Marriage & Family Therapy – Piernas Marriage & Family Therapy
Piernas Marriage & Family Therapy is a couples-focused practice based in Temecula, California, operated by Janine Piernas, LMFT (California License #105849). Piernas holds a graduate degree from Pepperdine University and reports more than 15 years of clinical experience working with couples. The practice serves clients throughout Southern California, including Temecula, Murrieta, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, San Diego, Riverside, and Orange County areas.
The primary clinical modalities offered are the Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), applied in the context of couples work. Services include weekly couples therapy sessions, couples intensives (four-hour sessions starting at $1,500), affair recovery intensives ($2,000), a relationship reset retreat, individual therapy, and therapy for therapists. The range of formats reflects a practice oriented toward both ongoing relational work and time-intensive intervention options for couples in acute distress.
Presenting concerns addressed include recurring conflict patterns, emotional distance, intimacy difficulties, trust issues following infidelity, and general relationship dissatisfaction. The practice does not characterize struggling relationships as failures, framing its work instead around identifying and shifting harmful patterns.
In-person sessions are available at 27576 Commerce Center Drive, Suite 204, Temecula, CA 92590. Telehealth services are available to couples located anywhere in California. The practice accepts private pay at a rate of $250 per couples therapy session; couples therapy is noted as generally not covered by insurance. Individual therapy through IEHP is available with limited openings.
Free 30-minute consultations and a free relationship health assessment are offered. The practice holds a 5.0 Google rating and is verified on Psychology Today.
Contact: (951) 837-3261; janine@piernastherapy.com.