Jeanine and Russell offer a model of couples counseling that is unique and effective.  Jeanine works individually with one partner, Russell with the other, then all meet regularly as a foursome.  This model emphasizes the essential element of good couples counseling: the better we know ourselves, our triggers, and what we protect, the more available we are in intimate relationship.  As we experience the patterns that create blocks in the couple relationship, we take that back to the individual work and identify strategies for change. 

     Each of us also uses a more traditional model of working with a couple alone, using some of these same guidelines.