www.marriagefriendlytherapists.com - Marriage Friendly Therapists
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About Us

Searching for a Marriage Friendly Therapist

Marriage Friendly Therapists is a network of mental health professionals, dedicated to working with individuals and couples who are seeking help with their relationships. Every search will yield only prescreened and well-trained marriage therapists who want your relationship to succeed. Every therapist / counselor you find here shares a common goal to help save your relationship.
Our goal is simple. We provide a reliable counseling resource for couples and individuals who find their relationship in trouble. We help you locate a specially trained relationship therapist in your local area, who wants you and your partner to stay together. If you are in a committed relationship and thinking about counseling, you need a competent, experienced “marriage” therapist: someone who supports the importance of life-long commitment as a couple.
You can search by state or by zip code, and read the bios of therapists in your area. You can make contact with a therapist and begin to heal your troubled marriage. Every therapist you find here is trained specifically in relationship and marriage counseling and committed to helping restore your marriage or relationship to health and happiness.


Our Distinguished Advisors

We have assembled the most accomplished group of advisors in the field of relationship therapy:
  • Sue Johnson, Ed.D.
  • Andrew Christensen, Ph.D.
  • Lori Gordon, Ph.D.
  • Gayla Margolin, Ph.D.
  • Scott Stanley. Ph.D.
  • Howard Markman, Ph.D.
We have assembled the expertise of some of the highly regarded advisors in our profession. We encourage you to review their public information as they have excellent resources to assist with your relationship.



Our Team


Kathleen S. Wenger, MA

Co-founder / CEO

Kathleen S. Wenger, MA, “Kay” co-founded the National Registry of Marriage Friendly Therapists in 2005. She blends a unique background of business professional and therapist to meet the unique needs of The Registry. Over the past twenty-five years, Kay has held the position of Manager of Clinical Training and Professional Development while serving on the Adjunct Faculty in the Psychology Program at Pepperdine University’s Graduate School of Education and Psychology.
She currently oversees and aides over 800 future marriage and family therapists, along with Pepperdine’s Psychology alumni in their Clinical Training and Professional Development. In her long standing role as a university manager, Kay is passionate about helping therapists become more visible to couples in need of help with their relationships. Through years of working with psychology students and licensed professionals, Kay learned that many therapists lack marketing skills. This is why she created www.MarriageFriendlyTherapists.com.
Prior to entering the field of psychotherapy education and training, Kay was the National Director of Sales and Marketing for a large publicly held company. Additionally, in the late 80’s, she was Western Regional Director, overseeing all western operations of a national corporation.
Kay received her M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University in 1992 and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. For the past 20 years, she has chaired/co-chaired the MFT Consortium in Southern California, a setting where professionals from agencies and universities come together to discuss relevant issues within the psychology world.


Frances Latimer

Customer Support / Admin  

Frances has been working with the Registry since 2018. She brings a wealth of experience in customer support and administration. She is personable and loves to help our members and those seeking to find a therapist. A more detailed biography will be added soon. France’s approach to her work is to develop partnerships and working relationships with our current and future therapists. This is important to ensure every point of contact is productive and successful, and that therapists get what they expect out of belonging to the Registry. In getting to know our therapists, Frances is often able to anticipate their needs and respond effectively, consistently, and professionally.


Robert Wenger

Co-Owner / Member Support

Robert has spent many years in various positions in the technology field. Part of his experience is as a small business owner wearing many of the same hats that our therapists wear. He has experience as a service provider, marketing person, sales person, customer relations, scheduling, new business development, accounting, etc. He enjoys helping members make the most of their membership. He is available to help with technical issues on the site, profile writing, understanding SEO and how that relates to your profile on our registry.


I can't express my gratitude enough for having found your website, and our Marriage Friendly Therapist. I'm happy to say that I am still married to the most wonderful man in the world!

- R. Evans, Ft. Wayne, Indiana

My wife and I saw a couples counselor that was not listed in your directory, and we were very disappointed. After locating Marriage Friendly Therapists, we located an excellent therapist who has been a tremendous help for our marriage.

- A. Stafford, Austin, TX

The quality of therapists listed on Marriage Friendly Therapists is unlike any other resource that I have found to date. Thank you for helping us locate someone who helped save our marriage.

- Susan D. Camden, New Jersey