We specialize helping couples and individuals strengthen relationships in Encinitas, California and online.

We can help you:

  • We help couples move beyond painful cycles of misunderstanding by uncovering the deeper patterns that keep them stuck. You’ll learn to express yourself more clearly, listen more openly, and have the conversations that bring you closer.

  • We support couples who feel distant or disconnected in finding their way back to each other. Through guided reflection and dialogue, we help you reconnect with the love, safety, and emotional intimacy that brought you together.

  • We help couples struggling with sexual disconnection or mismatched desire approach intimacy with honesty, curiosity, and care. Together, we create room for healing, comfort, and a renewed physical and emotional connection.

  • We help couples navigate the pressures of parenting and family life while staying connected as partners. Whether you are in the postpartum period and adjusting to a new baby, raising kids and teens, or launching young adults, we offer support throughout every stage of parenting.

  • Sometimes larger family dynamics add stress and strain to the couple relationship. We support couples in opening up communication and creating a family life that becomes a resource of support that all can share.

  • We help couples navigate trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and addictive behaviors by creating a safe space to understand each other’s inner worlds, strengthen emotional connection, and build new patterns of support and healing. This may include couples therapy and individual therapy or collaborative care with outside providers.

  • We help couples facing the pain of betrayal understand what happened, process emotional pain, and engage in healing.

  • Although most of our clients come to therapy to strengthen their marriage, some of our clients are considering seperation or divorce. We can help couples find clarity, confidence, and understanding as to how they have contributed to the breakdown of the relationship.

Welcome to Integrative Couples Therapy

Cristina Trette, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Founder

Hello, I’m Cristina Trette, Couples Therapist and Founder of Integrative Couples Therapy. I created ICT because I saw the need for a therapy practice that truly specializes in couples and relationships and because I believe that loving relationships are at the heart of a meaningful life.

If you’re struggling to communicate, feeling emotionally or sexually distant, facing the aftermath of betrayal, navigating mental health or parenting concerns, or questioning the future of your relationship, you are not alone. We are here to support you.

At ICT, we focus on helping couples and individuals rebuild trust, deepen intimacy, and create fulfilling relationships. Our team is trained in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, an evidence-based approach for renewing bonds and cultivating lasting change.

We believe that almost all relationships have the capacity to thrive with the right support. With the guidance of a skilled and compassionate therapist, you can learn to communicate clearly, love deeply, and build the kind of relationship you’ve always wanted. Welcome.

Our Therapists

  • Cristina Trette

    Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

    Encinitas & Telehealth

    $300 per 50 minutes

  • Cara McDowell

    Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

    Encinitas & Telehealth

    $250 per 50 minutes

  • Marissa Massimini

    Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

    Encinitas & Telehealth

    $200 per 50 minutes

  • Morgan Betterton

    Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

    Encinitas & Telehealth

    $200 per 50 minutes