About Us

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About the PSM Center for Relationships

The Center for Relationships is a specialized division of Psychology Specialists of Maine dedicated to advancing excellence in couples therapy.

Our mission is twofold: to help couples build stronger, healthier relationships and to train the next generation of highly skilled relationship therapists.

We believe that healthy relationships are one of the strongest predictors of emotional well-being, resilience, and life satisfaction. When our closest relationships feel secure, supportive, and connected, we are better able to navigate life's challenges, pursue personal growth, and thrive as individuals.

A Center for Training and Clinical Excellence

While we provide couples therapy, marriage counseling, premarital counseling, relationship workshops, and couples intensives, our broader mission is to improve the quality of relationship care available to couples everywhere.

The Center for Relationships serves as a training hub for mental health professionals seeking advanced specialization in couples therapy. Through consultation, supervision, workshops, and continuing education, we help therapists develop expertise in evidence-based approaches to relationship treatment.

By investing in therapist training, we aim to expand access to effective couples therapy and improve outcomes for couples across Maine and beyond.

Our Approach

Our work is grounded in attachment science and informed by Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), one of the most researched and effective approaches to couples therapy.

We help couples:

  • Improve communication

  • Repair trust after relationship injuries

  • Navigate conflict more effectively

  • Strengthen emotional connection

  • Deepen intimacy and understanding

  • Build more secure, resilient relationships

Whether couples are struggling with recurring conflict, life transitions, parenting stress, infidelity, emotional distance, or simply want to strengthen an already healthy relationship, our goal is to help them create lasting patterns of connection.

Building Stronger Relationships, One Couple and One Therapist at a Time

The Center for Relationships exists because we believe that strong relationships change lives.

By supporting couples and training therapists, we seek to create a ripple effect that strengthens families, communities, and future generations.