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Cristina Trette

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #117148

Location

Encinitas & Telehealth

Fee

$350 per 60 minutes

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in helping couples and individuals strengthen relationships. I work with people facing some of the most painful and pivotal moments in their relationships, including infidelity, chronic distance, entrenched patterns of conflict, and marriages on the brink of divorce.

Drawing from Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) and attachment theory, my approach combines compassion, lightheartedness, and directness. I help couples repair emotional injuries, communicate clearly, sooth intense emotions, and rebuild the trust and connection that have been lost.

I have dedicated my career to helping couples move through relationship difficulties with greater presence and intention. At the heart of my work is a hopeful but grounded belief that relationships can heal and evolve. Even after significant hurt, when people are willing to look at themselves, recognize their impact on their partner, and engage in the work of repair, change is possible.

Outside of my work, I enjoy spending time with my life partner and our five children in Encinitas, where we live. I feel most restored when I'm with my family, spending time near the ocean, running along the 101, or enjoying nature.

Education

Master of Arts in Marital and Family Therapy
University of San Diego

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
University of San Diego

Clinical & Professional Training

  • Relational Life Therapy | Level One (In Progress)

  • Discernment Counseling | Full Training Completed, Doherty Institute

  • Introductory Interdisciplinary Collaborative Training, Collaborative Practice California

  • Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy | Externship & Core Skills

  • Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy & Trauma Level One

  • Emotionally Focused Family Therapy Level One

  • Emotionally Focused Therapy trainings in betrayal recovery, escalated couples, attachment injury repair model, sex, violence, and trauma

  • Certified Perinatal Mental Health | Postpartum Support International

  • Co-Parenting Specialist Training Program | Christina McGhee

  • Baffling Behavior Institute | Immersion Program Graduate, Robyn Gobbel

Professional Affiliations

  • Provisors, Host, Encinitas, CA | 2026 to Current

  • California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists | 2017 to Current Member

  • International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy | Lifetime Member

  • San Diego Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy | Board Member, 2018–2026

  • Entrepreneur’s Organization, Spousal Life Partner Champion, 2019 to 2020