Couples & sex therapy + coaching · Online nationwide · Westwood by request
Couples therapy and coaching for the ones who carry everything
You hold everything together for everyone else. I’m Dr. Shawntres Parks, a licensed marriage and family therapist and AASECT-certified sex therapist, and I help high-achieving women and couples finally feel cared for and wanted, too. Therapy in California, coaching everywhere else.
PhD, Sofia University
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
AASECT Certified Sex Therapist
Certified Imago Relationship Therapist
In practice since 2013
Testimonials
What couples say after doing the work
Shared by coaching and program clients.
“
Dr. Parks is unmatched. From the onboarding call until the last call we felt like she was really in the fight for our marriage with us… We actually WANT to be married, FOR US!
Devon & Sariyah
Relationship Reset program
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When we did our consultation with Dr. S we were discussing separation… I can honestly say that this saved our marriage.
Kayla F.
Relationship Reset program
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Dr. Shawntres has helped me grow into someone I am genuinely becoming proud of… One of the biggest changes I’ve noticed is my ability to create boundaries, something I was previously too afraid to do.
Alejandra
Coaching client
Maybe this is you
You’re the strong one. You anticipate what everyone needs and rarely say what you need.
You might cry alone, but never in front of anyone. If you keep ending up in relationships where you do all the carrying, it isn’t because you’re too much. Nobody handed you the instructions.
If you’re in one of those relationships now, it isn’t broken. You’re two people who love each other and keep misreading each other.
Somewhere in there you started treating each other like a resource instead of a blessing.
What changes
What life feels like when you stop carrying it alone
You say what you need
Out loud, without bracing for the fallout or apologizing first.
Fights turn into repair
You catch the misread sooner and come back to each other faster.
Desire comes back into the room
Intimacy that feels chosen again, not scheduled or avoided.
The load gets shared
You stop being the household’s project manager and start being a partner.
My job is to hold up the mirror and show you what you haven’t been able or willing to see. Now that we see it, what do we do about it?
Dr. Shawntres Parks
Therapy in California
Wherever your relationship is right now, there’s a place to start
Premarital counseling
Get on the same page about money, sex and conflict before small patterns become big ones.
Sex therapy
Feel wanted, relaxed and close again, with an AASECT-certified sex therapist.
Betrayal & porn recovery
After an affair or secret porn use, rebuild trust or make an honest choice.
Divorce & co-parenting
Decide with clarity, separate with care and protect your kids.
Sexless marriage
You love each other but stopped having sex. Find your way back, without blame.
Coaching nationwide & internationally
Successful in life. Struggling in love.
Outside California, or ready for focused change? Coaching meets you wherever you are, from a single intensive to ongoing support.
Relationship Reset
Twelve weeks to go from barely surviving to thriving, with three levels of support.
Couples Intensives
Months of relationship work in one focused half day, full day or several days.
Relationship Repair
Rebuild trust after an affair or secret porn use, or make an honest choice.
Love & Legacy
Ongoing coaching to keep the love you rebuilt strong for the long run.
Meet Dr. Shawntres
You don’t need more insight. You need a different way to practice.
I’m a licensed therapist and relationship strategist. I used Gottman and Emotionally Focused Therapy for years before I chose Imago, and I can tell you why: it’s experiential instead of a scorecard of right and wrong.
Most of what feels broken between you is a misread, not a flaw. So we practice the repair in the room until it’s yours, and you can use it on a Tuesday night when it counts. My clients value clarity, not endless processing, and that’s how I work.
Questions
Common questions
What does a sex therapist do?
A sex therapist is a licensed therapist with specialized training in intimacy, desire and sexual concerns. Sessions are talk therapy. We work on what’s getting in the way, for one partner or both.
Do sex therapists touch you?
No. Sex therapy is talk therapy. There is no physical contact, nudity or sexual activity in session, ever. Any exercises happen privately at home, at your own pace.
How much is couples therapy?
Couples sessions are $500 for 80 minutes, and individual sessions are $300 for 50 minutes. I’m out of network, and California therapy clients can often get part of the fee back through superbills or claims filed for you through Mentaya. See Fees & Insurance for details.
Is this therapy or coaching?
Both, depending on where you live. Clients in California work with me in licensed therapy. Outside California, I offer relationship coaching, which isn’t therapy and isn’t covered by insurance.
Do you offer online sessions?
Yes, and most of my work happens online. I offer relationship coaching by secure video anywhere in the US, and licensed therapy by video for clients located in California. In-person sessions in Westwood, Los Angeles, are available by request.
You’ve carried enough alone. Let’s talk.
Start with a free 20-minute call. If we’re a good fit, your first session maps the pattern keeping you stuck, and then we practice until the change shows up at home.