Grow Your Career. Make a Meaningful Difference.

Dating & Relationship Coach & Sexual Communication Professor& Sexologist

Virginia, New York, In-Person, Online, Licensed, Certified

Grow Your Career. Make a Meaningful Difference.

You don’t need another argument. You need a clearer way forward.

True connection always starts from within. We help individuals, couples, and co-parents cultivate personal resilience, navigate life's transitions, and build healthier connections through compassionate, evidence-based, and judgment-free care.

70%

Of Adults Put Personal Wellness Last

Recent clinical data shows that nearly two-thirds of adults consistently put their own emotional well-being on the back burner while trying to manage family or relationship stress. We believe you cannot pour from an empty cup, which is why our therapeutic approach equips you with individual emotional tools first, allowing you to show up fully and securely for the people who matter most.

Experienced relationship coaching for individuals and couples who are tired of repeating the same pattern and need practical support with communication, repair, connection, co-parenting, or hard conversations.

You Still Love Each Other. So Why Does It Feel Like This?

Communication that goes in circles. Intimacy that's faded.

Arguments about money. Silence that says more than words.

If this is your relationship right now, you're not broken.

You just need a guide who knows the way out.

70%

of Couples Move Out of Distress with Structured Support

An APA published analysis on Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy found that 70% of couples were symptom-free at the end of treatment, showing that structured relationship work can help couples move out of distress.

What We Help With

Everyone’s life and relationships look a little different. We provide specialized, evidence-based support tailored to your unique situation, helping you find clarity and connection exactly where you are.

Couples & Marriage Couching

When the same conflict keeps repeating, the goal is not to replay the argument again. The goal is to understand the pattern underneath it and find a different way forward.

Whether you are hitting a rough patch, feeling disconnected, or trying to break cycles, we provide practical communication tools to help you rebuild trust, resolve conflict, repair after disconnection, and restore connection.

Coaching can help with:

Name the pattern without replaying the same fight

Separate the real issue from the surface argument

Practice clearer language for hard conversations

Build repair language after conflict or distance

Intimacy & Sexual Health Therapy

Some conversations feel too awkward, tender, or loaded to start alone. Intimacy is not always easy to talk about, even in relationships where there is love, history, or commitment.

Intimacy is about both emotional closeness and physical connection. We provide a secure space to address roadblocks to desire, talk with less shame, pressure, or avoidance, heal from relational wounds, and safely explore what connection can look like now.

Coaching can help with:

Talk about closeness, desire, shame, trust, resentment, or disconnection

Reduce pressure, avoidance, or fear around intimacy conversations

Understand what changed and what needs attention

Practice language that feels honest and respectful

Premarital Roadmaps

Set your relationship up for long-term success before you say “I do.” We guide couples through proactive conversations about finances, communication styles, family boundaries, intimacy expectations, conflict patterns, values, and future goals.

Premarital support helps couples prepare before patterns become deeply set. It creates a structured space to talk through the topics that often become harder later, before they turn into repeated conflict.

Coaching can help with:

Money and financial expectations

Family boundaries

Communication styles

Conflict patterns

Child-Centered Co-Parenting

Co-parenting support helps parents keep the child’s needs at the center while reducing emotional spillover between adults.

Navigating divorce, separation, or blended family life can feel overwhelming. We help parents separate relationship conflict from parenting decisions and create stable, peaceful routines that protect and support children’s well-being.

Coaching can help with:

Child-centered communication

Handoffs and routines

Boundaries between households

Blended-family transitions

CNM & Polyamory Support

Clients in consensual non-monogamous or polyamorous relationships may need support with communication, agreements, jealousy, time, boundaries, emotional safety, repair, and relationship clarity.

Coaching can help with:

Relationship agreements

Boundaries and expectations

Jealousy and insecurity

Communication across partners

If the same pattern keeps showing up,

it may be time to look for support.

Relationship stress gets heavier when every conversation turns into defense, silence, shutdown, or over-explaining. Sometimes the issue is not just one argument, it is the cycle that keeps happening after the argument starts. Bring the real situation. We help you understand the pattern, and leave with clearer language, useful tools, and a realistic next step.

0+
Years Experience

Coaching gives you a structured and safe place to slow things down, understand what is happening, and decide what needs to happen next.

Patterns like:

  • Emotional distance or disconnection

  • Repeated arguments that never fully resolve

  • Communication breakdowns that leave people feeling unheard

  • Co-parenting tension or family transitions

  • Hard conversations you do not know how to start

  • Repair after conflict when you want to move forward differently

Choose the level of support that fits you

Coaching Packages

Some people need one focused conversation. Others need a structured reset over a few sessions. Some need deeper support and consistency over time. With every package, clients can book their first session immediately after purchase and have any remaining sessions tracked as credits.

1-Single

Coaching Session

$250

This is a practical first step if you want support without committing to a longer package. It can help you sort through what is happening, name the issue more clearly, and leave with language or next steps you can actually use.

What we focus on:

  • A specific concern, conversation, or decision

  • A starting point if you are unsure what kind of support you need

  • A practical next step before you leave

  • One 60-minute coaching session

Best fit: Choose this if you need help with one specific situation, one hard conversation, or one decision you keep circling around.

3-Session

Relationship Reset

$750

This package gives you room to understand the pattern, practice new language, and come back with real-life updates. It is a strong starting point for recurring conflict, communication breakdowns, co-parenting stress, intimacy conversations, or repair after disconnection.

What we focus on:

  • Time to practice between sessions and return with updates

  • Support with tools, scripts, prompts, or next steps

  • Clearer language for what you need to say

  • Three 60-minute coaching sessions

Best fit: Choose this if the same issue keeps coming back and one conversation probably is not enough.

5-Session

Relationship Support

$1,250

This plan gives you more time to work through communication, repair, intimacy, boundaries, follow-through, and real-life changes. It is best when you know the situation has more layers or needs more consistency.

What we focus on:

  • More space to practice, adjust, and return with updates

  • Best for consistency and depth over time

  • Ongoing communication support

  • Five 60-minute coaching sessions

Best fit: Choose this if the situation has more layers, has been going on for a while, or needs more consistency than a short reset can provide.

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Our Team

Meet Our Clinicians

Experienced, Culturally Attuned, and Deeply Present.

We bring specialized training, extensive clinical backgrounds, and a shared passion for helping individuals and relationships thrive.

Angelique Lawrence, PhD, LCMFT

You deserve a space to feel heard, rebuild trust, and safely reconnect. With 26 years of experience, Angelique offers practical, compassionate support for couples, premarital preparation, co-parenting, and emotional and sexual intimacy. Together, you can strengthen communication, navigate conflict, and build a more connected future. Licensed in VA and NY, she holds a PhD in Clinical Sexology and is a Licensed Clinical Marriage & Family Therapist–Supervisor, CASAC, and Certified Divorce Mediator.

Berri Bongfen, LPC-R

Resident in Professional Counseling

(Serving Clients in Virginia)

Berri is a compassionate Professional Counseling, Resident in Virginia, currently pursuing her Ph.D. after earning a Master’s Degree in Professional Counseling. With extensive clinical experience supporting youth, adolescents, and families through complex transitions, she specializes in behavioral and relationship challenges, family support, emotional wellness, and building healthy communication boundaries.

What to Expect

Your Onboarding Journey

Knowing what happens after you choose to schedule brings genuine peace of mind. We have designed the onboarding process to be as clear, predictable, and stress-free as possible.

1. Instant Confirmation

Immediate.

The moment you secure your spot online, a confirmation email will arrive in your inbox with your session details, calendar information, and next steps.

2. Simple, Digital Intake

Before we meet.

You will receive secure intake and consent paperwork online. Getting this out of the way early helps us dedicate your first session to the support you came for.

3. Connection & Roadmapping

First session.

When we meet, we focus on creating a comfortable, judgment-free space. We slow down what is happening, clarify the pattern, and outline a custom support roadmap tailored to your goals.

4. Practical Application

Between sessions.

You will leave your session with concrete tools, communication scripts, or minor grounding exercises that you can immediately start practicing in your daily life.

You don't have to figure this out alone. Whether you're navigating a difficult season, rebuilding trust, or adjusting to major life changes, we are here to support you every step of the way.

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