Grow as Individuals. Communicate More Openly as Partners.

Grow as Individuals. Connect as Partners.

I Want to Be a Better Partner

A wish to become a more attentive husband, wife, or partner is a meaningful reason to begin therapy. Dr. Regier helps couples look at the emotional patterns they create together while making room for each person’s experience. You can work on listening with curiosity, expressing needs clearly, and understanding your own reactions so your intentions become more visible in everyday conversations.

Make Room for the Changes You Want to Practice

“I want to listen without getting defensive.” “I want to talk about what I need.” “I want to make time for us.” These goals can guide work on communication, emotional closeness, shared responsibilities, and life transitions. Therapy can also address trust injuries when relevant to your situation. If you want to begin with your own growth, explore individual therapy; for learning with others, ask about seminars and retreats.

How to Engage

As a Certified Emotionally Focused Couples and Individual Therapist, Dr. Regier can help you and your partner become the best version of yourselves so you can both fully enjoy the relationship you deserve.

Step 1. Request an Appointment

When you call the Center for Relational Excellence, Paula, our Practice Administrator, will answer your questions and direct you to our Discovery Questionnaire.

Step 2. Reflect on Your Part and Listen

Dr. Regier will help each of you explore your feelings, understand your part in recurring patterns, and practice hearing and responding to one another with care.

Step 3. Practice Connection in Daily Life

Bring what you are learning into daily conversations, shared decisions, and moments of tension. Review your progress together and keep working on the responses that support the relationship you want.

Meet Dr. Michael Regier

Dr. Michael Regier is a clinical psychologist, marriage counselor and relationship educator. He has over 30 years of experience working with diverse client populations in inpatient, outpatient, addictions and corporate settings.

Let’s work together

Dr. Michael Regier offers Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) for partners who want to understand their emotional patterns and communicate with greater openness. He sees San Luis Obispo County clients in-person in his Los Osos, California office. In addition, he serves clients throughout California online. Each partner is invited to reflect on their own reactions, name their needs clearly, and listen with curiosity. The focus is on the changes you can practice together: emotional presence, mutual respect, and more thoughtful responses during difficult conversations.

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“I want to understand myself.” “I want to communicate better.” Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) offers space to explore the feelings and relationship patterns behind those goals. Dr. Regier works with you to notice what happens when you become overwhelmed, express your needs more clearly, and practice responses that reflect the person you want to be. You can begin individual work without a partner attending.

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Your wish to become a more thoughtful partner, parent, friend, or colleague can be the starting point for relationship counseling. Relationship Counseling and relationship education can help couples and individuals understand how to build relationship foundations. Understanding the science of attachment, how to grow emotional intelligence, and understanding personality differences are invaluable for helping you and your relationship thrive. With the right knowledge and guidance, you can experience those transformative aha moments when real change happens.

Michael’s books, online course, seminars, and retreats invite self-reflection and learning you can bring into everyday conversations. Ask about group learning, seminars, and retreat opportunities.

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Depth Therapy was created by the psychiatrist Carl Jung. Depth Therapy is ideal for individuals who are ready to do a deep dive into hidden feelings and memories that influence relationships, well-being, and living into your peak potential. An essential goal of depth therapy is what Jung called individuation, which involves integrating the different aspects of your personality into a unified whole, empowering you to become your best self.

Depth Therapy is ideal for people who have accomplished many life goals. They may have achieved a successful career and have a stable family life, but they still want to explore new paths for self-expression and contribution to the world.

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Couples therapy near Los Osos

Dr. Regier works with couples from nearby Central Coast communities. Explore appointment guidance for Los Osos, Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo, and all therapy service areas.