About Grace Akopyan

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The Gottman Method brings evidence-based science and I am well versed in the method. I am able to provide my clients with a powerful online assessment that automatically scores a couple's strengths and challenges.

My credentials and affiliations:

  • Mastes degree in Clinical Psychology
    Pepperdine University Malibu, CA
  • Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
    # 125138 CA Board of Behavioral Sciences
  • Professor at Graduate School of Education and Psychology,
    Pepperdine University, teach Marriage and Couples Counseling
  • Certified Gottman Connect Therapist
  • Member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists

Under the supervision of
Ashley McDaniel (LMFT #115550)

Does it feel like you are walking on eggshells?

You know you care for your partner but maybe you find yourself trying your hardest to prevent an argument? When you fight, does it feel like you have the same fight over and over again? Are you trying to move on from cheating and lying? You are not alone because these are the symptoms my clients come to me for.

My name is Grace Akopyan, I am a Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in Relationship Counseling. I work to help my clients process what is causing them pain and how to change it. As a relationship therapist, family and couples therapy, professor at Pepperdine University, I treat my session similar to my classroom. I create a place that is both safe and stimulating for growth.

I empower my clients with having a toolbox which we fill together to help them surpass this stage in their life. I believe my clients want more than just a sounding board out of their sessions. I implement a blend of Emotional Focused and Gottman Therapy that have been statistically proven to challenge my clients and instill growth.

I know this can be a difficult time and provide my clients with the tools they need to start a new chapter in their life.