therapy in Redding & all of California

Couples and individual therapy for those seeking a deeper connection

Compassionate and empathetic therapy for individuals seeking to enhance their communication and develop fulfilling connections that foster feeling seen, known, and loved.

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You’re here because

You and your marriage deserve your best efforts

You want to figure out how to improve communication, how to be more than roommates with yourself and your significant other, and how to feel connected and in love. You’ve tried doing things on your own. AND every time you have the hard conversations, you end up more upset and alone than before. You might have even tried therapy before, but you just got advice, or someone nodding and listening. You wonder if it’s even worth scheduling a session.

You are probably wondering whether A) You can trust me and B) If I can actually help you as your marriage counselor. If so, you are in the right place. Keep reading.

Man kissing wife and in love after working on their relationship in therapy

Marriage Therapy with Dara Fields in Redding, CA is not typical

This is not your typical weekly therapy session. I am here to help couples and individuals in relationships do what has been proven to work in helping them heal. I provide Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT), the #1 research-validated relationship therapy, as recognized by the American Psychological Association, which is designed to help improve relationships. EFCT revolutionized marriage counseling, and research shows that 70 to 75 percent of couples who go through EFT recover from distress and are happy in their relationships.

nd are happy in their relationships.

Hey. I’m Dara.

My philosophy on relationships is that they thrive when both partners are available, responsive, and engaged with each other.

I offer individual and marriage counseling and can help you anywhere in the state of California via online therapy. For those looking to get relationship help for one, I can help with divorce recovery, healthy second marriages, healing after toxic or unfaithful marriages or just helping you to build healthy fulfilling relationships with yourself and your loved ones.

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Emotionally focused couples therapy can help you with rebuilding trust, whether you're recovering from infidelities or other big betrayals, or whether just the connection has eroded over time. If you're finding yourself stuck in repetitive conflicts that spiral out of control and don't get you anywhere, this approach can help you improve your communication and leave fights feeling closer.
Internal Family Systems (IFS) can help you develop a deeper self-understanding and facilitate healing, whether you are seeking to work through unresolved trauma and emotional pain or simply want to grow in your relationships and emotional awareness. IFS helps you to explore and make sense of your body sensations, feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. This approach helps you gain clarity about who you are and what you truly want, while fostering greater self-compassion and harmony within. By helping you navigate internal conflicts and move beyond feeling stuck or overwhelmed, IFS guides you toward living authentically in loving connection with yourself and others.