50% to 67% of First Marriages End in Divorce Within 40 Years.

The divorce rate is 10% worse for second marriages.

We don't think that's necessary.

Our Mission:

To help couples create and maintain the greatest satisfaction possible in their marital relationships for the rest of their lives.

Why? Simply put, we want the world to be a better place for our having been here. The family is the fundamental building block of society, and marriage is the foundation of the family. When a couple repairs, renews or revitalizes their relationship, it benefits them as well as their family and the world as a whole - potentially for generations to come.

What We Do: We are licensed and experienced in counseling and psychotherapy. Our combined experience totals well over sixty years and covers a broad range of issues. We have a special commitment to working with couples in therapy, and we welcome the opportunity to work with couples before therapy becomes necessary.

Not Just Therapy: Couples typically come to us for the first time when their relationship is in jeopardy. We take it as a sacred honor to work with them as therapists in a task that will be more difficult  and painful than it might have been had they started earlier. It makes sense to us to be proactive in our mission. We encourage couples to start this task before the situation is critical. In fact, we consult with couples who have good marriages and want to make them better.

A Better Way: We have developed a different strategy for engaging with couples. We first take time to know each of you and how your relationship works. Then we work collaboratively with you to develop a plan of action targeted to your vision and desires; a plan based on scientific research and our years of experience. Usually the plan involves a fading process of concentrating longer and/or more frequent sessions in the beginning. As you gain momentum and begin to see the results you want, we reduce the duration and frequency of sessions with you while giving you practical assignments to do on your own to keep you moving. We reassess with you how things are going and make adjustments as needed or desired. We call this approach Dyad Intensive. It's not for everybody.

Background: We were each married once previously and learned valuable lessons from those experiences. A few years into our marriage, we realized that we have what everybody wants. We are intimate friends, lovers, partners; each committed to helping the other's dreams come true. It didn't happen overnight and it wasn't without effort. After twenty years, we still have it and it just keeps getting better. We still love each other and we're still in love with each other. We think most couples can have marriages that are as satisfying as ours.

Larry & Evelyn