Relationship & Couples Therapist in Campbell & Online 

Kari Del Real, LMFT, specializes in helping couples and individuals build healthier, more fulfilling relationships. Her practice focuses on relationship concerns such as communication difficulties, recurring conflict, rebuilding trust after infidelity, and strengthening emotional connection.For individuals, Kari helps clients better understand and manage anxiety, attachment patterns, and the effects of childhood experiences that may impact their relationships, self-esteem, and emotional well-being.Areas of specialization include:Couples therapy and marriage counselingRelationship conflict and communicationInfidelity recovery and rebuilding trustAnxiety and attachment issues Childhood trauma and its impact on adult relationships

Yes. Many couples seek therapy because they feel like they've lost the spark they once had. Emotional and physical disconnection can develop for many reasons, including communication difficulties, unresolved conflict, broken trust, life stressors, or lingering resentment. Together, we'll explore the underlying causes of the disconnection and identify patterns that may be keeping you stuck.

Yes, in many cases that's possible.Depending on your goals and what we're working on, we can discuss transitioning from individual therapy to couples therapy if it appears clinically appropriate. Sometimes beginning with individual work helps establish insight and coping skills before inviting a partner into the process. If I believe another approach or provider would better support your needs, I'll discuss those recommendations with you.

​Great question and the answer is no! One of the most common concerns couples have before starting marriage counseling is whether the therapist will take one partner's side. My role is not to decide who is right or wrong or place blame on either person. Instead, I work to understand each partner's perspective and help both individuals feel heard, understood, and respected.

Yes! I work with individuals who are struggling in their current relationship or can't seem to lock a relationship down due to their own anxiety, past trauma, or other barriers getting in the way. You don't have to do couples counseling to get relationship help. We can do individual therapy for relationship issues to start.

Yes. Infidelity can create deep hurt, uncertainty, and a loss of trust in a relationship. Couples therapy can help partners process what happened, understand the factors that contributed to the betrayal, and begin the work of rebuilding trust and emotional connection.Recovery looks different for every couple, but therapy provides a structured space to have difficult conversations, repair the relationship, and decide how to move forward. Kari specializes in helping couples navigate betrayal, trust issues, and relationship challenges through couples therapy in Campbell, CA.

Absolutely! We offer premarital counseling for couples that want to start therapy before marriage. Those sessions help prepare for marriage. We go over values, concerns, and ways to strengthen relationship.

Therapy sessions are 50 minutes and are typically scheduled once per week, especially at the beginning of treatment. The first initial appointments we meet weekly to build rapport and address all of your concerns and then eventually reduce frequency to bi-weekly. I generally recommend starting with weekly sessions. Meeting consistently helps build momentum, strengthen the therapeutic relationship, and create lasting change.Most clients attend weekly sessions for the first 2–3 months, and as progress is made, we often transition to sessions every other week.If you're looking for occasional or monthly sessions from the beginning, my practice may not be the best fit, as meaningful progress is typically achieved through consistent attendance early in the process.The overall length of therapy varies from person to person and depends on the challenges being addressed and the goals you would like to achieve

I am currently an out-of-network provider and do not accept insurance directly. My practice specializes in relationship-focused therapy, and working outside of insurance allows me to provide treatment without many of the limitations. If you're interested in individual therapy for relationship concerns, recent separation, or anxiety, please visit  individual therapy fees page. If you're seeking couples therapy,  for communication, intimacy, trust, & connection issues you can view current couples counseling rates.

Yes. Many couples seek therapy because they feel caught in the same cycle of arguments, misunderstandings, or emotional distance. Couples therapy helps you understand the patterns behind conflict, improve communication, and learn healthier ways to respond to each other.In therapy, you'll work on identifying what keeps the conflict going, expressing your needs more effectively, and rebuilding connection so disagreements don't continue to damage the relationship. As a licensed marriage and family therapist in Campbell, Kari provides practical tools to help couples create healthier communication and stronger relationships.