Over a year ago, my husband and I saw Dr. Navarra when we were not sure if we could (or should) save our marriage. He was our second couple's counselor and recommended by my brother, also a psychologist. I thought Dr. Navarra was amazing. He was humble, wise, insightful, and kind. He is a Certified Gottman Therapist, and I found that method to be instructive and helpful. Dr. Navarra guided us in exercises to do together, and that moved things along.
Also, we had a choice of 50 or 80 minute sessions - I sometimes liked the longer sessions so that we had time to delve deeper.
I recommend him to my friends who are in long-term relationships and want a counselor. If we had a relationship to save, I believe he would've helped us save it. I believe we got clarity more quickly in our work with him that, in fact, there wasn't actually a marriage to save. If there had been, he would've been the navigator to help steer that ship. read more