Stanford Couples Counseling

12/23/2025

Yes, we do ask, “How does that make you feel?”

But it’s not the only line in our script.

Sometimes we also say things like:

🧠 “Please stop Googling your symptoms at 2 a.m.”

💻 “That TikTok was not a diagnostic tool.”

📈 “You’re not a narcissist just because a guy on Instagram said so.”

We’re not here to hand you labels.

We’re here to help you understand your patterns, your pain, and what to actually do about them.

12/19/2025

Holiday plans can be full of tension—unspoken grief, boundary breaches, or the third cousin who always brings chaos to the table.

This time of year tends to stir things up. For some, that means a sense of warmth. For others, it means figuring out how to make space for both love and limits.

So if you're not feeling festive—just real, reflective, or a little raw—you’re not alone. Therapy can be a place to untangle what’s coming up. You deserve support that gets it.

12/17/2025

Quiet seasons aren’t wasted—they’re working. 🌨️
In systems theory, pauses in relational intensity are often when the roots grow deepest. Stillness allows reflection, regulation, and repair to take hold.
You don’t have to be “doing” to be healing.

12/16/2025

Yes, we go to therapy too.

No, not because we’re broken.

Because we’re human.

Also... because we've heard 27 variations of the same dishwasher fight this week alone.

Even therapists need a space to process, recalibrate, and remind ourselves we’re not secretly responsible for every couple’s chore chart.

Therapy isn’t a last resort. It’s maintenance. For all of us.

12/12/2025

It’s easy to miss. Even when it’s close.

In high-income circles, addiction often hides behind success: the wine that “takes the edge off,” the pills prescribed for productivity, the high-functioning performance that masks deeper distress.

This blog explores the hidden face of addiction in the wealthy—why it goes unnoticed, how it affects relationships, and what compassionate, effective support can look like.

For anyone quietly wondering if things have gone too far… this is a safe place to start.

✨ Read the full blog here → https://na2.hubs.ly/H01KZmQ0

Addiction in the Wealthy: A Silent Epidemic

12/09/2025

We don’t “fix” people.

(We’re therapists, not appliance repair.)

What we do is help you untangle the emotional knots you tied yourself—sometimes with the enthusiasm of someone assembling IKEA furniture at midnight.

You bring the tangled mess.

We bring the flashlight, the emotional roadmap, and maybe a snack.

Together, we figure it out—no Allen wrench required.

12/05/2025

Stanford supports professionals and individuals who carry a lot and want to carry it better. Therapy can be the difference between feeling stuck and moving forward.

You don’t have to be in crisis to want something more.

👉 What’s changed most in how you relate to yourself since starting therapy?

12/04/2025

🌿 Change rarely feels tidy.

In relationships, growth often looks like acceptance—the quiet recognition that time, difference, and imperfection are all part of the process.

Every season teaches this truth in its own way. 🍂

12/02/2025

Dr. Paul Stanford didn’t set out to build a therapy practice. He set out to fix what felt broken—in the experience of therapy itself.

Too often, clients left therapy feeling unheard, mismatched, or stuck. He believed there was a better way.

Today, Stanford Couples Counseling is home to a team of highly trained, relationally focused therapists —each selected for their clinical excellence and human insight. The Stanford team represents a range of licensure types and therapeutic disciplines, offering depth, diversity, and care that meets clients where they are.

The Stanford difference is rooted in thoughtful therapist-client matching, a phased roadmap for real progress, and a culture that treats relational health as essential—not optional.

This is therapy that’s purposeful, personal, and built to create lasting change.

✨ Meet the Stanford difference: +1 (972) 841-1731

12/01/2025

Therapist Lisethe Salcido, M.A., LPC-Associate shares a deeply personal gratitude this season—thankfulness for her life, her health, and the community that rallied around her during her cancer diagnosis.

Through vulnerability, support, and new conversations, she’s found fresh ways of seeing life and strength in connection. 💛

What are you grateful for this season?

11/30/2025

Therapist Victoria Dang, M.S., LPC-Associate shares her gratitude for the relationships that shaped her year—her newly adopted cat, the close friendships she’s built, and the loved ones who supported her through both the highs and the challenges.

Each has played a meaningful role in her growth as a counselor and as a person. 💛

What are you grateful for this season?

11/29/2025

Counseling intern, Eden Taylor, shares her gratitude for her husband, who has supported her wholeheartedly as she completes her master’s degree—taking on bedtime, dinner, and school routines so she can focus on her clients and pursue her dream of becoming a licensed professional counselor. 💛

What are you grateful for this season?