When partners come from different cultures, ordinary disagreements can carry extra weight: family expectations, unspoken rules about money or parenting or in-laws, and two different ideas of what love is supposed to look like.
Your relationship conflicts are connected to your different backgrounds and family expectations.
One or both families have strong opinions, and the boundaries are hard to hold as a team.
Guilt and obligation to family keep landing in the middle of your relationship.
You keep having the same argument, and it is really about something deeper than the topic.
Associate Therapist, MPsy
Couples, family dynamics, and acculturation; in-person available in Rochester, NY.
Telehealth, plus in-person sessions in Rochester, NY
Book with Celina Alvarez Marroquin (opens Jane scheduling in a new tab)Licensed Psychologist, PhD
Identity and family expectations within relationships.
Telehealth across California & New York
Book with Dr. Angela Horng (opens Jane scheduling in a new tab)Not sure who fits? Leave the choice to us: send us a message and we will match you.
We help couples untangle recurring conflict and rebuild understanding, with the cultural layer treated as a real part of the picture rather than background noise. That includes interracial and intercultural relationships, immigrant-generation differences between partners, and negotiating family-of-origin expectations together.
Celina Alvarez Marroquin focuses on couples, families, and acculturation, and also offers in-person sessions in Rochester, NY. Sessions are otherwise by secure video across California and New York.
Curious about the methods? See our glossary of specialties and approaches.
A free, no-obligation consultation call is the easiest way to find out whether we are the right fit. Telehealth across California & New York, with in-person sessions available in Rochester, NY.
