Orange County, CA · Couples · Private pay · Online
Couples therapy in Orange County, no drive, no claim, two languages
Martha Fernandez, LCSW, offers couples therapy in Orange County by secure video, scheduled around school pickup, a family business and two full calendars. You share one private room in California and speak English, Spanish or a mix, for $450 per 50-minute session. There is no office to drive to and no insurance claim.
Census: ACS 2024 1-year, tables B12001 and B23007
OC couples, specifically
Marriage counseling in Orange County, on your own terms
Spouses who co-own the business
When a husband and wife run a practice, an agency or a restaurant together, work fights follow you home and home fights show up at work. Sessions are a place to sort out which is which and to draw a line both of you can live with.
Blended families
A second marriage often arrives with stepchildren, a custody calendar and an ex who still shares school pickup. Couples need to agree on house rules, money and discipline before the kids test them, and that agreement rarely happens in the car.
A quiet house in South County
When the youngest leaves for college, couples in Mission Viejo or Ladera Ranch can find the house quiet and the conversation thin. Twenty years of logistics can hide how little time the two of you spent just as partners.
Faith, family and expectations
Many Orange County couples belong to close church or cultural communities where problems are kept private and divorce is hard to talk about. A secure video session outside that circle can be the first place both partners say what they actually think.
Getting started
What happens after you click book
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Pick a couples time
Booking happens in Jane. Select “Me and my partner,” find an hour that fits both work calendars and the kids' schedule, and hold it with a card. There is no consultation call to arrange first.
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Check your inbox
The intake and consent form comes by email, followed later by the video link. Both of you should be 18 or older. Plans change: reschedule online with a full day's notice and pay nothing extra.
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One room, one screen
On the day, sit together somewhere private in California, such as the den in Tustin or a home office in Yorba Linda. $450 covers the full 50 minutes, and the session is the same in English or Spanish.
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A first session, not a verdict
Martha asks each of you, in turn, how you see things, then looks at where the two stories meet and where they split. Before the hour ends you agree on a small number of goals to work toward together.
English and Spanish
Bilingual homes, from Anaheim to Dana Point
In Orange County it is common for a couple to speak English with the kids, Spanish with the abuelos in Santa Ana, and something in between with each other. Old disagreements about family obligations, money sent to relatives or how to raise the children often live in the language they started in.
Martha is fully clinical in both languages, not an interpreter, and she switches the moment either of you does. One partner can speak Spanish and the other English in the same session if that is how each of you thinks.
Therapy in SpanishOrange County couples FAQ
Practical questions, plain answers
What should we look for in a couples therapist in Orange County?
A current California license, a clear fee and a format both of you can actually attend. Martha is a licensed clinical social worker (California LCSW 127918), charges $450 per 50-minute session, and meets by secure video so neither of you has to drive.
Does insurance cover couples therapy in Orange County with Martha?
No. The practice is private pay only: no insurance billing, no superbills, and nothing coded for an insurer. You pay the $450 session fee by card when you book.
Can my husband join from his office in Irvine while I join from home in Laguna Niguel?
No. Couples sessions need both partners in the same private room, in California, at the same time. Choose an hour when you can sit together, even if that means both of you joining from his office.
What if only one of us wants marriage counseling in Orange County?
A couples session needs both of you in the room, but you do not have to be equally sure about it. If your partner will not join yet, you can start on your own; individual sessions are $400 on her Orange County page.
Our church offers marriage counseling. Can we do both?
Yes. Pastoral counseling and clinical therapy can run side by side. Martha is a licensed clinician, not a pastor, and she works with your values without asking you to adopt anyone else's.
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More from Martha's practice
Fees, with context
What $450 buys for the two of you
The same price for every couple and every week, paid directly by card. This is what the two of you get for it.
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One clinician for both of you
Martha sees you together, every session. No intern, no handoff, no second therapist taking one side.
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No claim for either of you
Couples work never needs a diagnosis here, and no insurer sees the session, so neither partner's record carries it.
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Two languages in one room
Each of you can speak the language you argue and make up in. Martha works in English and Spanish at once.
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Openings now
Couples times are on her calendar today. You book them yourselves, with nobody screening you first.
Your first session can be this week
Pick a time on Martha's calendar. Private pay, secure video, anywhere in California, in English or Spanish.