East Bay Couples Counseling

Helping you to restore the love you once had.

Office in Walnut Creek, California CA

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Map & Directions from Orinda to the Walnut Creek Office

Google 22 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA 94563
8.7 mi (about 11 mins)
1. Head southeast on Orinda Way toward Santa Maria Way 312 ft
2. Take the first right onto Santa Maria Way 302 ft
3. Turn left at Camino Pablo 0.3 mi
4. Take the ramp onto CA-24 E 6.3 mi
5. Take the exit onto I-680 S 1.4 mi
6. Take the S Main St exit 0.4 mi
7. Turn left at S Main St 0.2 mi
8. Take the first right toward Creekside Dr 92 ft
9. Turn right at Creekside Dr 217 ft
10. Take the first left onto Quail Ct 39 ft
Google East Bay Couples Counseling, 33 Quail Ct, Suite 300, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Map data ©2011 Google


Here's some good advice for Orinda couples: get help earlier rather than later. If you're wondering about whether you need marriage counseling or not, you probably do! Studies show that the average couple waits six years before seeking therapy for marriage problems! Therefore, the average couple endures unhappiness for far too long. Why be unhappy when professional help is available?

Another tip: don't say every negative or critical thing that comes to your mind. Edit yourself! It's find to say positive and complimentary things, but the happiest couples are careful not to say every critical thought, especially when discussing difficult issues.

Orinda Men: accept influence from your wives! Researcher and author John Gottman says it best:

A marriage succeeds to the extent that the husband can accept influence from his wife. If a woman says, "Do you have to work Thursday night? My mother is coming that weekend, and I need your help getting ready," and her husband replies, "My plans are set, and I'm not changing them" - then this guy is in a shaky marriage. A husband's ability to be influenced by his wife (rather than vice-versa) is crucial because research shows women are already well practiced at accepting influence from men, and a true partnership only occurs when a husband can do so as well.

We work on all of these skills, and many more, in marriage counseling. We have helped 380 couples, from Orinda and elsewhere in the East Bay, as of September 2011. Marriage counseling works!

Feel free to call me at 925-351-8447 at any time. I answer the phone whenever possible.