Relationship-Coaching

Marriage · Couples · Pre-marital coaching

Most couples do not need to care more.
They need a better conversation.

Relationship coaching with Dr. Anupama Maruvada, PsyD, drawing on 26 years of experience with families and couples. For married couples, couples at any stage, and partners preparing for marriage. Online, on your schedule.
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100% online · $150 Initial Evaluation · Join together or from two locations

PsyD · 26 years in practice Verified on Psychology Today
We see you

If any of this sounds familiar,
you're in the right place.

It is the same argument on a different night, and it ends in the same place every time.
You run the household well together, and somewhere along the way you stopped feeling like a couple.
One of you wants to talk it through now, one of you needs space first, and both of you feel unheard.
The wedding planning is going beautifully, and the harder conversations still have not happened.
You are joining two families, two cultures, and two very different sets of expectations.
There is a list of small things you have stopped bringing up, and it keeps getting longer.
Two people can love each other and still be stuck in a pattern neither of them chose. Patterns can be changed.
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Three ways to work together

What relationship coaching is,and what it isn't.

You deserve to know exactly what you’re signing up for. Here it is, in plain words.

What coaching IS Yes

  • Shared goals and a practical plan the two of you agree on
  • Communication skills you practice in session and use at home
  • Structured conversations about money, family, roles, and expectations
  • A neutral, experienced guide who is on the side of the relationship

What coaching is NOT No

  • It is not couples therapy, marriage counseling, or treatment.
  • It is not the right tool for a relationship in crisis, or for deciding whether to separate
  • It is not appropriate where there is abuse, violence, or fear of a partner
  • We happily work alongside a licensed therapist either of you already sees
If coaching is not the right fit for your situation, we will tell you in the first session and point you toward licensed professionals. If there is abuse or you feel unsafe, please contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, available 24/7, or call 911 in an emergency.

Five simple steps

How it works

It starts with one 90-minute conversation. The rest, we walk together.

1

Initial Evaluation

A relaxed 45-minute online conversation where both of you get to say what you want from this.

2

A shared plan

Two or three goals you both actually agree on, in plain language, with no scorekeeping.

3

Sessions together

Weekly or biweekly online sessions as a couple, with small things to try during the week in between.

4

Individual training

Each partner also works one-on-one on their own side of the pattern, with everything kept transparent between the three of us.

5

Review, adjust, celebrate

What is working gets named out loud. What is not gets changed, without either of you being the problem.

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Who you'll work with

Dr. Anupama Maruvada

PsyD (USA)· Life Coach & Autism Coach · Founder & Director, Minds & Milestones
For 26 years, Dr. Anupama has worked with families through some of their hardest seasons, including the conversations couples put off for years. Her coaching rests on one belief: most couples are not short on love, they are short on a shared structure for the hard conversations. Based in Alpharetta, Georgia, with a second location in Sacramento, California, she works with clients in all U.S. states online.

  • Doctorate in Psychology, California Southern University, USA.

  • Master's in Family and Consumer Sciences, Illinois State University, USA.

  • Master's in Human Development, Sri Avinashilingam University, India.

  • Inventor of the BMSI Methodology (Behavior Modification and School Integration to get best results through early guidance and stimulation), developed in 2008.

  • Recognized researcher, two-time recipient of state-level academic honors, including a Tamil Nadu State Government grant and a Best Presentation Award.

26 years in practice Alpharetta, GA & Sacramento, CA Neutral, structured couples work
Verified on Psychology Today
Your first step

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A relaxed 90-minute conversation where both of you get to say what you want from this. You'll leave with a clear sense of what to work on first, together.

$150

Initial Evaluation · 90 minutes · 100% online

Simple, transparent pricing Personal, never one-size-fits-all Times that fit your schedule Reschedule anytime
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Private pay, no insurance needed. Flexible packages for ongoing support. Pay by PayPal, Zelle, check, or wire.

Prefer to look us up first? Find us on Psychology Today and reach out from there.

Real life, real progress

What we work on together

The conversations that decide how a week between two people actually feels.

Communication that does not escalate

Say the hard thing in a way your partner can actually hear, and listen without preparing a defense.

Repair after conflict

Every couple argues. What separates steady couples is how quickly and how well they come back.

Money, roles & the invisible work

Name who carries what, including the planning nobody sees, and agree on something fairer.

In-laws, family & culture

Set boundaries with extended family that hold, and navigate two different sets of expectations.

Connection in a full week

Protect time for each other on purpose, so the relationship stops being the last item on the list.

Parenting as a team

Get on the same page about rules, routines, and support, so children are not caught between two answers.
Every plan is personalized, built around your goals as a couple, your strengths, and your real schedules.
HER OWN METHODOLOGY · SINCE 2008

Coached by someone who builds methodologies, not just gives advice

In 2008, Dr. Anupama developed BMSI, her own structured methodology, and founded her own practice, where it has guided families for over 18 years. The same discipline shapes her relationship coaching: name the pattern, agree on what better looks like, and practice it in ordinary weeks rather than only in session.

Both voices heard Sessions are structured so neither partner has to fight for the floor, and neither becomes the identified problem.
Patterns, not blame We work on the loop the two of you are caught in, which is a far more useful target than who started it.
Practice at home Skills are rehearsed in session and used in a normal week. That is where a relationship actually changes.
Good questions

Frequently asked questions

Is relationship coaching the same as couples therapy or marriage counseling?
No. Minds & Milestones offers educational coaching: shared goals, communication skills, and accountability. It is not therapy, diagnosis, or treatment, and it complements, never replaces, care from a licensed couples therapist or your doctor.
Most sessions work best with both partners present, since the goal is a shared plan. One partner can start alone and work on their own side of the pattern, and many couples begin exactly that way.
Pre-marital coaching is a structured set of conversations before the wedding: money, roles, family and in-laws, faith and culture, children, careers, and how the two of you will handle conflict. It is planning the marriage, not the wedding.
Coaching is not the right tool for deciding the future of a relationship in crisis. In that situation we will say so plainly and point you toward licensed couples therapists or family professionals who work with exactly that.
Coaching is not appropriate or safe where there is abuse, violence, or fear of a partner. Please contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, available 24/7, or call 911 in an emergency.
Yes, and most couples do. Part of the value of a structured session is that a subject you have avoided for years finally has a container, a time limit, and someone neutral in the room.
Yes. Sessions are held over secure video, so both partners can join from anywhere in the country, together on one screen or from two different locations.
Your Initial Evaluation is $150 for a 45-minute online session with both partners. Ongoing coaching is available as individual sessions or flexible packages tailored to your goals.
We do not accept insurance. Minds & Milestones is private pay, with flexible packages tailored to individual needs. You can pay by PayPal, Zelle, check, or wire.
We’ll say so, and point you toward qualified licensed professionals. Coaching works best as one part of a well-rounded support network.

Start with a $150 Initial Evaluation.

90 minutes, online. You'll leave with one structure to try, not a lecture about trying harder.

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