Before I worked with Valerie, I never had an orgasm from intercourse. I thought something was wrong with my body. But, Valerie teached me how to release anxiety and learn how to notice sensations in my body that I wasn't noticing before because I was too distracted with all the thoughts in my head. And within a few weeks, I found out that nothing is wrong with me! And now, I look forward to sex with my husband.
— CB
Our services include:
30 Minute Complimentary Consultation
6 Month Relationship Reset Program
6 Month Relationship Readiness Intensive
Professional Development Training & Clinical Consultation
The Relationship Reset 6 Month Couples Program
The Relationship Reset is a private, clinician-led program for couples who care deeply about their relationship but feel stuck in emotional distance, sexual disconnection, or recurring conflict.
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Rather than open-ended therapy, this program offers a clear, time-bound pathway designed to create meaningful, lasting change.
Each session has a defined focus, helping couples rebuild emotional safety, communicate with regulation, and restore intimacy without pressure or avoidance.
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This work addresses the patterns beneath conflict and shutdown, so connection doesn’t just return, it becomes sustainable.
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What This Program Provides:
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Biweekly private sessions with Valerie McDonnell, a relationship and sex expert
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Weekly practical tools that supplement learning (emailed directly to your inbox) for emotional regulation, communication, intimacy, etc.
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Support in between sessions via email or text
Best For Couples Who:
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Feel disconnected but want to repair, not drift apart
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Want structure, clarity, and momentum
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Are ready to work on emotional and sexual intimacy together
Investment: $3,600
(Payment plans offered for $600/month)
Format: Biweekly private sessions, supplemental educational resources and tools emailed each week to support your progress
Availability: Enrollment is intentionally limited to a small number of couples each month to ensure highly personalized support.
Most couples begin with a Complimentary Consultation to determine readiness and next steps.
Relationship Readiness Intensive
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The Relationship Readiness Intensive is a 6 month individual program designed for people who want meaningful couples work, or who want to gain insight and learn skills that will allow you to enter into a healthy romantic relationship, but feel internally blocked, overwhelmed, or reactive when intimacy or conflict arises.
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This intensive focuses on understanding how past experiences shape anxiety, emotional reactions, desire, and connection. Through trauma-informed support, you’ll build practical skills to regulate emotions, communicate more clearly, and approach intimacy in ways that feel safe rather than pressured.
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This work removes the internal barriers that often make developing and maintaining romantic relationships feel unmanageable, so deeper relational repair can actually succeed.
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Many individuals who complete this intensive continue into our 6 month Relationship Reset Program once these foundations are in place.
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12 biweekly individual sessions (60 minutes each)
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Support for anxiety, shutdown, reactivity, and performance pressure
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Emotional regulation and boundary-setting skills
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Preparation for sustainable couples work or for developing healthy romantic relationships
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Investment: $3000
(Payment plans offered for $500/month)
The Client Process
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CLARIFY THE PROBLEM
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DISMANTLE THE BARRIERS TO CONNECTION
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CREATE LASTING CHANGE
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BUILD A SECURE, CONNECTED RELATIONSHIP
This work focuses on removing the internal blocks so that couples work is effective.
3,000 US dollarsFor couples ready to rebuild trust, closeness, and sexual connection.
$3,600
RISE to a new you!
Lasting change begins with clarity and support