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 Specialties and Approaches

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Gottman Methodology

Evidence-based techniques specializing in healthy communication, resentment healing and bonding experiences.

Inclusive of individual & couples interviews, Questionnaires & Take home work.

PFilates

A physician-created, evidence-based pelvic floor strengthening program. Combining core breathwork, pelvic muscle activation,

& pilates movements to treat mild prolapses, overactive bladder, and anorgasmia.

Polyvagal Regulation

Applying regulation techniques that engage our nervous system to prepare for and help us develop safe connections.

Transitioning the Fight, Flight, Freeze & Fawn response to Rest, Digest & Sex response.

EFT - Emotion-Focused Therapy

Evidence-based attachment healing that prioritizes the transformation of negative interaction patterns between

a couple into emotional connection, secure attachment, and intimacy. This approach focuses on

the emotional needs underneath requests to change communication patterns.

EMDR

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. This involves moving your eyes in a specific way while you process traumatic memories.

EMDR's goal is to heal from past trauma or other distressing life experiences.

CBT - Cognitive Behavior Therapy

A highly structured approach that aims to reframe unhelpful, or unhealthy, ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving.

CBT is an effective way to treat situational mood disorders and the negative life perspective that sustains them.

Sexology

A multi-dimensional approach that facilitates clients' sexual growth by helping them to identify their sexual goals and by offering education,

resources, tools, and techniques to improve sexual health, satisfy relationships, and reduce pain.

Integrative Medicine

Aims to blend the best of both conventional and non-conventional therapies for mental health disorders to improve

quality of life and relationships. It offers a holistic and patient-centered approach to treating mental health disorders.

Private Client Sessions

We Heal

  • Resentment Repair

    Identify the core wound among all 13 forms of betrayal (including infidelity). Engage in a 3-phase repair process, including the Forgiveness Methodology, with the intention of releasing stagnant negative emotions.

  • Sexual Pain & Dysfunction

    Identify underlying causes for female sexual pain, erectile dysfunction, low libido, hormone imbalance, and physical or sexual trauma response. Implementing a biopsychosocial model of holistic treatment for non-invasive, long-term healing of these symptoms.

  • 8 Forms of Intimacy

    An intimacy model was developed by Dr. Bathurst to improve fulfillment within all eight types of human intimacy expression: psychological, physical, creative, intellectual, social, sexual, emotional, and experiential.

  • LGBTQIA2S+

    An affirming therapeutic approach that focuses on embracing diverse sexual and gender expressions and their needs. Dr. Bathurst specializes in lesbian and gay relationship dynamics and supports gender affirmation processing, identity formation, and development

  • Deciding to stay or leave

    With couples therapy ineffective if any partner is “undecided” about their commitment to the relationship, Dr. Bathurst offers a structured, maximum 6-session model to guide in the decision-making process and achieve clarity.

  • Sexual Addiction

    Treatment of any hypersexual behavior (including pornography addiction and excessive self-pleasure habits) that creates dysfunction in multiple areas of life. Managing compulsive thoughts or images and structuring routines for reduced impulsivity.

  • Communication & Conflict Resolution

    Integrating EFT, IMAGO, NVC Theory, and Gottman Methodology to remove toxic communication, enhance conversational intimacy, and contract the relationship roles for long-lasting and sustainable systems.

  • Libido Alignment

    Integrating nutrition, somatics, relationship health, medication review, aphrodisiacs, libido enhancement, and sexual compatibility improvement within partnerships plays a critical role in personal fulfillment. Libido is multi-faceted and negatively impacted by multiple variables.

  • Relationship Contracting

    Most appropriate for romantic partnerships looking to healthily and mindfully transition from monogamy into ethical non-monogamy, to include swinging, play partners, BDSM, polyamory, sexual exploration, etc. Kink, Mulitamor, BDSM Specialty care and support for clients who identify within the Kink community or are considering entering into Ethical Non-Monogamy or embracing BDSM dynamics within their relationships.

  • Kink, ENM and BDSM

    Inclusive of severe and pervasive trauma exposure over the childhood or adult lifespan of a person. Treatment of C-PTSD often includes resolution of its symptoms: adrenal fatigue, mood disorders, attachment disruption, autoimmune disorders, and relationship toxicity.

  • Complex Trauma

    Presenting within 4 quadrants: secure, anxious, avoidant, and disorganized, attachment is healed using a combination of emotion-focused therapy and the inner aspects model, with the goal of creating an earned secure attachment through self-parenting.

  • Disrupted Attachment

    Presenting within 4 quadrants: Secure, Anxious, Avoidant, Disorganized. Attachment is healed using a combination of Emotion Focused Therapy and Inner Aspects Model with the goal of creating an Earned Secure Attachment through self-parenting.

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Private Session

1-1 session with Dr. Bathurst. Work to heal pain, redefine your future and improve quality of life through the lens of integrity. Holistically heal trauma, attachment wounds and mood disorders. Dr. Bathurst implements an eclectic approach of evidence-based techniques for rapid growth including, but not limited to: CBT, IAM, EFT, Narrative, TANT, Positive Psychology, Herbalism, Light Therapy.


Includes:


  • Resources, Worksheets or Homework
  • Email / Text Support
  • Personalized Treatment Plan
  • Doctor-to-doctor Collaboration
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Couples Session

1-2 (or 3 or 4…) session with Dr. Bathurst. Work to repair, resolve and rejuvenate relationship dynamics. Dr. Bathurst implements an eclectic approach of evidence-based techniques for rapid growth including, but not limited to: Gottman, Sexology, RBT, EFT, IMAGO, Polyvagal Theory, Herbology, Relationship Recontracting.


Includes:


  • Resources, Worksheets or Homework each session
  • Email / Text Support
  • Personalized Treatment Plan
  • Doctor-to-doctor Collaboration
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Discernment Counseling

Are you or your partner unable to decide if you want to stay in the relationship or leave? Dr. Bathurst applies an evidence-based structure of Discernment Counseling that resolves indecision in the commitment of a relationship. Sessions include private and conjoint meetings. Initial Session is 2-hours. Subsequent sessions (up to 6) may be 1.5 or 2-hours.

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Growth Package (15% Off)

Purchase a package of 6 hours of private sessions to be used in any duration (applicable to individual, couple, holistic health, or discernment) and save 15% on the total price! Therapy and Coaching requires investment. As our appreciation for your continued commitment, here is 15% off!

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Narrative Therapy

Encouraging value and needs evaluation with the perspective that people are separate from their problems and destructive behaviors.

Tapping into internal dialogue to create a personal story that aligns with who a client wants to be.

Mindfulness & Meditative Movement

Combining breathwork, energetic movement of the body, and intention setting to be fully present and engaged in the moment.

This practice is scientifically proven to reduce stress or anxiety and improve relationship connection.

Life Coaching

Supporting clients with strategic guidance, goal development, and emotional intelligence enhancement to help them meet their

life goals and experience life as their authentic selves.

Psychiatric Service Dog Support

Dr. Bathurst offers provider letters for Psychiatric Service Dog companions and works collaboratively with a

number of animal training programs to support the standards of the PSD certification process

Programs

What We Heal

  • Holistic Anxiety

    Applying a blend of complementary therapies for the stabilization of anxiety or OCD. Inclusive of exercise, herbal supplementation, behavioral modification, cognitive reframing, dietary changes, neurotransmitter rebalancing, and inflammation assessments.

  • Holistic Depression

    Applying a blend of complementary therapies for the stabilization of depression, dysthymia, or bipolar disorder. Inclusive of exercise, herbal supplementation, behavioral modification, cognitive reframing, dietary changes, neurotransmitter rebalancing, and inflammation assessments.

  • Holistic ADHD

    Applying a blend of complementary therapies for the stabilization of ADD or brain fog. Inclusive of exercise, herbal supplementation, behavioral modification, cognitive reframing, dietary changes, neurotransmitter rebalancing, and inflammation assessments.

  • Holistic PMDD

    Applying a blend of complementary therapies for the stabilization of PMDD and other menstrual-related disorders. Inclusive of exercise, herbal supplementation, behavioral modification, cognitive reframing, dietary changes, neurotransmitter rebalancing, and inflammation assessments.

  • Nervous System Regulation

    Developing coping mechanisms to regulate the nervous system ensures flexibility to environmental changes or stressful situations. Calming the sympathetic nervous response after peaked stress to prevent adrenal fatigue or burnout.

  • Relationship Boundaries

    Guidance on boundary identification and assertion within relationships. Support ensuring that the proposed boundaries are healthy, fair, and able to meet the needs of all people present in the dynamic.

  • New Life Stage

    Assisting in relationship re-contracting, adaptation of change, and education on developmental life stages to encourage success and satisfaction with life. These include premarital counseling, divorce, infertility or miscarriage, empty nesters, retirement, etc.

  • Emotional Intelligence

    The ability to manage your own emotions and equally understand the emotions of people around you. There are five key elements to EQ: self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills.

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New Client Consultation

Private phone or video call with Dr. Bathurst involves all parties that will be attending future sessions. Get your questions answered, understand her process and discover her recommended approach for your unique issue.


* We ask for a nominal fee of $1 to verify your commitment to the call

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Roommates to Romance Live Therapy Program - FREE Discovery Call

A confidential phone or video call with Dr. Bathurst that involves all parties who will be joining the program. Get your questions answered, take a look into the courses, and learn how all 4 modules work synergistically to amplify growth.

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Pelvic Floor Healing

PFilates is an evidence-based pelvic floor healing program that uses at-home exercises with breath-work to rapidly strengthen pelvic floor without medication, surgery, or expensive equipment. PFilates was built by a Urologist and Physical Therapist to heal pelvic floor conditions like:

mild prolapse, frequent bathroom trips, erectile dysfunction, low libido in women, chronic back or vaginal pain, incontinence, chronic hernias or hemorrhoids.


What You Get: ($600 VALUE)


  • Pelvic Floor Healing in 28 days
  • Live biofeedback from Dr. B
  • Video, diagram and written instructions
  • Personalized at-home plan
  • Unlimited Email / Text Support
  • Mindset & Nutrition Resources
  • Somatic Breathwork Technique
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Roommates to Romance 90 Day Live Therapy Program

Individuals and couples needing to release resentment, rediscover themselves and build romantic foundations, this virtual 90-day therapy program uses evidence-based approaches for noticeable impact. 30 + online video lessons and 5 live coaching sessions hosted by Top Doctor, award-winning Couples and Sex Therapist, Dr. Stephanie Bathurst.


What You Get: ($10,710 VALUE)


  • Self-Paced Learning Portal
  • 30+ Video Lessons (equivalent to 1 year in weekly therapy)
  • Private Community Group
  • A 1-1 orientation session with Dr. B
  • 4 1-hour private therapy sessions with Dr. B
  • Weekly Accountability Coaching
  • DIY Mailed-Home Kits
  • Unlimited Email / Text Support
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Mindfulness Meditations

Walking labyrinths, Tai Chi, and other purposeful movements in combination with sound healing,

mantra repetition, or grounding emotional rituals for internal regulation and self-spirituality.

Sound Healing

Seeking balance through a powerful therapy that combines different healing Hz, music, and special sound

instruments, like crystal singing bowls, to improve our well-being and mental stability.

Food-as-Medicine

Utilizing nutrition plans and herbal supplementation to create systemic balance and sufficient levels of minerals and vitamins for optimal

functioning. Improves mood, reduces physical ailments, and supports healthy hormone levels.

IMAGO Therapy

A form of couples counseling and coaching designed to help relationship partners work out misunderstandings, heal underlying attachment

disruptions, and step into emotional vulnerability to deepen intimacy bonds.

Tantra & Somatic Bodywork

Energetic techniques and guided touch for improved connection to oneself and others. Applied to enhance self-

spirituality, relational reconnection, passion amplification, and physical health improvement.

Couples Intimacy Retreats

What We Heal

  • Immersive Soul Reconnection

    Full-immersion approach to energetically connecting with yourself and your partner(s). Activating emotional transformation and reconnecting to life with a deepened purpose.

  • Feeling like Roommates

    Revive the “spark” that has been lost in your romantic connection through behavioral, mental, and sexual reactivation of feel-good hormones while reconditioning the partnership to represent playfulness, support, and passion.

  • Re-commitment Process & Ceremony

    Private recommitment ceremony on the beach in Hawaii. Includes photography and traditional Hawaiian marriage affirmations to bless your bond. Each partner reads love notes of recommitment, future dreams, and the choice to share life with one another again.

  • Holistic Libido Rejuvenation

    Integrating herbal supplements, bodily circulation techniques, trauma recovery, medical amelioration of SSRI symptoms, and somatic releases to improve organic libido.

  • FOOD AS MEDICINE: foraging & cooking

    Learn what herbs and foods growing in your area can be used for mental and physical health nutrition. Feed your soul and body by embracing holistic health as a lifestyle and experimenting with the provided recipes.

  • REDISCOVER Life's Passion

    Using a combination of identity formation and value systems overview, assess your Ideal Self and Real Self, exploring opportunities for growth and change to enhance life fulfillment sustainably.

  • Mindfulness Lifestyle


  • Premarital Preparation

    Typically, 5–7 sessions are held to deep-dive into value system comparison, communication health, future vision exploration, and relationship contracting to ensure the sustainability and satisfaction of the future marriage.

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Semi-Private Couples Retreat 

All-Inclusive for 2

Held throughout 2025 in both Haleiwa, Hawaii and Stuart, Florida beachfronts, this small-group retreat is specially crafted with daily excursions and therapy workshops that are guaranteed to replenish romantic energy and revitalize self. With a very small group of well-vetted couples, our private ocean-view property embodies serenity, privacy, and beauty.


What You Get: $10,000 VALUE


  • Ocean-View lodging with a private bedroom
  • Farm-to-Fork meals from chef
  • 20 hours of group therapy 
  • 5 adventure excursions
  • Recommitment beach ceremony
  • Holistic health plan for each partner
  • Art of couples massage
  • Group EMDR for healing
  • Relationship connection resources
  • Unlimited Email / Text Support


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VIP Private Intimacy Retreat in Hawaii

All-inclusive for 2

This is a completely private, luxury couples retreat reserved for 1 couple. 7 days in private ocean-view accommodations in the Sunset Hills of Haleiwa, HI, on the beautiful island of Oahu. This retreat is all-inclusive with 2 workshops conducted per weekday, we teach over 6 months worth of weekly couples therapy while feeling energized from vacation excursions and healing.


What You Get: $25,000 VALUE

(compare to Gottman 2-day retreats)


  • Ocean-View, private condo
  • Farm-to-Fork meals from chef
  • 20 hours of 1-1 couples therapy 
  • 5 adventure excursions
  • Recommitment beach ceremony
  • Holistic health plan for each partner
  • Art of couples massage
  • Gottman repair process with EMDR
  • Relationship connection resources
  • Unlimited Email / Text Support
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Women's Wellness Group Retreat – All-Inclusive

Dates and information to be announced soon! Dr. Bathurst will be co-hosting a women's wellness retreat overseas with a dear friend, Kelly Roberts, owner of Beach Pilates in Delaware. Please contact us via email by clicking the button below to get on the waitlist. Retreat will be taking place in early November, 2025. 

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Couples Retreat Discovery Call (Free)

We offer complimentary video calls with Dr. Bathurst to answer all o your questions and verify that this is the perfect retreat for your relationship needs. Dr. Bathurst will overview the process and her team can answer all logistics questions to set you up for success. Reserve your spot today before they are all booked!

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Speaking Engagements

Dr. Bathurst is an experienced speaker offering a blend of research and human experience for emotional captivation. She develops and hosts CEU professional

seminars and is frequently invited to speak and panel at health conferences and well-being retreats as a guest speaker. As an articulate expert in her field, Dr.

Bathurst welcomes any podcast and TV interviews.

Ambassadorship

Companies requesting ambassadorship who support relationship, sexual, and emotional health are welcome to extend a proposal to work with Dr.

Bathurst. A formal video consultation is necessary to evaluate the alignment of value systems, benefit to clients, and mutual benefit for each business.

Expert Statements

As an author and trusted specialist for magazines like Giddy and Brainz, Dr. Bathurst offers science-backed clinical perspectives and

relatable experience in the fields of sexual health, relationships, and holistic mental health. Dr. Bathurst excels in mindset, complex

relationships, sexual satisfaction, emotional intelligence, and nervous system regulation.

Collaborations

Dr. Bathurst feels passionately about collaborating with other health providers to enhance client experience and support one another in business.

Ideal partners include a somatic or massage therapist, pelvic floor PT, divorce attorney, yoga or Pilates instructor, individual therapist,

podcast host, book author, ayurvedic or energy healer, meditation center, etc.

Business Networking

What We Offer

  • Professional Legitimacy for Collaborators

    Collaborators looking to enhance their program or wellness package with the inclusion and support of Dr. Bathurst may contact her with a proposal.

  • Contributions to Wellness Articles

    As an active contributor to magazines like Brainz and Giddy, Dr. Bathurst offers clinical, evidence-based perspectives on any expert statements and interviews she is invited to.

  • Sexual Health Public Education

    Clinicians looking for guidance and supervision on sexual health and expression may request collaboration. Dr. Bathurst is receptive to requests for education-based community enhancement opportunities.

  • Relationship Public Education

    Clinicians looking for guidance and supervision on relationship health, kink-identifying clients, and advanced ENM systems may request collaboration. Dr. Bathurst is receptive to requests for education-based community enhancement opportunities.

  • Emotional Health Public Education

    Clinicians looking for guidance and supervision on holistic mental health, mindfulness practices, etc. may request collaboration. Dr. Bathurst is receptive to requests for education-based community enhancement opportunities.

  • Cross-Referrals

    We are always excited to develop trusting relationships with other experts in the field. It’s critically important that we can depend on each provider referral we share with our clients to ensure their smooth transition and continuity of care.

  • Professional Authorship

    As an author herself, Dr. Bathurst enjoys supporting other authors in expert statements or pertinent inclusions in their book development. If you are interested in Dr. Bathurst providing input or expert statements to support your book, please schedule a call.

  • Panelist and Speaking Engagements

    Dr. Bathurst has spoken on multi-disciplinary health panels in her fields of specialty. She has been developing and teaching professional CEUs to other providers since 2019. Her articulate breadth of knowledge offers audiences substantial gains and captivation.

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Professional Networking

Reserved for 30 minutes. These are best for “catch-up” meetings and quick strategy sessions. Networking for business co-creation, speaking engagements, retreat co-hosting, expert writing statement requests, authorship opportunities, ambassadorship, and general networking.

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Professional Networking

Reserved for 60 minutes. These are best for “catch-up” meetings and quick strategy sessions. Networking for business co-creation, speaking engagements, retreat co-hosting, expert writing statement requests, authorship opportunities, ambassadorship, and general networking.

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