Rev. Dr. Katie Sundermeier, Executive Director
As Executive Director, Katie oversees the running of the Samaritan Counseling Center. She also provides pre-marital counseling and Pastoral Coaching ...
Couples Counseling
Working With Us
Why Couples Counseling?
Even strong relationships can experience conflict, disconnection, or misunderstanding. Couples counseling provides a supportive space to better understand your relationship, improve communication, and work through challenges together.
Couples may seek counseling for:
- Communication and recurring conflict
- Emotional disconnection
- Trust and relationship repair
- Differences in values, expectations, or parenting
- Major life transitions
- Intimacy and connection
- Premarital preparation
You don't have to be in crisis to benefit from counseling. Therapy can also help couples strengthen an already healthy relationship.
How we can Help
Together, we can work toward:
Improving CommunicationLearn to express your thoughts, needs, and emotions more clearly while developing healthier ways to listen and respond to one another.
Understanding Relationship PatternsIdentify recurring cycles of conflict, withdrawal, or misunderstanding and begin developing new ways of relating to each other.
Rebuilding Trust and ConnectionWork through hurt, betrayal, or emotional distance while creating greater safety, trust, and partnership.
Navigating Change TogetherDevelop tools for managing major transitions, differences in expectations, parenting challenges, and other sources of stress.
Strengthening Your RelationshipBuild greater emotional intimacy, connection, and understanding so that you can face challenges together rather than against one another.
Our therapists tailor treatment to the needs of each couple, drawing from evidence-based approaches and a relational, compassionate understanding of each partner's experience. The goal is not a perfect relationship, but a healthier and more connected one.
Meet our Couples Counselors
Anne-Marie Burke, MS, LPC, NCC, Therapist
Anne-Marie believes you are on the journey to become who you already are and who you are is infinitely complex. Often times external influences, circumstances, events, or relationships block you from living in the fullness of your complexity, and this can lead to psychological distress. Anne-Marie works with clients to surface these conscious and unconscious barriers to growth so that you can lead a life responsive to who you are rather than reactive to what is going on around you. Her hope is that, together, you discover not just relief from symptoms but optimal psychological functioning.
Susan White, MA, MFA, Therapist
Susan works with adult clients of all ages, from young adults to seniors. She has a particular affinity for counseling those navigating the changing terrain of midlife, as well as working with those recovering from religious trauma.
Aboorva Sivasankaran, Masters Level Therapist-in-Training
Aboorva views the counseling relationship as a collaborative partnership grounded in mutual trust, respect, and authenticity. She believes meaningful change happens in a safe and supportive environment where clients feel empowered to explore their experiences and grow into the person they want to become.
Ruth Cordova, MS, AMFT, Therapist
Ruth believes that treating the whole person is essential to improving our wellbeing and quality of life. Trauma keeps us from developing ourselves fully in every sense, including our spirituality.
Joshua Saunders, MS, APC, Therapist
Joshua brings humor, a sense of adventure, and genuine compassion to his counseling work. He is committed to meeting his clients as they are, exploring their strengths, and developing strategies that work with their own individual values and beliefs
Allison Rhodes, MDiv, MS, LMFT, Therapist
With over 40 years of experience, Allison is a licensed marriage and family therapist and ordained United Methodist minister dedicated to supporting individuals, couples, families, and groups through life’s challenges. She offer a safe, respectful, and compassionate space for healing, growth, and honest exploration. It’s an honor to walk alongside each person on their unique journey.
Jackson Rainer, Ph.D., ABPP, Clinical Psychologist
Jack is a board-certified clinical psychologist with over 30 years of experience working with adults and couples. A former university dean and director of clinical training, he brings deep expertise as a therapist, educator, and author. In addition to his psychotherapy practice, Jack is a widely published writer on topics including grief, crisis intervention, and rural mental health.