Relationship coaching
Love in Action. Coaching for intentional Black & Brown love.
For couples who are not in crisis and are ready to deepen connection, practice repair, and break the generational cycles that followed them into love.
Focus areas
What we work on together.
Safety
Emotional safety and communication
Learn to talk about the hard things without shutting down or blowing up, and to feel heard when you do.
Closeness
Intimacy and repair
Rebuild closeness after distance, and learn how to repair quickly when you hurt each other.
Seasons
Premarital prep or post-therapy maintenance
Build a strong foundation before the wedding, or keep the gains you made in therapy going strong.
A non-clinical space
Coaching for transformation, without diagnosis.
Coaching looks forward. It is about skills, rituals, and choices you make together, not symptoms or treatment plans.
If one of you is carrying trauma, addiction, or a mental health concern that needs clinical care, therapy may be the better starting point. Not sure which fits? A consult will help you decide.
Coaching is not therapy and is not a substitute for mental health treatment.
Featured program · Cohort 1
Dating on Purpose
Ordinary Love, Extraordinary Match
A virtual couples cohort built on the Gottmans’ Eight Dates. Each week you and your partner have one guided conversation, then come together with other couples to reflect, practice, and grow.
The eight date conversations cover trust and commitment, conflict, intimacy, money, family, fun and adventure, growth and spirituality, and your dreams for the future.
$550 per couple
Starts: Mid to late October 2026
Meets: Monday nights, 90 minutes
Length: 10 weeks
Cohort: 10 couples
Week 1: Launch
Weeks 2 to 9: Dates 1 through 8
Week 10: Closing debrief
Life Essentials is not affiliated with The Gottman Institute. Eight Dates is a book by Drs. John and Julie Gottman.
Coming soon
The Couples Dinner Experience
An evening of intentional listening, guided communication, and a shared meal, with coach access built in.
Why Black love
Black love is not a trend. It is a legacy.
Every couple that chooses safety, repair, and joy is rewriting a story for the generations behind them and ahead of them. That is Love in Action.
Love on purpose starts here.
Book a coaching consult to talk about your goals as a couple and find the right next step.