Marriage counseling in Philadelphia
A Better Life Therapy offers couples therapy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. All of our couples therapists have been highly trained in supporting couples as the navigate the challenges of their lives.
Couples therapy is for you if you’re concerned about your relationship. You may feel worried, angry, or lonely, and you might find yourself saying, “Things just don’t feel like they used to.”
Many of our couples therapy clients come to us after a major incident or big transition. A birth of a baby, a move, a new job, a medical diagnosis, money issues, and infidelity are things we work on every day at A Better Life Therapy.
Marriage Therapists in Philadelphia
Elizabeth Earnshaw, LMFT, CGT
Elizabeth Earnshaw, LMFT is the Director of A Better Life Therapy, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and Certified Gottman Method Couples Therapist in Philadelphia, PA. Elizabeth is a clinical fellow of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy and the best selling author of I Want This To Work.
Elizabeth supports couples during weekend long intensives where she meets with couples in distress or couples who are too busy to find time for weekly appointments.
Marta Cofone, LPC
Marta Cofone is a marriage therapist who utilizes PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy). PACT is a form of couples therapy that can help couples facing the most challenging issues. PACT is a combination of attachment theory, neuroscience, and arousal regulation. Instead of getting caught up in the content of the argument and speech, in a session with a PACT therapist you get to really focus on what is happening with your body (arousal) and emotions. PACT helps couples see and understand their partner and all of their hurt, longing, and sadness.
Marta has extensive experience working with those who struggle with substances and trauma and is able to support couples who have experienced these challenging and complex issues individually or together.
Louis Hewett, LPC
Louis Hewett, LPC is a licensed therapist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who supports couples facing challenging conflict. Louis is trained in Prepare Enrich Premarital Counseling and Psychodynamic Therapy. He helps couples to see the big picture in their relationship whether they are at the very beginning or they are considering the possibility of the end. He supports couples to improve communication and connection and make decisions about what’s next in their relationship. He is especially suited to support people who identify as queer.
Chenglu Ding, LPC
Chenglu Ding, LPC is a licensed therapist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Chenglu uses The Gottman Method to help partners move beyond recurring conflicts, communicate more effectively, and rebuild connection. She creates a supportive and balanced space where each person feels heard, and safe to express themselves. She will help you listen without defensiveness, express needs more clearly, and respond with empathy.
As a first generation Asian immigrant, her own experience navigating cultural and familial expectations, intergenerational trauma, and shifting identities is what led Chenglu to become a therapist. As someone who has walked this path, she understands how challenging and vulnerable it can be to untangle your experiences. She brings both clinical expertise and personal insight into the therapy room to create a warm, culturally responsive space where you can feel seen, heard, and supported.
Julie McGlynn, MFT
Julie McGlynn, MFT is a marriage and family therapist in our Philadelphia, PA office. She takes a systemic, strengths-based approach to the therapeutic process recognizing that your story is unique and fits within a societal, systemic framework. Julie will listen to your story with empathy, help you identify and clarify patterns, and work with you to create a future that best suits you.
Julia is trained to utilize The Gottman Method as well as other approaches to helping couples navigate conflict. She will look at the symptoms of an issue and focus on how to create solutions while uncovering and healing the root cause of the problem.
Deepal Pandya, MA
Deepal Pandya, MA is a therapist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Deepal is trained in Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Intensive Couples Therapy, Prepare/Enrich Premarital Counseling. and has extensive training in trauma. Deepal supports couples in traditional weekly therapy sessions or in intensive couples therapy sessions, to help them navigate their differences and conflicts to create a stronger and healthier relationship.
Being a first-generation Indian American and past advocacy work in women’s healthcare and education have strongly influenced Deepal’s practice. She is drawn to the power of human connection and resilience, which provides a foundation for a curious and integrative framework. With couples, she works towards understanding how their layers, complexities, and developmental years have shaped them.
Eunice Akinola, MFT
Eunice Akinola, MFT is a Marriage and Family Therapist in our Philadelphia office. Eunice is trained in Gottman Method Couples Therapy and Contextual Family Therapy. She recognizes that relationships can go through many stages but thrive on mutual understanding and trust. When working with couples, she incorporates systemic and contextual therapy frameworks in sessions. This means that she takes a directive approach in sessions to re-build mutual understanding and trust between you and your partner following a betrayal or life transition. This may involve supporting couples in re-attuning to the needs within their relationship and taking a collaborative approach when developing ways that the couple can meet these needs.
As a black cis woman and a first-generation American of a Nigerian immigrant, Eunice recognizes the complexities that identities can hold and the negative impacts of social biases. With this, she facilitates sessions through a social justice lens that is anti-racist, sex-positive, queer & gender-affirming, and polyamory/kink/BDSM-affirming.
How to Schedule
To schedule with our marriage therapists e-mail info@abetterlifetherapy.com or use our online scheduling system to choose a time that works best for you.
Location
Our Philadelphia, Pennsylvania office is located in The Land Title Building
The address is:
100 S Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19110