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Loving Couple

Why choose Couples Therapy?

Couples therapy has entered an exciting new chapter. Today’s approaches are grounded in both relational science and real-world clinical expertise — blending research-backed methods with deep emotional understanding. Whether you're navigating conflict, disconnection, life transitions, or long-standing relationship patterns, couples therapy offers a path toward clarity, healing, and growth.

Modern couples therapy isn't one-size-fits-all. There is a wide range of evidence-informed models, including emotionally focused therapy (EFT), the Gottman Method, integrative behavioral couple therapy, and more — each offering tools to build connection, communication, and trust. Despite their differences, these approaches share key principles rooted in understanding couple dynamics and fostering long-term change.

What can couples expect from therapy?

  • A safe space to explore difficult emotions and recurring patterns.

  • Structured support to strengthen intimacy and communication.

  • Tools to manage conflict, rebuild trust, and align values.

  • Evidence-based techniques tailored to your unique relationship.

Research shows that couples therapy is effective in improving relationship satisfaction, emotional intimacy, and individual well-being. It empowers couples to move forward with more empathy, insight, and resilience.

Whether you're newly partnered or have spent decades together, couples therapy can support your relationship at any stage. With a growing body of research and a dynamic field of practice, couples therapy today is more nuanced, collaborative, and impactful than ever before.

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Where did you hear about us?

Goals

From first sessions to long-term care, our clinicians have guided individuals and families through thousands of healing journeys—offering compassionate, evidence-based support every step of the way.

Community

Each week, more than 800 families across the Bay Area turn to Izzo for mental health care they can count on. Whether it’s therapy for anxiety, parenting support, or co-parenting counseling, we’re here to help.

local

We’re proud to be a local practice built by therapists who live and work in the communities we serve—from San Mateo to San Carlos and beyond.

Trust

At Izzo Therapy, inclusivity isn’t just a value—it’s a practice. Our clinicians reflect the diversity of our clients and provide culturally responsive therapy in both English and Spanish.

© 2025  Anna Izzo, LMFT  #119172 

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