East Bay Center for Relational Recovery
About
Couples Therapy in Orinda, CA • East Bay Marriage Counseling • Gottman-Method Relationship Therapy
In Orinda and the greater East Bay, the demands of work, family, and long commutes make it difficult to carve out time for your relationship. When communication breaks down or the same conflicts repeat, many partners start searching for help and begin asking:
“Why do we keep having the same fight over and over?”
“What’s wrong with our marriage?”
“Why are we drifting apart?”
These are some of the most common concerns couples bring to therapy. Healthy relationships naturally move through cycles of harmony, conflict, and repair. Intimacy isn’t automatic — it’s a skill that can be learned and strengthened, especially with the right guidance.
Relationship expert John Gottman emphasizes that lasting relationships are built not on avoiding conflict, but on learning how to repair it effectively.
As a Gottman-trained couples therapist I provide evidence-based marriage counseling designed to help couples quickly identify core patterns, improve communication, and rebuild emotional connection. My work is structured, research-driven, and focused on helping you see real results. Many couples experience significant improvement within 3–6 months.
I offer couples therapy, relationship counseling, and men’s therapy for individuals who want to strengthen emotional awareness, build more connected partnerships, and improve long-term relational health.
If you’re searching for couples therapy in Orinda, marriage counseling near Lafayette and Moraga, or a Gottman-method couples therapist in the East Bay, I invite you to reach out.
Schedule a free 15-minute consultation via Zoom, phone, or in person at my Orinda office.
Invest in your relationship. Get the support, clarity, and tools you need to create lasting change.
Keith York LMFT Clinical Director of EBCRR
M.A. of Clinical Psychology, CIIS
CA LIC# 44127
Gottman Trained Couples Therapist
Areas of Expertise
Couples Therapy in Orinda and the East Bay
At East Bay Relational Recovery, I’m dedicated to helping couples create meaningful, lasting change. My practice offers research-based, results-driven couples therapy in Orinda, CA designed to improve communication, rebuild trust, and strengthen emotional connection.
With over 20 years of experience as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Gottman-trained couples therapist, I integrate evidence-based tools from the Gottman Method.
These approaches help partners transform conflict into deeper understanding and create long-term relationship sustainability.
Whether you’re navigating subtle communication issues, recurring conflicts, or a significant relationship crisis, you’ll find a supportive, collaborative space to begin healing. My work also includes a specialized focus on men’s psychology, relational patterns, and the unique emotional experiences that both partners bring into long-term relationships.
Together, we’ll explore practical, compassionate strategies to:
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Rebuild emotional and physical trust
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Break patterns of disconnection and defensiveness
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Recover from past relational wounds
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Improve communication and conflict repair
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Create a more fulfilling emotional environment for yourself, your partner, and your family
If you’re ready to strengthen your relationship, deepen your connection, and build a more secure future together, couples therapy can help you begin that transformation.
Relationships
Finding Connection, Healing Together
Relationships are the center of our lives—and when they feel strained, everything else can feel harder.
Whether you're struggling with communication, navigating recurring conflicts, or hoping to deepen your emotional bond, East Bay Relational Recovery in Orinda, CA provides the guidance and support you need to create lasting change.
Using compassionate, research-backed methods informed by John Gottman’s groundbreaking work—including "The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work"—I help couples build healthier patterns, understand one another more deeply, and repair the emotional injuries that keep you disconnected.
In our work together, you and your partner will find a safe, collaborative space to:
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Explore the deeper story of your relationship
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Heal old wounds that continue to resurface
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Learn practical tools to communicate with clarity and calm
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Rebuild trust, intimacy, and shared meaning
With the right support, you can grow into the relationship you both deserve—one rooted in connection, resilience, and genuine emotional safety.
Depression Therapy in Orinda, CA
Struggling With Depression? You’re not alone.
Depression can make even the simplest parts of life feel overwhelming—but it doesn’t mean you’re weak or broken. It means you’re human, and you deserve support that truly helps.
If you’re feeling stuck, numb, irritable, or weighed down by constant exhaustion, depression therapy at East Bay Relational Recovery offers a grounded, compassionate place to begin healing.
Here, you can expect real conversations, no judgment, and evidence-based strategies to help you understand what’s happening beneath the surface.
Whether you’re ready to open up fully or you just need a safe place to start, this is your first step toward clarity, relief, and renewed emotional strength.
Anxiety Therapy in
Orinda, CA
Feeling Overwhelmed or Constantly On Edge?
Anxiety can make life feel like you’re carrying everything alone—always alert, always overthinking, never fully able to relax.
You don’t have to push through it in silence.
Whether you’re dealing with chronic stress, looping thoughts, panic, or that relentless sense of being “on edge,” anxiety therapy at East Bay Relational Recovery can help you slow down, reset your nervous system, and reconnect with a sense of calm.
Here, you’ll find support without judgment, pressure, or quick-fix clichés. Together, we’ll uncover what’s driving your anxiety, work with proven techniques to help you manage it, and create space for you to feel grounded, capable, and more like yourself again.
It’s time to move beyond surviving—and toward genuine emotional relief.
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925-237-1664
18 Orinda Way, Orinda CA 94563