long Beach couples therapy focuses on helping partners reconnect, work through conflict, and develop stronger emotional bonds.
Couples Therapy – Glendale
We offer couples therapy in Glendale for partners seeking support with communication issues, trust concerns, and relationship growth.
Couples Therapy – Santa Monica
In Santa Monica, our therapy services help couples reduce tension, improve understanding, and create a more balanced and fulfilling relationship.
Couples Therapy – Pasadena
Our Pasadena couples therapy sessions are designed to help partners gain insight, strengthen communication, and navigate challenges together.
Couples Therapy – Burbank
We provide couples therapy in Burbank for partners looking to improve communication, resolve recurring issues, and strengthen their connection.
Couples Therapy – Torrance
Our Torrance couples therapy services focus on helping partners rebuild trust, improve emotional intimacy, and create lasting relationship change.
Couples Therapy – Inglewood
In Inglewood, we offer supportive couples therapy to help partners navigate conflict, improve communication, and grow together.
Couples Therapy – Walnut Creek
Our Walnut Creek couples therapy services are designed for busy professionals and families looking to strengthen their relationships and improve communication.
Couples Therapy – West Hollywood
In West Hollywood, we provide affirming and inclusive couples therapy focused on connection, communication, and emotional well-being.
Couples Therapy – Beverly Hills
Our Beverly Hills couples therapy services offer a personalized approach to help partners navigate relationship challenges and build stronger connections.
Couples Therapy – Culver City
We offer couples therapy in Culver City to help partners work through life transitions, improve communication, and deepen their relationship.
Couples Therapy – Emeryville
In Emeryville, our couples therapy services support partners seeking clarity, emotional connection, and healthier relationship dynamics.
Couples Therapy – Albany
Our Albany couples therapy services provide a safe space for partners to address challenges, improve communication, and strengthen their bond.
Couples Therapy – San Francisco
In San Francisco, we help couples manage stress, improve communication, and maintain strong relationships in a demanding environment.
Couples Therapy – Richmond
Our Richmond couples therapy services focus on helping partners improve understanding, resolve conflict, and build lasting emotional connection.
Couples Therapy – Oakland
In Oakland, we provide couples therapy designed to support healing, communication, and long-term relationship growth.
