Marriage Therapists in California

Find Marriage Therapists in California

Connect with a licensed therapist in California who gets what you're going through.

Whether you're navigating a relationship challenge, working through something on your own, or supporting your family through a hard season, finding the right therapist matters. 787 licensed therapists in California are here to help, so you can choose someone who understands what you need right now.

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787 specialists found in California

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Sige Weisman, LMFT, Marriage & Family Therapist

Sige Weisman, LMFT

Verified
Marriage & Family Therapist
San Francisco, California Online 10 years experience
Specialties: Anxiety Attachment Codependency Relationships Emptiness

I help women and couples create empowering relationships through online therapy. Reclaim your inner knowing to live a life filled with love, joy and purpose.    My approach is body-centered,&

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Kim Slipski, LMFT, Marriage & Family Therapist

Kim Slipski, LMFT

Verified
Marriage & Family Therapist
Pasadena, California Online + In-person
Specialties: Anxiety Buddhism & Mindfulness Therapy Career Counseling Dating Coaching

By now you probably know that fighting about the dishes is never just about the dishes, issues in the bedroom are never just about sex, and infidelity is never just about an affair. Each of these are but tiny reflections of larger dances we do with our partners that

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Jeanette Yoffe, LMFT, Marriage & Family Therapist

Jeanette Yoffe, LMFT

Verified
Marriage & Family Therapist
Los Angeles, California Online + In-person 14 years experience
Specialties: Abuse & Trauma ADHD Adoption Anxiety

I have specialized for the past 18 years in the treatment of children/teens/adult adoptees and foster youth, foster-adoptive parents and birth families. I have developed unique psycho-therapeutic interventions that support children/teens with serious psychological

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Bruce Hearn, LMFT, Marriage & Family Therapist

Bruce Hearn, LMFT

Verified
Marriage & Family Therapist
San Francisco, California Online + In-person 12 years experience
Specialties: Anxiety Attachment Emotional Intelligence Emptiness

I offer individual therapy and couples counseling in San Francisco and online across California. You may be caught in familiar relationship difficulties, replaying conversations, questioning your judgment, or feeling inadequate despite outward success. You may also feel

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Anna Lindberg Cedar, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Anna Lindberg Cedar

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Licensed Clinical Social Worker
San Francisco, California Online + In-person 10 years experience
Specialties: Abuse & Trauma ADHD Anger Management Anxiety

Stress and burnout are problems we all face in one form or another. Individuals and couples come to Therapy For Real Life to overcome burnout in their career, relationships or life more generally -- to create a life of connection and balance. Please get in

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Nazila Amighi, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

Nazila Amighi

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Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Sherman Oaks, California Online 12 years experience
Specialties: Anxiety Attachment Breakup Divorce

I am a licensed marriage and family Therapist. My area of focus is relationship therapy or couple therapy. My goal is to help you learn better ways of communicating, healthy ways of resolving conflicts, and creating more connection between you and your partner. I am

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Wally Phillips, LMFT, Marriage & Family Therapist

Wally Phillips, LMFT

Verified
Marriage & Family Therapist
Santa Rosa, California Online + In-person 19 years experience
Specialties: Attachment Relationship Issues Trauma and PTSD

I utilize Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) as I find it the most effective therapy for creating connection, trust and safety.

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Rick J Scarpello, LMFT, Marriage & Family Therapist

Rick J Scarpello, LMFT

Verified
Marriage & Family Therapist
Novato, California Online 7 years experience
Specialties: Anxiety Communication Depression Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

My approach to therapy relies heavily on a few foundational truths: we need trust, we need the 3 C's( Commitment, Communication, and Compromise) and we need a fair dose of lightheartedness. If we do not develop those things, we have problems. Fact is, it is the lack

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Kristi M. Hudson, LMFT, Marriage & Family Therapist

Kristi M. Hudson, LMFT

Verified
Marriage & Family Therapist
Novato, California In-person 8 years, 3 months experience
Specialties: Attachment Communication Coping Skills General marriage

It takes a lot of courage to reach out!  I'm here to support individuals, and couples looking to increase connection and create positive changes in their lives. 

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Articles By Valerie J Keim

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Top 10 Rules for Co-Parenting

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4 Steps to Win Your Partner Back Post Sex Addiction and Betrayal

4 Steps to Win Your Partner Back Post Sex Addiction and Betrayal

You managed to keep your clandestine affairs under wraps. And you believed that you could always protect ...
Linda Abdelsayed, Psychologist

Linda Abdelsayed

Verified
Psychologist
Chino Hills, California Online 20 years experience
Specialties: Anxiety Attachment Communication Coping Skills

Feeling stuck in your life, wishing for more, more better - but you just don't know what you keep doing wrong. You have so many family and friends who love you, but there are just some things you can't talk with them about. You are not alone. You do not have to feel

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James Christensen, LMFT, Marriage & Family Therapist

James Christensen, LMFT

Verified
Marriage & Family Therapist
Roseville, California Online + In-person 6 years experience
Specialties: Codependency Relationships Commitment Issues Communication Control

My wife and I got married two days after I joined the Air Force, and we welcomed our first son while I was in pilot training. We wanted our children to have a peaceful, loving home, but that dream started to slip away when anger and resentment built up in our marriage.

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Delseta Robinson, LMFT, Marriage & Family Therapist

Delseta Robinson, LMFT

Verified
Marriage & Family Therapist
Ontario, California Online 7 years, 5 months experience
Specialties: Abuse & Trauma Anxiety Depression Family Conflict

My name is Delseta Robinson, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I've helped a lot of people who've experienced concerns related to phase of life, loneliness, anxiety, depression, communication issues, relationship issues, family

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Jacqueline Plante, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

Jacqueline Plante

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Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Fullerton, California Online + In-person 15 years experience
Specialties: Anxiety Attachment Communication

Jacqueline Plante is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in working with relationship issues. She works at helping couples to overcome their “core issues” so that they may deepen their loving connection, and utilizes attachment focused lenses

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Jenna Samuels, LMFT, Marriage & Family Therapist

Jenna Samuels, LMFT

Verified
Marriage & Family Therapist
Orange, California Online 13 years experience
Specialties: ADHD Alcohol Abuse Anxiety Autism

I am a Marriage and Family Therapist licensed in California with over 1 years of experience. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, addiction, insomnia, relationship issues, parenting problems, career challenges, and

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Natalie Herriott, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate

Natalie Herriott

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Marriage & Family Therapist Associate
Newport Beach, California Online + In-person 1 year, 10 months experience
Specialties: Anxiety Communication Coping Skills Emotional Intelligence

You feel stuck in an endless cycle of emotional blackmail. One moment, your partner is loving and everything is normal. The next, they explode and cite you as the root of all their problems. The unpredictability is exhausting. You care about this person but feel like

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Esther Lerman, LMFT, Marriage & Family Therapist

Esther Lerman, LMFT

Verified
Marriage & Family Therapist
Oakland, California In-person 40 years experience
Specialties: Codependency Relationships Communication Family Of Origin Issues LGBTQ+

I’m Esther Lerman, a Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in couples therapy. I’ve had a private practice in Oakland, California for 40 years. I welcome a broad spectrum of clients and focus my work on helping couples strengthen connection and navigate

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Articles By Esther Lerman

The Communication Toolbox For Your Marriage

The Communication Toolbox For Your Marriage

Jane and Carl are having the same old argument about the dishes. Jane says to Carl, You are just so untrustworthy ...
Couples Therapy For Unconscious Dynamics of your Marriage

Couples Therapy For Unconscious Dynamics of your Marriage

There are many reasons for our choice of partners. There may be strong physical or intellectual attraction, ...
Jamey A Hecht,

Jamey A Hecht

Verified
Los Angeles, California
Specialties: Addiction ADHD Anxiety Attachment

Jameyâ's main areas of work are depression, anxiety, blocked creativity, self-esteem, life-transition issues, and relationships. He came to psychotherapy with a PhD in Literature, which he had taught for 14 years. He has completed his hours as an MFT Intern (practicing

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Nancy Ryan, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

Nancy Ryan

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Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Fair Oaks, California Online + In-person 14 years experience
Specialties: Anxiety Attachment Behavioral Issues Blended Family

Nancy Ryan is a Licensed Marriage & Family therapist, Certified Gottman Therapist and CEO of Relationship Therapy Center in Roseville, CA and Fair Oaks, CA and online in California. Therapists at RTC help individuals deal with anxiety, depression and self esteem

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Articles By Nancy Ryan

What to Expect from Sex Therapy: Understanding How It Works

What to Expect from Sex Therapy: Understanding How It Works

If you re like most people, at one time or another, you ve probably found yourself wondering, what exactly ...
15 Signs of a Healthy Relationship Between Couples

15 Signs of a Healthy Relationship Between Couples

As we grow, we all witness many different versions of what relationships look like. These examples come ...
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Therapy in California: Cost, Availability, and Expert Statistics

Here's what therapy looks like across California right now, based on 787 experts listed on Marriage.com - including average cost, session format availability, and therapist demographics.

Average session cost
$177
Most treated specialties
Anxiety, Divorce
Average therapist experience
14 years
Session format availability
Online only 19% In-person only 10% Both formats 71%
Therapist gender breakdown
Female 56% Male 21% Non-binary/other 23%

Browse Marriage Therapists by City in California

Explore marriage therapists in cities and communities across California.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Therapy in California

How are marriage therapists verified in California?

Every marriage therapist listed in California is checked against its licensing board before we add them. That means confirming their license is active and checking their credentials. If you want the details, there's a verified badge on each profile you can click.

What should I look for when choosing a marriage therapist in California?

Start with licensure: make sure they're actually licensed in California. Then check whether they treat what you're dealing with, whether that's communication problems, anxiety, or something more specific. After that, look at insurance and cost, and decide if you want online sessions or in-person.

How much does therapy cost in California?

Marriage therapists listed in California charge an average of $177 per session. That number moves around depending on the therapist, how long the session runs, and whether insurance covers any of it, so check the actual rate on each profile.

Can I compare or message more than one therapist in California before choosing?

Yes. You can look through as many profiles as you want, compare pricing and specialties, and message more than one therapist in California before you book anything. There's no limit on how many you check out first.

Is online therapy available in California?

Yes: 71% of marriage therapists listed in California offer both online and in-person sessions, so you can pick whichever fits your schedule better.

Does Marriage.com work with therapists outside my state, or only local ones?

Only therapists licensed in California will show up for you. That's not a Marriage.com rule, it's how therapy licensing works in general, even for online sessions. Filter by state and you'll see who's actually eligible to see you.

How do I find a marriage therapist in California?

Search the directory for California and filter by specialty, insurance, and session format, online or in-person. Each profile shows the therapist's license status, areas of focus, and accepted insurance, so you can compare before reaching out.

Do I need to create an account to search for a therapist in California?

No. You can search and browse therapist profiles in California without creating an account. You'll only need one when you're ready to book a session or message a therapist directly.

Is what I share with my marriage therapist confidential?

Yes. Licensed marriage therapists are bound by confidentiality laws and professional ethics codes, with limited exceptions required by law, such as risk of harm to yourself or others. It's worth asking your therapist about their specific confidentiality policy during your first session.

How quickly can I get an appointment in California?

Availability varies by therapist. Many providers listed in California are currently accepting new clients, so check individual profiles for current availability before reaching out.