Supporting parents who are living like roommates and want their best friend back.

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Real Talk: Parenthood is messy

You and your partner are sick and tired of fighting all the time. You’re on eggshells and being polite just to keep the peace. The cover is blown, and you’ve figured out that parenting isn’t a beautiful gift all the time. Parenting is challenging your personal identity. It’s threatening your mental sanity. Your finding that you’ve become parents feeling distant from each other. You told yourself that you didn’t want to become the “parents that fight.” You want to be a team, again. You’re ready for relief. You’re a couple that’s ready to stop feeling disconnected.

Specialties

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Are you looking for weekly or bi-weekly sessions to identify patterns and implement real change?

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Curious in what it would look like to work deeply on one to two areas of pain within the span of a weekend?

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Have you been looking for a workshop focused on giving you practical skills to implement immediately?

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Interested in making sure that your family is prepared for the life transition of adding a newborn to the mix?

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Have you been looking for that parent manual that emphasizes creating a strong relationship with your child?

Ready to stop living like roommates?

What clients are saying ...

  • At no point did I ever feel you were taking one side or the other. You were always aligned with the relationship.

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  • You've literally blown my mind.

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  • I know you say we did the work, but you saved our marriage.

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  • I've told you things I've never said to anyone. You just made it feel so safe and like you weren't going to judge me.

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  • You've taught us so much that will help us in the future.

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  • If we ever need help again we're coming back here.

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  • You were so supportive.

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  • Any time I hear someone who is struggling I always tell them, I know just the therapist for you and give them your information.

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Couples Therapy in Murrieta, California

Online Therapy Sessions Available

41197 Golden Gate Cir, Ste 101 Murrieta, CA 92562

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  • Hi! My name is Reesa Morala (she/her) and I’m a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT104709.

  • Don’t let my skincare routine fool you … I’m a mom of 2, with my partner of 16 years and know firsthand how hard this sh*t is.

  • I’ve supported hundreds of families over the last decade.

My Goal is to Work Myself Out of a Job

Couples come to Embrace Renewal Therapy because the communication is lacking and their needs aren’t being met. They leave knowing how to compromise without feeling like they lost a part of themselves and healing those relationship wounds that have caused resentment.

Here’s how:

  • If you're looking for a magical elixir made in somebody's basement, I'm not the therapist for you. I work from a modality that is based on more than 4 decades of science and research. The goal will be to learn how to communicate better as parents and how to improve your relationship after kids. We'll focus on actual solutions like:

    • Tackling the root of your fight patterns and finding ways to compromise.

    • How to bring up an emotional topic without starting a fight.

    • How to apologize after a fight.

    • How to help your partner feel seen and heard.

    • Finding adjustments that need to be made in the relationship, so it lasts a lifetime.

  • I won’t be afraid to tell you my perspective or to compassionately call you out when needed. I'm not going to be mean about it. But I am going to be real with you. Let's call it like it is - this is not a one-party issue. If you are looking for someone who is just going to take your side, I'm not your therapist. My client is the relationship because it needs an ally!

  • Guaranteed to be a safe space that is free from Judge Judy up in here telling you all the ways that you are "failing" - you are already likely too good at being your own worst critic - the shame and guilt piling stops here! Please see the coat check at the front door. Our time will be free of pot-stirring, culturally mindful, LGBTQIA+ affirming, and sex positive.