Arielle Hobbs is a RLT certified couples counselor.

No matter your issues, I am ready to support you in reaching your relationship goals.

Good or bad, relationships are some of the most meaningful experiences we have in life. It is worth investing time and energy into having the best versions of them we can have.

My passion for working with couples comes from our own journey of experiencing difficult relationships in childhood and then learning the power of healthy relationships in my adult life.

As a certified RLT (Relational Life Therapy) therapist, we implement a combination of Attachment Theory and Terry Real’s RLT. My style is not to just sit back and listen to you. I am very interactive, direct and involved in the sessions. I will work with you to evaluate exactly what is keeping you stuck and outline steps for each of you to take in order to change. What I tell you might be difficult to hear at times, but it is necessary for you to make lasting changes in your life.

The brain is wired for relationships, and we learn things more easily when such growth is supported day in and day out by those we share our lives with. Couples work also has the added benefit of improving fun and reducing stress in the home environment, which pays huge dividends to all family members.

When we are struggling in life, feeling stuck, hurt, confused, or alone, we all deserve a place to talk with someone who we know will not judge or shame us.

Instead someone who will walk alongside us and guide us to create change, find purpose in suffering and restore our hope and strength.

We often say we are in the business of life editing. We want to help you live a more engaged life, a life you feel excited about… and that requires editing your life ruthlessly and often.

If you are interested in making the investment in yourself to begin therapy you might be wondering what kind of commitment this would be for you.

We recommend a 10 minute phone call before setting up the first session so that you can have all of your questions answered and get a feel for how we are as therapists.

We are also available by email to answer any questions. If we decide to set up the first therapy appointment we will send you some paperwork to fill out and bring to the first session.

We believe in the innate healing power and resilience of people but also understand that at times it can be important to integrate medical consults and treatment with our counseling. While we generally advise lifestyle modifications first, we work with a psychiatrist, should medication be needed. Such collaboration and coordination between the medical and counseling aspects of treatment is invaluable and accelerates healing and growth.

We are honest and direct and do not shy away from conversations surrounding mental health issues. When appropriate, we believe in discussing mental health diagnoses and their effective treatment in a collaborative fashion with clients. Some issues, such as active addiction, eating disorders, and acute unresolved trauma can benefit greatly from the specific attention of topic specialists. Depending on the presenting issues and the treatment plan we develop together, we occasionally work in conjunction with or refer to specialists in certain areas in order to ensure the most effective care for each client. We believe in putting you and your needs, health, and optimum life first, and to support you in all the ways that we can.

Therapy is an investment in yourself. You have the potential to make a lot of progress.

Trauma is a wound. It’s when we experience very stressful, frightening or distressing events that are difficult to cope with or out of our control. It could be one incident, or an ongoing event that happens over a long period of time.

There’s no rule about what experiences can be traumatic, it’s more about how you react to them. What’s traumatic is personal. Other people can’t know how you feel about your own experiences or if they’re traumatic for you.

Trauma can include events where you feel: frightened, under threat, humiliated, rejected, abandoned, invalidated (for example your feelings or views have been dismissed or denied), unsafe, unsupported, trapped, ashamed and/or powerless.

Trauma-focused therapy is a specific approach that recognizes and emphasizes understanding how traumatic experience impacts a person’s mental, behavioral, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. This type of therapy is rooted in understanding the connection between the traumatic experience and a person’s emotional and behavioral responses.

The purpose of trauma-focused therapy is to offer skills and strategies to assist you in better understanding, coping with, and processing emotions and memories tied to your traumatic experiences. The end goal would be to assist you in creating healthier adaptations and meaning of the experience that took place.

Trauma is not what happens to you. Trauma is what happens inside you as a result of what happens to you.”

– Gabor Mate

Arielle Hobbs is a certified sex therapist in the State of Florida and a Sexology PhD student (estimated graduation date of October 2024).

It’s important to remember that healthy expression of sexuality comes in many forms. People with a non-normative sexuality or gender may feel alienated from society. These feelings may cause mental health issues that bring them to therapy. Other people may seek therapy for issues related to sexual intimacy. Worries about sexual issues can profoundly affect a person’s mood, thoughts, and well-being.

Finding the right therapist can offer a person a safe place to share their fantasies, fears, memories, or desires about sexuality.

We will be the first to make a referral if we do not feel like we are the best fit for you, we are always willing to work to understand our differences, and we aim to responsibly admit when we are wrong or don’t have the answer.

Walk away with new skills you can immediately implement into your relationship!

Is your relationship is on the brink of collapse? Do you need something to happen NOW? If so, consider doing a Couples Intensive.

Our intensives consist of a thorough assessment of your relationship struggles, identify painful and dysfunctional ways you’ve been reacting to one another, and teach new skills to move you out of your knee-jerk response and into a more collaborative way of relating.

Couples that decide to continue working with us post-intensive typically schedule 90-minute check-ins every 2-3 weeks for approximately 2-3 months. Couples that choose not to schedule with us post-intensive will be offered suggestions to maintain their progress and support their new relational journey beyond the Couples Intensive.

Please Note: Not every relationship is salvageable.

After our time together, our hope is that you will have clarity about what to do next. We will do our very best to guide you toward relief and lay a path to relational health.

Couples Intensives can be booked for one day (4 hours of therapy) or two days (8 hours of therapy). Please email us for pricing.