Richard Rein, Ph.D.
Transform your relationship to newfound levels of happiness.
Did you know that conflicts among couples are rarely about the issues, but instead how they talk about the issues? It’s true. The problem isn’t the problem, but discussing it is. During more than 35 years in the counseling field, Dr. Richard Rein, Ph.D., has seen how communication difficulties have threatened otherwise happy relationships. In counseling sessions for struggling married and unwed couples, he teaches new skills to improve communication, restore friendship, and rebuild your emotional connection.
Background & Qualifications
Dr. Rein is the founder of Relationship Resources and owner of the Center for Integrative Counseling and Wellness. As a licensed psychologist and certified Gottman Method couple’s therapist, Dr. Rein has dedicated over thirty-five years to helping couples build successful relationships. Throughout his career, he has provided research-driven, specialized care for couples. He focuses most of his efforts on detecting repetitive patterns that create unresolved problems in relationships, as outlined in his books, Couples Deserve to Succeed: It’s All In The Dialogue and The Divorce Prevention Handbook: A Practical Guide for Saving Marriages.
With Dr. Rein’s guidance, couples relearn how to communicate in sessions, receiving feedback and guidance as they proceed. If previous conversations escalated or even stopped occurring, new ways of communicating will restore friendship and rebuild your emotional connection. His approach is based on the science of communication and has been shared with thousands of couples and taught to many other therapists.
What differentiates Dr. Rein’s approach from others is its emphasis on detecting intricate subtleties that create communication setbacks. Subtleties such as some couples’ inability to filter their words in discussion, or spotting those who can’t “decelerate” a runaway conversation. This careful approach has been successful in improving and saving troubled relationships.
Many therapists do couples counseling, but very few are trained in it, and even fewer exclusively see couples in their practice. In addition to his writing about couples counseling, Dr. Rein trained with Dr. John Gottman, the top couples counselor and researcher in the country. Through that unique training and his own independent study, Dr. Rein has developed a refined approach that helps couples find renewed happiness and connection in their relationships.
Dr. Rein earned a Ph.D. and MA in Counseling Psychology from Southern Illinois University, following a B.A. with high honors in psychology from the University of Florida. Dr. Rein continued his studies and received a graduate certificate in Organizational Consulting Psychology and a graduate certificate in Professional Executive Coaching from William James College in Newton, Massachusetts.
