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Welcome to

Relational Foundations
Institute

Building stronger relationships from the ground up

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You’re ready to make a change in your relationship, but finding the right support can feel discouraging. You don’t want someone who just nods along. You want a therapist who can guide your family through real challenges with care and skill. You want practical tools, a collaborative approach, and strategies that actually help at home.

You want a therapist who understands what families are facing today

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We believe that every family deserves a solid foundation. Our approach is supportive, practical, and rooted in evidence-based practices that help families grow stronger together. We focus on rebuilding trust, improving communication, and fostering resilience so your relationships can thrive.

Founders

Founders

Amy Van Daele, MS, LMFT

California #154609
New York #002578

Amy is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in couples, families, and complex relationship dynamics. She focuses on high-conflict relationships, divorce and co-parenting, substance use, and helping clients change unhealthy relational patterns.

Camila Ferrario, MS, LMFT

California #154815
New York #002544

Camila, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, specializes in parent–child relationships and family interventions for children with neurodevelopmental disorders, emotional regulation challenges, and behavioral difficulties.

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Servces

Services

Family Therapy

Structural family therapy creates a safe space for families to work through conflicts, heal old hurts, change negative cycles and strengthen the bonds that keep them connected.

Couple Therapy

Couples therapy helps partners break unhealthy cycles, rebuild trust, heal attachment wounds and strengthen intimacy so they can feel more connected and supported in their relationship.

PCIT

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy is an evidence-based program where parents are coached during interactions with their child to reduce disruptive behaviors, increase cooperation, and strengthen attachment.

Parent Coaching

Parent coaching provides guidance and practical strategies to help parents feel confident, manage challenges, and build stronger, more positive connections with their children.

Family Intensives

Family therapy intensives are focused, in-depth weekends to more quickly assess challenges, tackle persistent problems, repair relationships, and create lasting change in a shorter, more concentrated timeframe.

Speaking Engagements

Speaking engagements and guest lecturing provide engaging, informative sessions for your company or class where audiences gain practical insights and tools for improving relationships, communication, and family dynamics.

Start Your Journey

Embark on a journey to family healing and growth. Book your session now and experience the transformative power of our personalized family therapy sessions.

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Contact

Address

Manhattan, NY
Los Angeles, CA

Phone

805-991-7359

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