Welcome

Welcome to my practice. I’m so glad you’re here.

It's painful when important relationships get off track — when the same argument keeps finding you, or the distance between you grows quieter and wider, and neither of you knows how to close it. It’s frustrating when your best efforts to get back on track do the opposite.

You don't have to sort that out alone. In our work together, you'll find a place where both of you can slow down, be heard, and begin to understand what's really happening between you — and what each of you is longing for underneath it.

What I believe

I believe the painful pattern is never the whole story. Beneath the conflict or the silence, there are almost always two people asking the same question in different ways: Do I matter to you? Are you there for me?

My work is rooted in Emotionally Focused Therapy, an evidence-based approach that helps couples step out of cycles of conflict and distance and build a connection that feels secure again. Not by learning to argue better — by changing what happens between you at the level where it actually hurts.

Working together

Couples Therapy

For partners caught in cycles of conflict, distance, or disconnection — including after betrayal. My primary work, in person in Campbell.

Trauma Recovery

Specialized, paced care for survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence. Before private practice, I worked at the UCLA Rape Treatment Center.

Fertility & Postpartum

For individuals and couples navigating infertility, loss, IVF, and the upheaval of new parenthood — including what it does to your relationship.

Individual Therapy

Attachment-based therapy (EFIT) for when the stuck places are your own — grief, anxiety, and patterns that keep repeating in your relationships.

A little about me

I'm Emily Kurutz, a licensed marriage and family therapist with over 15 years of experience. I know that reaching out is a big decision, and that it can feel like a risk to bring the tender parts of your relationship to someone new. My aim is simpler than it may sound: to help you grow toward the relationship you can picture for yourselves, and with yourself.

Closing invitation

If any of this sounds familiar, I'd be glad to talk. You can reach me at (408) 656-3556 or through the contact page — I'll get back to you personally.

— Emily