Anxiety & Trauma Therapy in Sacramento, CA

Therapy is not a space for keeping score or determining who is right and who is wrong. One of the most valuable parts of the process is recognizing that both partners’ feelings carry equal weight, and that learning to express those feelings in a healthy way opens the door to genuinely understanding each other’s intentions and experiences.

Healing within a relationship can be messy, and the work isn’t always comfortable. Still, it’s worth leaning into rather than avoiding. Cristeta helps couples build healthy habits, set clear and achievable goals, and nurture the friendship at the heart of their partnership.

To support this work, Cristeta draws on the Gottman Method, a well established approach built around seven guiding principles. These include building a deeper knowledge of each other’s inner world, expressing genuine fondness and admiration, turning toward one another in moments that matter, remaining open to a partner’s influence, working through problems that have real solutions, managing the conflicts that may never fully resolve, and creating a shared sense of meaning and purpose as a couple.

Couples therapy can support any relationship structure, and Cristeta recognizes that there is no single right way to build a partnership. She helps couples establish boundaries that feel both comfortable and firm, while working together toward the goals that matter most to them.