Helping you feel Connected: in love and in life™


Gain empowerment by working through marriage counseling, couple therapy, building parenting skills, learning effective communication skills, managing anxiety better, coping with depression more functionally and addressing issues of addiction.

Why Therapy

A systematic empirically validated theory of adult bonding


Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT) has the highest success rate of any form of couple therapy. With extensive research showing its positive effects on relationship satisfaction, substance abuse, anxiety, depression, eating disorders and PTSD to name a few, EFT is recognized by the American Psychological Association as an “evidence-based” therapy for couples distress.

What is EFT?

Characteristics of healthy relationships


The research is mounting supporting the value of being in a healthy relationship. Securely attached couples have more trust, more commitment, more satisfaction, more support-seeking, more support-giving, more intimacy, less aggression, and more attuned care-giving to name a few. Additional individual benefits include living longer, wounds healing faster

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Briefly About Me

I am a certified EFT Therapist, Supervisor and Trainer (One of only forty worldwide). I travel all over North America training other therapist in EFT. Additionally, I am an adjunct professor at San Diego State University and Alliant International University teaching Couples Therapy to students in their Master’s and Doctoral Programs. I have a thriving and exciting private practice in San Diego.

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Find the right therapist for you

Only 18% of therapists in the United States conducting couple therapy have actually had training in how to do couple therapy. Most therapists claiming to be competent in working with couples are applying training they received in working with individuals to the couple dynamic and think that this will work; it doesn’t. And with couples divorcing and splitting at the highest rate in modern times, quality couple therapy is a must. Finding a qualified couple therapist is essential.

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Trainings and Consultation in EFT

As a certified Emotionally Focused Therapist (EFT) Trainer, I travel all over North America training other therapist on how to successfully use EFT with their clients. Additionally, I provide personalized consultation as well as run consultation groups.

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Contact Me

My office is conveniently located in the heart of Mission Valley, San Diego, CA. With easy access from the 8 freeway by exiting Texas Street and making your first Left onto Camino del Rio South. It's about 1/2 mile down on your right.

2525 Camino Del Rio So., Suite 107
Telephone: (619) 665-5590 E-mail: mkaupp@gmail.com

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