Strengthening your couple relationship in parenthood.
Stop Fighting. Start Connecting. Our coaching, podcast, and book will show you how.
We Can Help...
You don’t just want your couple relationship to survive parenting, you want it to thrive. Through research-informed, actionable and practical resources, we will help you Communicate, Resolve Resentment, and Reignite the Spark in your relationship.
– Stephen Mitchell, PhD & Erin Mitchell, MACP –
How To Get Started
Becoming parents is a profound privilege. Also, many couples experience breakdowns in communication,
growing resentment, in-law conflict, loss of intimacy, and a general sense of disconnection.
We will help you navigate the complexities of parenting and partnership, and feel love and connection as a couple
Couple
Coaching
Need guidance working through communication breakdowns, built up resentment, complex in-law relationships, or just need help connecting as partners. We can help. If you are an individual or couple needing coaching schedule a free consult.
From Conflict to Connection
Most couples aren’t fighting about the thing they’re fighting about. They’re responding to attachment needs, nervous system stress, and learned patterns of connection. This course helps you understand those patterns so you can stop reacting, start repairing, and experience more connection in your relationship.
Too Tired
To Fight
“Too Tired to Fight provides practical guidance for couples to improve their communication skills. This book is an incredible toolkit that offers tangible examples to navigate tricky conversations and build stronger relationships.”—Eve Rodsky, author of Fair Play
Podcast
Parenting changes everything. Listen to Erin and Stephen discuss how parenting partner relationships work, why they don’t, and what you can do to fix what’s broken. It’s practical, normalizing, funny, and can help you and your partner feel understood and connect as you parent.
Couples Are Finding Connection
Through Couples Counseling for Parents
"It's has given me the space to reflect on the parenting I experienced as a child, so that, I can be the parent I want to be rather than repeating old unhealthy patterns from my childhood experience".
Gwen G.
Grand Rapids, MI
"We couldn't have know how important it was going to be to spend time on us. CCFP got us reflecting and communicating and understanding one another in ways we never have and more quickly than I could have imagined."
Lizzie M.
NYC, NY
"We were looking for help balancing all the complications of life and parenthood...Our belief was that our life and our challenges were unique and there was some doubt that CCFP could help...those doubts have completely dissipated and we're so grateful..."
Daniel J.
Melbourne, Australia