“Nurturing your own development isn’t selfish.
It’s actually a great gift to other people.” 
                - Dr. Rick Hanson, Author of : Buddha's Brain:
                         The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom


In my private practice, I see people with a variety of issues; my specialties include:
  • Marriage and Couples Counseling based on Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, (EFT and AEDP) 
  • Step and Blended Families, Step-parenting
  • ​Trauma (using AEDP, EMDR, and AIT (Advanced Integrative Therapy)
  •  Personality Testing and Assessment
  •  Cardiac Psychology
  • ​Intensive Couples Retreats or Sessions. Anywhere from 3 hours to one week.                               Please email me for more information.

Over the past twenty-seven years, I've developed a solid tool kit and methodology which can be tailored to your specific needs and situation.

Depending on the situation, I use a combination of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), and Energy psychology, EMDR, Advanced Integrative Psychotherapy (AIT), Cardiac Psychology and Psychological Assessment tools.
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Three to four times a year , I also offer a Hold Me Tight© Workshop
for Couples.

Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT) has the highest success rate of any form of couple therapy. With extensive research showing its positive effects on relationship satisfaction, substance abuse, anxiety, depression, eating disorders and PTSD to name a few, EFT is recognized by the American Psychological Association (APA) as an “evidence-based” therapy for couples distress. Learn more about Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy


CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

 During this Coronavirus Situation, I am seeing some of my clients outdoors and also practicing telehealth via zoom, facetime or by phone.       

 Therapy via video conferencing can be very effective - even for couples.   
                                                       
 Unfortunately, all my Hold Me Tight© Couples Workshops at The Cottage Clinic:
 are suspended for the moment until the Covid 19 situation is more resolved.

​If you are interested in participating in an online Hold Me Tight Couples Workshop, please email me.

Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions.
​drdiana@cottageclinic.net or (858) 250-0146.

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​Dr. Diana Weiss-Wisdom Psychologist Psy#12476
Certified Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist

For now, I've discontinued my online booking calendar
My appointment hours are Monday through Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 pm.
To make an appointment please call (858) 259-0146 or email drdiana@cottageclinic.net​



"Hold Me Tight®" is a registered trademark to Sue Johnson.



Hold Me Tight® Workshop
for Couples in San Diego: A Relationship Enrichment Program
held at The Cottage Clinic
A peaceful, private, nature retreat in Coastal North County of San Diego)

​Based on Emotionally Focused
Couples Therapy


Fee can be paid via check, or Zelle. Mailing address for check is: Diana Weiss-Wisdom, PO Box 3101, Rancho Santa Fe, Ca. 92067

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  • Do you want to feel closer and more connected to your partner?
  • Are you in a good marriage but want a tune up?
  • Are you tired of arguing? Do you want to start enjoying your relationship again?
  • Would you like to stop feeling lonely and start feeling safe, secure and loved?
  • Are you looking for a research based, fun, and interesting pre-marital education program?​

Join us for this positive, research-based program for all couples that want to strengthen and deepen their relationship. Pre-marital couples that want to prepare and learn how to make love last for a lifetime will benefit from this program. You will take home tools that you can keep using in your relationship.
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The workshop is two days from
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at The Cottage Clinic 14249 Rancho Santa Fe Farms Road, Rancho Santa Fe, California, 92067.

The Cottage Clinic is located in a nature retreat on private property. Our setting provides a relaxing and secluded experience that is conducive to letting down one's guard and focusing on your relationship.
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We bring in a healthy catered lunch so that couples can stay on the property and enjoy some quality time together.

Evening/sleeping accommodations are not provided. There is a list of nearby hotels under accommodations via the Hold Me Tight© link above.

To hear directly from couples who attended the workshop, watch and read the testimonials below and more by clicking the yelp icon below and by reading reviews on my HMT Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/www.HoldMeTightCouplesWorkshop/
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​ Learn More about Hold Me Tight Workshops 

More on the research about the Hold Me Tight Workshop

Dr. Johnson’s most recent study, published late 2013, Soothing the Threatened Brain is a brain scan study showing that social relationships are tightly linked to health and well-being. Results suggest that EFT altered the brain's representation of threat cues in the presence of a romantic partner. These findings provide a critical window into the regulatory mechanisms of close relationships in general and EFT in particular.

"Hold Me Tight®" was developed by Dr. Sue Johnson and is a registered trademark to Sue Johnson.