Dr. Wade Arnold

I help couples move from cycles of conflict and disconnection toward marriages marked by genuine intimacy, trust, and resilience. Drawing on the Gottman Method, I guide partners in identifying the patterns that erode connection — contempt, criticism, defensiveness, stonewalling — and replacing them with skills that build friendship, manage conflict constructively, and create shared meaning. Through Emotionally Focused Therapy, I help couples access the deeper attachment needs and fears driving their surface-level arguments, so partners can reach for each other instead of retreating into distance or reactivity.

Where distorted thinking and unhelpful beliefs complicate relational patterns, I integrate CBT principles to help individuals within the relationship examine and reframe the narratives keeping them stuck. My approach is integrative by design — I follow the couple, not a rigid protocol, drawing from the best of evidence-based practice and faith-informed wisdom to meet each partnership where it is.

The goal is never just conflict reduction. It's a flourishing marriage — one where both partners feel known, chosen, and genuinely equipped to grow together for the long haul.