Helping Individuals, Couples and Families Navigate Crisis with Clarity and Compassion.
Whether you are working to strengthen your relationship, deciding the future of your marriage, or learning to co-parent after separation - therapy provides a safe space to reduce conflict, improve communication, and forge a healthier pathway forward.
Our mission is to help families not only survive difficult transitions but also create opportunities for growth and stability.
Psychotherapy
When a family is in crisis, it can feel overwhelming and difficult to know where to turn. Psychotherapy provides a safe and supportive space for individuals to sort through their feelings, reduce stress, and gain clarity during challenging times. Whether the crisis is related to conflict, divorce, illness, or unexpected changes, therapy helps people find stability and strength when life feels uncertain.Working with a therapist allows you to explore your emotions without judgment, while also learning tools to manage stress, anxiety, or anger in healthier ways. Many people discover new ways to communicate, set boundaries, and make decisions that are more in line with their values. Therapy is also a place to find validation and support—especially when it may feel like family relationships are strained.Most importantly, psychotherapy helps individuals see the bigger picture and identify what is within their control. This can bring a sense of calm, reduce helplessness, and create space for healing. Even in difficult times, therapy can help you feel more grounded and resilient, and it can open the door to building stronger, healthier relationships moving forward.
Couples Counseling
Many couples reach a point in their relationship where communication feels difficult, conflicts repeat without resolution, or the closeness they once shared feels distant. Traditional couples counseling offers a supportive and structured way to address these challenges and begin rebuilding the foundation of the relationship.In counseling, couples learn to listen and speak to one another in ways that reduce defensiveness and increase understanding. A therapist helps each partner express their needs and concerns more clearly, while also guiding the couple to recognize patterns that may be keeping them stuck. By creating a safe environment, therapy makes it easier to have honest conversations about difficult topics, from trust and intimacy to finances and parenting.Couples counseling also provides practical tools for managing conflict and repairing after arguments. These skills not only help resolve current issues but also strengthen the relationship against future stress. With support, many couples are able to rediscover empathy, rebuild trust, and reconnect emotionally.While every relationship is unique, counseling often helps couples see new possibilities where they once felt hopeless. It can be the step that turns a struggling marriage into one that feels more connected, supportive, and resilient.
Discernment Counseling
Discernment counseling is designed for couples who are ambiguous about the status or the future of their relationship. Often, one partner may be leaning out already, while the other seeks to reconcile. It is common that these feelings may be concealed in an effort to maintain a status quo in a marriage, especially if there are children involved. The fact is there are countless reasons why a couple may not see eye to eye on the status of their relationship.Couples that can benefit from discernment counseling do not need to have a common goal at the onset. Discernment counseling offers a structured and non-judgmental space to explore options and make decisions with compassion and honesty.
The Structure:Discernment counseling is a short-term structured therapy typically spanning 2-4 weeks. While all cases are unique, most couples benefit from a mix of conjoint counseling and individual counseling sessions. Through the convenience of our tele-health services, couples can engage their counselor from a setting that is most comfortable for them.The objective is clear - in contrast to couples therapy, we do not initially seek to repair relational problems, but rather to develop a compatible plan for both partners.Typically, this plan would either be:1. Maintain status quo
2. Commit to six months of couple's therapy - with divorce off the table
3. Pursue separation with compassion, honesty and equitability
With you Every Step of the Way:Our therapists are aware of the complex nature of major decisions, and both the immediate and lasting effect that divorce will have on a family.Couples that have completed discernment counseling report:1. Reduction in ambivalence
2. Greater self-esteem moving forward
3. Greater ability to de-escalate conflict
4. Reduced conflict in divorce proceedings
5. A stronger foundation for co-parenting
Co-Parenting Support
Separation and divorce bring many changes, not only for parents but also for children. While the relationship between partners may end, the role of being a parent continues. Co-parenting support helps families navigate this transition with less conflict and more stability, ensuring children feel secure and cared for during a difficult time.In therapy, parents learn practical strategies to reduce tension, improve communication, and create consistent routines for their children. A therapist provides a neutral space where both parents can work through disagreements about schedules, discipline, or decision-making without escalating conflict. This focus on cooperation helps children experience less stress and allows them to maintain strong, healthy relationships with both parents.Co-parenting support also emphasizes keeping the child’s well-being at the center. Parents are guided to set aside differences, manage their emotions, and build a respectful partnership focused on what their children need most: love, stability, and reassurance.Even when parents struggle to get along, therapy can provide tools to make the process less adversarial and more manageable. With guidance, families can shift from conflict to collaboration, creating a healthier environment where children can thrive after separation or divorce.
Peter J. Tulaney LMFT 155282
I have been practicing psychotherapy since 2007. My earlier clinical experience was heavily focused on child development and the many systems affecting children through the multiple stages of growing up. I developed a sensitivity to the variety of ways children communicated their needs and sought for belonging. I worked in many school settings as well as early childhood development centers. I worked with growing families and I worked with grieving families. I even worked conjointly with a brilliant therapist who provided me with the framework to practice, and the passion to deeply love my profession. I had a dreamlike experience studying psychology and applying it to the field of psychotherapy.
Since then...
My life changed in 2013 and 2015 with the birth of my children. My focus shifted, and my eagerness to learn and explore the outer limits of the human psyche were replaced by my innate yearning to be the best parent to my girls. I had to make sacrifices - as all parents do. It was shortly after the birth of my second daughter that I decided I was going to make a career change that would give me more time with my family.It is now 2025, and my kids are old enough not to need my constant attention. My life has gone through some profound developments of its own, and I find myself called back to the profession that enchanted me as a younger man. My clinical focus has changed, however my comprehension of the delicacies that life offers has been strengthened.My practice is focused on aiding individuals, couples and families who are in crisis and may be contemplating a change. Often in the terms of a marriage or partnership, change may mean separation or divorce. Family crisis exists on a broad spectrum. A crisis may stem from an acute disruption to long-term erosion. Through a discernment counseling model, I specialize in helping families navigate their thoughts of separation with clarity, primacy and compassion. My approach focuses on reducing familial conflict, improving parental communication, and prioritizing the well-being of children. Whether through psychotherapy, couples counseling, or co-parenting support, I help individuals and families work through the complexities of crisis and separation in a way that fosters healing and cooperation.