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A calm, human place to repair what matters most.

Calmwater Counseling Group exists for one reason: to help couples feel safe, heard, and close again — whatever season their relationship is in.

Maya Hartley smiling during a therapy session
Meet your therapist

Hi, I’m Maya Hartley

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, founder of Calmwater Counseling Group.

For over a decade I have sat with couples carrying every kind of weight — new-parent exhaustion, years of quiet distance, betrayal, grief, and the slow drift that nobody meant to allow. What I have learned is simple: most partners are not failing each other. They are stuck in patterns neither of them chose.

My work blends emotionally focused therapy with practical communication tools, so sessions feel both deeply caring and genuinely useful. You will leave each meeting with something concrete — a new conversation to try, a pattern to notice, a small repair to practice.

LMFT, licensed since 2013 Emotionally Focused Therapy Gottman Method, Level 2
What we believe

The values behind every session.

01

No sides, ever

Both partners deserve to feel heard and defended. We hold the relationship — not one person against the other.

02

Safety before advice

Tools only work when the room feels safe. We build emotional safety first, then practice the skills that keep it.

03

Small, steady change

Lasting repair is built from small repeatable moments — not grand gestures. We aim for progress you can actually keep.

Our team

Counselors who truly get couples.

Every Calmwater counselor is a licensed clinician with advanced training in couples work — and a genuine love for this exact job.

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Maya Hartley

Founder · LMFT

Marriage counseling, trust recovery, and high-conflict repair.

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Danielle Osei

Couples Therapist · LCSW

Premarital counseling, communication skills, and new-parent transitions.

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Sofia Marchetti

Couples Therapist · LPC

Emotional intimacy, online therapy, and blended-family dynamics.