Business Details
11 Years
experience
Relationship Counseling Experts in San Francisco
Founded by Gal Szekely and Liron Cohen, a married couple with extensive psychotherapy expertise, our mission is to equip clients with tools and resources to create thriving relationships. With over a decade of combined experience, we specialize in relationship counseling, premarital workshops, and sex therapy, offering both in-person and online services across California. Our proprietary methodology, Love Made Simple, combines practical skills with emotional depth to address communication breakdowns, intimacy challenges, and trust issues.We honor diversity through culturally sensitive counseling for LGBTQ+ couples, non-traditional relationships, and individuals from all backgrounds. Our team of specialists provides short-term, results-focused therapy while maintaining strict adherence to ethical standards and client confidentiality. We offer sliding-scale options to ensure accessibility and regularly collaborate with clients to set personalized goals for relationship transformation.
Services
Couples Counseling
Premarital Counseling
Sex Therapy
Individual Therapy
LGBTQ+ Counseling
Details
- Year established: 2015
Highlights and features
- Specialized relationship therapists with advanced training in couples counseling
- Proven methodology combining practical tools with emotional transformation
- Sliding-scale therapy options for financial accessibility
- Culturally inclusive services for diverse relationship structures
- Experienced founders with personal and professional expertise in relationship dynamics
What people say
Effective communication tools
Inclusive LGBTQ+ support
Practical relationship solutions
Experienced therapists
Transformative workshops
Services
Couples Counseling
Our couples counseling addresses communication breakdowns, trust issues, and intimacy challenges through evidence-based methodologies. Therapists help partners identify destructive patterns while developing practical conflict resolution skills. Sessions focus on rebuilding emotional connections and creating sustainable relationship improvements through both in-person and virtual formats.
Premarital Counseling
Premarital counseling prepares couples for marriage through structured workshops and private sessions. We address core relationship values, conflict resolution strategies, and future planning while helping partners develop shared relationship frameworks using our Love Made Simple methodology.
Sex Therapy
Specialized sex therapy addresses intimacy challenges and sexual communication issues through a non-judgmental approach. Therapists help couples explore desire differences, rekindle passion, and develop physical connection strategies while maintaining a safe therapeutic environment for sensitive discussions.
Individual Therapy
Individual counseling focuses on relationship patterns and personal growth through a relational lens. Therapists help clients understand unconscious relationship dynamics, develop self-awareness, and break negative interaction cycles that impact current partnerships.
LGBTQ+ Counseling
LGBTQ+-specialized counseling provides culturally competent support for same-sex and gender-diverse relationships. Therapists address unique relationship challenges while creating safe spaces for exploring identity, communication, and partnership dynamics within diverse relationship structures.
People
Gal Szekely
Co-Founder & Therapist
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with expertise in couples counseling and relationship dynamics. Developed Love Made Simple methodology through personal and professional experience. Specializes in communication patterns and emotional intimacy.
Liron Cohen
Co-Founder & Therapist
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with focus on cultural relationship dynamics. Combines personal immigration experience with professional expertise to support diverse relationship structures. Specializes in intimacy development and communication strategies.
Questions
Do you accept insurance?
We provide superbill documentation for out-of-network reimbursement but do not directly accept insurance payments.
What therapy formats are available?
We offer both in-person sessions in the Bay Area and virtual counseling sessions for clients across California.
How long are therapy sessions?
Standard sessions last 50-75 minutes and typically occur weekly during initial treatment phases.
What relationship types do you support?
We specialize in all relationship structures including LGBTQ+, polyamorous, and non-traditional partnerships.
Do you offer premarital counseling?
Yes, we provide both group workshops and private sessions for couples preparing for marriage.
What is your cancellation policy?
Specific policy details can be obtained by contacting our office directly for the most current information.
