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Empowering Modern Couples to Thrive

Mindset - Inspiration - Courage


Rebuild connection, strengthen values, and grow together - therapy that gets to the HEART of your relationship so you can move forward, FORGIVE, and learn how to TRUST again. 


"The quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives." - Esther Perel

Therapeutic Approach

Solution Focused Brief Therapy

Solution Focused Brief Therapy

Solution Focused Brief Therapy

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy helps couples create fast, practical change by focusing on strengths and future goals.

Gottman Method

Solution Focused Brief Therapy

Solution Focused Brief Therapy

The Gottman Method uses proven tools to build trust, improve communication, and strengthen emotional connection for couples.

Trauma Informed Care

Solution Focused Brief Therapy

Trauma Informed Care

Mental Health and Psychotherpay

Trauma-informed care meets you with safety, empathy, and tools to heal without retraumatizing your nervous system.

EMDR

Addictive Disorders

Trauma Informed Care

EMDR helps you process trauma, reduce anxiety, and create lasting emotional relief without staying stuck in the past.

Active Solutions

Addictive Disorders

Addictive Disorders

Clinical Review Articles Mental Health Illness

Recommended readings and exercises will allow you take the tools used in therapy home to apply to practical daily use. 

Addictive Disorders

Addictive Disorders

Addictive Disorders

We promote positive change initiatives that includes evidenced-based solution-focused models of recovery services. 

Individuals

Individuals

Individuals

Working one-on-one, we help you identify patterns that keep you stuck—whether it’s anxiety, depression, or past trauma—and guide you toward clarity and action. We integrate evidence-based practices like EMDR and CBT with a direct, compassionate approach, so you’ll not only feel heard but also empowered to make meaningful, lasting changes.

Couples

Individuals

Individuals

We work actively with couples to rebuild trust, improve communication, and deepen emotional intimacy. You won’t just talk about your problems—we’ll get to the root of them. Our style is structured, solution-focused, and results-driven. You’ll leave each session with new insights, practical tools, and a clearer path toward connection and growth.

Families

Individuals

Families

When working with families, we focus on breaking through disconnection and tension by creating space for each voice to be heard. We help uncover systemic patterns and guide family members toward healthier ways of relating. With warmth and structure, we foster openness, vulnerability, and accountability—leading to stronger, more supportive relationships.

TheraVize - Christopher Pollock LMFT

What To Expect?

Online & In Person

Online & In Person

I believe vulnerability is strength. It takes courage to speak the unspeakable, to sit with discomfort, and to share your inner world with someone you love—even when it feels risky. In my work, vulnerability isn’t a weakness to avoid; it’s the doorway to intimacy, trust, and healing.

Online & In Person

Online & In Person

Online & In Person

In-person and online sessions are available, offering the flexibility to fit your busy life. Whether you prefer the comfort of your home or the connection of face-to-face support, We work with your schedule to make therapy accessible, consistent, and convenient. Morning, evening, and weekend appointments are available.

LGBTQ+

Online & In Person

LGBTQ+

LGBTQ+ couples face unique challenges and strengths, all of which deserve affirming, informed, and nuanced support. Therapy should honor the complexity of queer relationships, offering safety, understanding, and space to grow without judgment.

Your New Solutions

Christopher Pollock LMFT Best Couples Therapist Palm Springs, CA Riverside San Diego

" We learned how to fight without fearing the end." 

You don't have to avoid conflict. You just need the tools to navigate it without loosing connection or security. 


"We stopped reacting and started listening." 

Once you understand your triggers and your partner’s wounds, conversations shift from defense to compassion.


"We don't shut down an

" We learned how to fight without fearing the end." 

You don't have to avoid conflict. You just need the tools to navigate it without loosing connection or security. 


"We stopped reacting and started listening." 

Once you understand your triggers and your partner’s wounds, conversations shift from defense to compassion.


"We don't shut down anymore, we stay in it together." 

You built the skills to tolerate discomfort and stay present in hard moments, instead of walking away or shutting down.



Christopher Pollock LMFT Best Couples Therapist Palm Springs, CA Riverside San Diego

"We became teammates again." 

Instead of trying to win, you started solving problems together. “Me vs. you” became “us vs. the issue.”


"We brought intimacy back by slowing down." 

You stopped going through the motions and learned to connect emotionally first—physically second.


"We learned how to repair, not just apologize." 

You stopped repeat

"We became teammates again." 

Instead of trying to win, you started solving problems together. “Me vs. you” became “us vs. the issue.”


"We brought intimacy back by slowing down." 

You stopped going through the motions and learned to connect emotionally first—physically second.


"We learned how to repair, not just apologize." 

You stopped repeating "I'm sorry" and started practicing real accountability, empathy, and change.



Christopher Pollock LMFT Best Couples Therapist Palm Springs, CA Riverside San Diego

"We stopped avoiding the real stuff." 

Instead of walking on eggshells, you now talk about the hard things with honesty, respect, and care.


"We rebuilt trust, one honest moment at a time." 

There was no magic fix—just consistent, vulnerable effort. Trust became a daily practice, not a distant goal.


"We started speaking each other's emotional 

"We stopped avoiding the real stuff." 

Instead of walking on eggshells, you now talk about the hard things with honesty, respect, and care.


"We rebuilt trust, one honest moment at a time." 

There was no magic fix—just consistent, vulnerable effort. Trust became a daily practice, not a distant goal.


"We started speaking each other's emotional language." 

Once you both felt heard, the cycle of miscommunication softened, and connection became easier to access.

Love as a Verb

Love isn’t just a feeling—it’s a practice. It lives in the small moments: the way we listen without interrupting, the choice to reach for our partner during tension, the willingness to be honest when it would be easier to shut down. Feelings come and go, but love as a verb means we show up—even when it’s inconvenient, imperfect, or uncomfortable. It’s the decision to engage when disconnection would be easier.

Love as a verb is about action. It’s in asking, “What does my partner need today?” not just “How do I feel today?” It’s choosing to repair after a fight, to lean in when your partner is hurting, and to practice empathy even when you’re exhausted. These acts build trust, stability, and a shared sense of safety. Love doesn’t just sustain itself—it’s cultivated through the way we care, respond, and stay.

And when both people treat love as an active practice, not a passive feeling, something powerful happens: the relationship becomes resilient. It becomes a space where conflict isn’t feared but worked through, where vulnerability isn’t avoided but honored. Love, in this form, becomes a foundation—not just a spark. It's not something you fall into; it's something you build, over time, together.

Relationship Topics We May Explore

Vulnerability as a Relationship Skill

Vulnerability as a Relationship Skill

Vulnerability as a Relationship Skill

Practicing the language of openness, emotional risk-taking, and building closeness without losing self.

Turning Towards Instead of Away

Vulnerability as a Relationship Skill

Vulnerability as a Relationship Skill

Exploring micro-moments of connection and disconnection using Gottman’s concept of emotional bids.

Love Languages vs. Listening Skills

Vulnerability as a Relationship Skill

Love Languages vs. Listening Skills

Going beyond love languages to explore how each partner hears love, repair, and needs.

Sexual Intimacy and Reconnection

Sexual Intimacy and Reconnection

Love Languages vs. Listening Skills

Examining how stress, trauma, resentment, or miscommunication can impact physical connection—and how to rebuild it authentically.

Loneliness in Relationships

Sexual Intimacy and Reconnection

Loneliness in Relationships

Addressing what it feels like to feel alone with someone—and how to restore emotional availability and responsiveness.

Interrupting the Cycle

Sexual Intimacy and Reconnection

Loneliness in Relationships

Identifying the negative feedback loop couples get stuck in and learning how to break it with awareness and active tools. 

Defensiveness to Dialogue

When Only 1 Person Wants Change

Defensiveness to Dialogue

Practicing how to stay in the conversation without shutting down, attacking, or avoiding.

Making Repairs Habit

When Only 1 Person Wants Change

Defensiveness to Dialogue

Learning how to apologize meaningfully, reconnect after tension, and keep repair at the center of the relationship.

When Only 1 Person Wants Change

When Only 1 Person Wants Change

Loosing Oneself in the Relationship

Navigating growth imbalances, resistance, and how to move forward without leaving each other behind.

Loosing Oneself in the Relationship

Loosing Oneself in the Relationship

Loosing Oneself in the Relationship

Exploring boundaries, autonomy, and maintaining a strong sense of self within deep connection.

Emotional Triggers

Loosing Oneself in the Relationship

Relationship Agreements

Identifying the "hot buttons" that derail communication—and creating shared language for understanding instead of blame.

Relationship Agreements

Loosing Oneself in the Relationship

Relationship Agreements

Examining the unspoken rules, patterns, and expectations inherited or absorbed and consciously choosing what to keep, change, or create anew.

Further Readings

Free Couples Workbook

20 exercises to improve communication and build trust

TheraVize - Christopher Pollock - LMFT

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