I’I’m Cristina Trette, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and the Founder of Integrative Couples Therapy. I specialize in working with couples and families. Within couples therapy, I focus on restoring open and healthy communication, healing after infidelity, revitalizing sexual connection, and supporting couples in crisis who are on the brink of divorce. In family therapy, I help strengthen parent-child relationships and bring connection to conflictual family or parenting dynamics.

My approach is rooted in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), an evidence-based model that brings healing to distressed aspects of relationships. Whether you’re working through conflict, recovering from betrayal, revitalizing intimacy, or moving through a family crisis, I’m here to help guide you toward lasting connection and change.

I work with all relationships including traditional marriages, ethical non-monogamous marriages, domestic partnerships, second marriages, and blended families. My style is warm and compassionate, yet direct and growth-oriented. I will support you wholeheartedly while also challenging you to take ownership of the changes you want to make. I especially enjoy working with entrepreneurs and family business owners as they navigate the unique pressures of high performance while cultivating strong relationship and family bonds.

I hold a Master of Arts in Marital and Family Therapy and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, both from the University of San Diego. I have completed extensive training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, including the EFT Externship, Core Skills, and advanced training in sex, infidelity, betrayal, trauma, addiction, and violence. I am currently working toward certification in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, a rigorous process that includes consultation and ongoing education. For the past six years, I have served on the Board of the San Diego Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy.

I am trained in Emotionally Focused Family Therapy and hold a Certification in Perinatal Mental Health through Postpartum Support International. I am trained in Robyn Gobbel’s Course Facilitator training of Being With: A Course for Parents of Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors. Lastly I completed The Co-Parenting Specialist™ Training Program led by Christina McGhee, equipping me to support separated or divorced parents in working together for the well-being of their children.

Before founding Integrative Couples Therapy, I was a therapist in a variety of therapeutic settings including High Tech High Schools, a residential trauma and addiction recovery program, and a private practice located within The Soul of Yoga. Outside the therapy room, I love spending time in nature, hiking, surfing, practicing yoga, and being with my life partner and our children. I believe that movement, presence, and time in nature are essential to wellbeing, and I bring these values into both my personal and professional life.