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Her Story

Most couples don’t come to therapy because things are “a little off.”

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They come when the fights won’t stop.

When the silence feels heavier than the yelling.

When trust has been broken.

When they are lying awake wondering, “Is this the beginning of the end?”

 

By the time couples reach out, they are often exhausted, hurt, and unsure whether their relationship can survive.

 

This is the space Jena Tharani specializes in.

 

She didn’t become a couples therapist by accident. Early in her career, she noticed something important: while many therapists felt hesitant or overwhelmed working with couples, she felt steady. The intensity didn’t scare her. The conflict made sense. She could see the patterns beneath the arguments — the unmet needs, the attachment wounds, the longing that still existed underneath the anger.

 

She saw possibility where couples saw hopelessness.

 

Over the years, Jena chose to specialize exclusively in relationships and intimacy. She works with couples navigating chronic conflict, emotional disconnection, betrayal, major life transitions, and sexual challenges. Her years of experience in sex therapy allows her to address the conversations many couples avoid — desire discrepancies, shame, intimacy breakdowns, and rebuilding sexual connection after rupture.​

 

High-Conflict & On-the-Brink Couples

Some of the couples Jena works with are not sure they want to stay together.

 

They may be:

 

• Threatening separation during fights

• Living like roommates

• Caught in repeating arguments that never resolve

• Feeling more resentment than affection

• Wondering if therapy is the “last attempt”

 

High-conflict relationships require more than communication tips. They require structure, emotional regulation, and a therapist who can remain neutral and grounded while strong emotions surface.

 

Jena creates a space where both partners feel heard — without allowing harmful dynamics to continue unchecked. She helps couples slow down reactivity, understand the deeper patterns driving their conflict, and determine whether repair is possible.

 

Not every couple who comes in is certain they want to stay.

 

But every couple deserves clarity before making that decision.

 

Affair Recovery & Betrayal

Few experiences shake a relationship as deeply as infidelity.

 

Jena specializes in helping couples navigate the aftermath of cheating and betrayal — whether it was a one-time breach, a long-term affair, emotional infidelity, or hidden online behaviors. She understands that betrayal creates trauma-like symptoms for the injured partner, and overwhelming shame and defensiveness for the partner who broke trust.

 

This work requires structure, clarity, and steadiness.

 

Jena guides couples through a deliberate recovery process that focuses on:

 

• Stabilizing the crisis

• Understanding how the betrayal happened without excusing it

• Rebuilding transparency and safety

• Processing anger and grief

• Restoring intimacy — emotionally and sexually

 

She does not rush forgiveness.

She does not minimize harm.

And she does not assume separation is inevitable.

 

With the right support, many couples not only recover — they build a relationship that is more honest and resilient than before.

 

Supporting Couples Through Transition

As a Certified Gottman Bringing Baby Home Educator, Jena also supports couples through one of the most vulnerable transitions in a relationship: becoming parents. She understands how easily love can get buried under sleep deprivation, resentment, and invisible mental load — and she provides structured, research-based tools to protect the relationship during this season.

 

A Practical, Solution-Oriented Approach

Jena’s approach is direct, practical, and solution-focused.

 

Insight matters — but insight alone does not change relationships.

 

In her sessions, couples don’t just talk. They learn concrete skills. They understand their patterns. They practice new ways of communicating. They leave with clarity about what to do differently between sessions.

 

Clients often describe her as calm, steady, and clear — someone who can hold intense emotion without becoming overwhelmed, and who isn’t afraid to challenge what isn’t working. 

 

Her work is grounded in evidence-based relationship research, years of clinical experience, and a deep respect for the courage it takes to sit across from the person you love and say, “We need help.”

 

She believes most couples don’t fail because they don’t love each other — they fail because they don’t know how to repair, reconnect, or rebuild safety after hurt.

 

Her role is to help you learn how.

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You Don’t Have to Keep Doing This Alone

If you’re here, something in your relationship feels fragile.

 

Maybe you’re fighting constantly.

Maybe trust has been broken.

Maybe you’re living side by side but feeling miles apart.

Maybe you’re quietly wondering whether this can be saved.

 

You don’t need to have the answers before reaching out.

You don’t need to know whether you’re staying or leaving.

You don’t even need to feel hopeful.

 

You just need to be willing to show up.

 

Jena’s role is to bring structure to the chaos, clarity to the confusion, and practical steps to move forward. She will help you understand what is happening between you, interrupt the patterns that are keeping you stuck, and guide you toward meaningful change.

 

Couples often tell her, “We wish we had come sooner.”

 

Now is the time.

 

Book an initial session and take the first step toward rebuilding trust, restoring connection, and creating a relationship that feels steady again.