Individual Therapy for Women Facing Family & Relationship Conflict in FL & TX
Online individual counseling for the conflict, distance, and guilt that have built up with a spouse, a parent, adult child, or someone else who matters to you; with Christian faith integration if desired.
Signs a Difficult Relationship Is Affecting Your Mental Health
Keeping quiet to avoid an argument, then resenting it later.
Feeling guilty for setting a limit, even a reasonable one.
Feeling responsible for another adult’s feelings or choices.
Not liking who you become around a particular person.
Questioning whether you’re the problem.
Which Relationships Can Therapy Help With?
Therapy can help with any close relationship that’s weighing on you. I work with women dealing with tension with a husband or boyfriend, a strained connection with an adult child, or a relationship with a parent that has grown harder over the years. I also help women working through hurt from a church or faith community, especially when it came from people they trusted.
Can Individual Therapy Help With Family and Relationship Conflict?
Therapy can help with any close relationship that’s weighing on you. I work with women dealing with:
Tension with a husband or boyfriend
A romantic relationship they’re trying to leave
A strained connection with an adult child
Ongoing friction with in-laws
A relationship with a parent that has grown harder over the years or barely exists anymore
Hurt from a church or faith community, especially when it came from people they trusted
Therapy can’t make someone else change. What it can do is help you feel steadier and clearer about what you want.
For some women, that means repairing a relationship or changing its terms. For others, it means preparing to leave a romantic relationship that’s been harming them, or coming to terms with a relationship with a parent that’s distant or no longer exists.
How Perimenopause Can Affect Your Relationships
During perimenopause, shifting hormones can lower your patience, interrupt your sleep, and make emotions feel stronger than a situation seems to call for. Many women notice these changes first in their closest relationships. For example, a comment from your mother stings more than it used to or you react to your child in a way that surprises you. These changes are common, and they don’t mean you’re overreacting or losing yourself.
Therapy can help you sort out what’s coming from hormonal changes and what’s coming from the relationship itself, so you can respond in ways that feel more like you. If you haven’t already, it’s worth talking with your doctor or OB-GYN about what your body is going through as well.
Christian Counseling for Relationship and Family Problems
For many Christian women, relationship struggles raise questions that are hard to talk about elsewhere: whether setting a boundary with a parent goes against honoring them, what forgiveness asks of you and what it doesn’t, or how to think about a marriage or dating relationship that has become harmful. We can explore what Scripture says about these questions and sort through expectations you may have absorbed from family or church that are adding to your guilt.
Terapia individual en español para relaciones difíciles
En muchas familias latinas, la familia está en el centro de todo. Esa cercanía puede ser una gran fuente de amor y apoyo, pero también puede hacer que poner un límite, decir que no o tomar distancia se sienta como una falta de respeto o hasta una traición.
Ofrezco terapia individual en línea en español para mujeres en Florida y Texas que enfrentan tensión con su esposo o novio, una relación de pareja que quieren dejar, distancia con sus padres o hijos adultos, roces con los suegros o heridas causadas por una comunidad de fe. Las sesiones son solo contigo, no de pareja ni familiares, y si lo deseas, podemos integrar tu fe en nuestro trabajo.
Frequently Asked Questions
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No. I work with women individually, so our sessions focus on you and your side of the relationship.
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Yes. Therapy won’t make the decision for you, but it gives you space to sort through what you want, what you’re afraid of, and what you’ve already tried. Whether you choose to stay, end the relationship, or create some distance, we can work through what comes next together.
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This comes up often, especially in families or churches where problems are kept private or therapy is seen as disloyal. What you share in therapy is confidential, with a few exceptions related to safety that I’ll explain at the start. Because sessions are online, you can join from any private space, including your car or office. Getting support for yourself isn’t a betrayal of your family.
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Often, yes. I’m in-network with Aetna, Cigna, and Florida Blue. Insurance typically covers individual therapy when it’s medically necessary, which usually means the stress of a relationship is affecting your mood, sleep, or daily functioning. Coverage varies by plan, so it’s a good idea to check your benefits with your insurer. The self-pay rate is $150 per session.
About Mari Fajardo, LCSW
I’m Mari Fajardo, a licensed clinical social worker in Florida and Texas with 20 years of experience helping women in difficult relationships. I offer online therapy in English and Spanish, with Christian faith integration for clients who desire it.
Scheduling, Fees, and Insurance
Insurance, Fees, and Online sessions by secure video for women located in Florida or Texas
In-network with Aetna, Cigna, and Florida Blue
Self-pay rate: $150 per session
Afternoon and evening appointments available
Not Sure Where to Begin?
Reaching out can feel like a big step. A free 15-minute consultation gives you a chance to ask about my approach, how faith can be part of our work if you’d like, or anything else on your mind.
Prefer to send a message? Email me at mari@soulsteadcounseling.com