Meet with founder Maryellen P. Mullin Fong, LMFT and Certified Gottman Therapist 

Your Business Matters. So Does the Relationship.
Whether you are co-founders building a company, business partners navigating growth, or collaborators whose working relationship has become strained, counseling can provide a structured and neutral space to address what is getting in the way.

Strengthen the Relationship Behind the Business
Starting and building a business with another person requires more than shared goals and complementary skills—it requires a strong working relationship. Even highly successful co-founders and business partners can find themselves struggling with communication, conflict, differing expectations, or a loss of trust.
I provide relationship-focused counseling for co-founders, business partners, co-editors, and other professional partnerships who want to strengthen how they work together.

Drawing from the Gottman Method, as well as my experience working with couples and collaborative partnerships, I help partners better understand their patterns of communication, navigate conflict more effectively, and rebuild trust when their working relationship has become strained.

Counseling for Business Partners Can Help With:
  • Communication breakdowns and recurring misunderstandings
  • Conflict that feels stuck or increasingly personal
  • Differences in leadership style, decision-making, or priorities
  • Difficulty giving or receiving feedback
  • Loss of trust or confidence in one another
  • Resentment, frustration, or unresolved conflict
  • Clarifying roles, responsibilities, and expectations
  • Navigating major business or organizational transitions
  • Repairing a relationship after a significant rupture
  • Finding healthier ways to disagree while preserving the partnership

A Relationship-Centered ApproachBusiness partnerships are relationships, and the quality of that relationship can have a profound impact on the work you are trying to accomplish together.
Using principles from the Gottman Method, I help partners identify the patterns that are creating difficulty and develop more effective ways to communicate, manage conflict, listen to one another, and repair disconnection.

The goal isn't to determine who is right or wrong. It is to create a space where each person can be heard, understand the other's perspective, take responsibility for their part of the pattern, and identify meaningful ways forward.

Sometimes the work is about repairing and strengthening a partnership. Sometimes it is about helping partners navigate a difficult transition or separation with greater clarity and respect. Either way, the goal is to help you have the conversations that are often difficult to have on your own.

A healthier working relationship can make room for better communication, more productive conflict, renewed trust, and a stronger foundation for the work you are doing together.
Ready to strengthen your working relationship and build a healthier foundation for your business? Contact us today to explore co-founder and business partner counseling.