THERAPY FOR WOMEN EXECUTIVES IN DC, MD, VA, SC, GA, FL, IL, VT AND NM
Culturally Responsive Gottman Couples Counseling for High Visibility Executives
Repair your relationship at home when public pressure or uneven labor erodes connection.
Modern married couples are under enormous strain.
You’re balancing demanding careers, 24/7 parenting, conflicting cultural expectations, and the invisible labor of keeping a household afloat.
From the outside, everything looks fine. Behind closed doors, it’s messier than either of you want to admit. And when your name has been in places you wish it weren’t—or a new promotion puts you under a brighter spotlight—small moments at home can start to feel like cross-examination.
Public pressure (or a bruised reputation) turns eye-rolls into evidence, late arrivals into accusations, and you both retreat to your corners.
(A husband vents to his friend over coffee):
“Man, I can’t do anything right.
Last night I came home late, and she gave me the cold shoulder – for no reason! And, you know, I try to help with the kids, but it’s never enough. We end up in the same fight, over and over, about who’s doing more. Honestly, I’m feeling like a visitor in my own house.”
(Meanwhile, his wife confides in her sister on the phone):
“He doesn’t get it. I’m running this whole family!
I do the meals, appointments, homework, my own job – and then he swoops in to do one thing and wants a gold star. I don’t want to keep score, but whenever I try to talk to him, it goes in one ear and out the other. And then I feel guilty for resenting him, because he’s not a bad guy. But I can’t keep doing this.”
I promise I haven’t been spying on you.
This is what so many couples face:
the same argument on repeat, rising resentment, obligation in the bedroom, and a growing sense of being unseen and unappreciated. You love each other, but the unrelenting pace, or even the glare of public scrutiny, has buried the connection that once felt so natural between you.
You need real solutions for:
The same arguments on repeat, with less patience each time.
Distance, defensiveness, or stonewalling after a scandal, promotion, new baby, or years of unequal labor.
Logistics talk crowding out affection and intimacy.
Feeling like the one doing all the emotional labor, or like you can’t say anything “right.”
In your work with me, you and your partner can:
Break free from repeating the same arguments over and over again.
Rediscover sexual intimacy and actual friendship in your relationship.
Feel respected, heard, and valued again, by the most influential person in your life.
Re-create a shared vision of the future of your family, instead of running on completely separate tracks.
Learn practical tools to repair conflict and prevent small issues from becoming dividing walls.
When couples commit to this work, they often say: “It finally feels like we are talking to each other, not at each other.”
The research and the foundation
The Gottman Method of couples therapy is the main method of couples counseling used at Satya Counseling & Yoga.
It is based on ongoing research since the 1970s that can predict the likelihood of divorce with up to 90% accuracy. The Gottman Institute focuses on teaching the core skills that improve the quality and satisfaction scores of couples.
Our work will focus on three pillars:
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Rebuilding emotional connection and remembering why you chose each other, even in the midst of a challenging phase in family life.
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Learning to navigate disagreements without criticism, defensiveness, or stonewalling, so your relationship provides the emotional security you both crave.
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Developing rituals, values, and goals that align your family and desired future, regardless of what anyone else thinks.
Acknowledging the Realities You Face
At Satya Counseling & Yoga, couples counseling does not happen in a vacuum.
Your relationship does not exist outside of the cultural and societal forces shaping your daily life or the expectations placed on you because of your role in the public eye. That’s why I intentionally consider:
Pressures faced as a result of reputation and position in your chosen professions
Family expectations and traditions, whether explicit or unspoken
Gendered assumptions about who carries the mental and emotional load
Religious upbringing and how it shapes beliefs about marriage and parenting
Cultural values and conditioning around success, partnership, and family roles
Intergenerational patterns that keep repeating unless they’re named and interrupted
I don’t do “tone-deaf therapy.” I honor the influences you’re working with, so your progress together is rooted in reality.
This is why I encourage couples to bring their sticky questions to the appointments and to feel free to use the space for more challenging conversations that they don’t yet know how to handle on their own.
I am 100% for your unit as a couple and I genuinely am not about taking sides.
I hunt with you for the win-win and prioritize the needs of both individuals in this dynamic work.
How I Work With Couples in Counseling
I use a combination of Gottman Method and Internal Family Systems to help couples improve communication and deepen their connection with one another.
The Gottman Method allows you to get a professional assessment of your relationship, including your unique strengths and specific challenges, even before you dive into the rest of the work.
FIRST SESSION
In the 75-minute session format that I offer, the first session will consist of a complete couples interview, where together we will explore the origin story of your relationship and both the best and most difficult times since you have been together.
SECOND SESSION
Your second session will be a split individual format where you will each have the opportunity to speak with me one on one to clarify any additional factors that are important to consider in doing the work.
THIRD SESSION
By your 3rd couples session, you will receive the results from the Institute’s online assessment, understand the entire treatment plan for addressing your expressed needs, and begin practicing the skills that will demonstrate immediate benefits to the relationship.
ongoing sessions
After that, ongoing sessions will include continued intervention, skills practice, and secure messaging in between appointments.
Investment for Couples Services
Each 75-minute session is an investment of $475.
This includes the cost of the online Gottman Method intake questionnaire, through the Institute, to uncover specific strengths and areas of growth in your partnership. The link to online assessment is provided after the first appointment.
FAQ
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A research-based couples interview, a detailed online assessment tool of the strengths and growth needs of your relationship and individual check-ins with me for further clarification of desires and goals. This all leads to a clear plan tailored to your strengths and stuck points as a couple.
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No. I advocate for the health of the relationship and the individuals within it, as well as the agreements you set together.
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Yes, I lead focused sessions and assign doable between-session rituals to help you keep momentum even when schedules are more than full. As long as you invest the energy and the time, you can see significant progress from week to week.
Your Next StepThe truth is, no marriage is immune to strain.
If you’re reading this, it means you’re ready to stop letting external stressors, hidden resentment, or differences of opinion bring out the worst in you and your spouse.
With Couples Therapy, you don’t have to keep repeating the same fight.
You can rebuild trust, connection, and intimacy.
You can choose to create a relationship that sustains you both, for a lifetime.
