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Charisse Cooke is a relationship psychotherapist with over two decades of full-time clinical experience. Her work is grounded in attachment science, psychology, and behavioral change, with a particular focus on helping people recognize and break the repeating patterns that shape their relationships. Charisse believes that most distress stems from self-defeating dynamics we've never had the space to examine and that with the right awareness, meaningful relational change is possible at any stage of life. Much of her individual work centers on midlife relationships: clients navigating long-term partnerships, divorce, dating patterns, or the question of whether to begin again.
Alongside clinical practice, Charisse is a published author with Penguin Random House, a keynote speaker, an online educator, and a workshop facilitator. She is an accredited member of the National Counseling and Psychotherapy Society (MNCPS) and has worked across private and clinical settings since 2003.
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Monica Lynne is an AASECT-certified sex, intimacy, and relationship therapist with a client-centered, integrative approach. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Polyvagal Theory, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Family of Origin work, and Feminist Psychology within a psychodynamic framework, bringing honesty, openness, and a touch of humor to her work with clients.
Monica is passionate about continually growing as a therapist and expanding her capacity to serve a diverse range of clients. She approaches each session as a collaborative process, combining clinical expertise with lived experience, compassion, cultural awareness, and a commitment to non-judgment.
She works especially well with individuals and couples who bring openness, curiosity, and a genuine desire for growth, and is particularly effective in helping clients navigate infidelity, relationship ruptures, sexual trauma, and emotional stuck points around sexuality and intimacy.
