Counselor, EdD, MEd, MS, LMHC, LPCC
Dr. Christopher Joaquim – Licensed Mental Health Counselor · EdD, MEd, MS, LMHC, LPCC (he/him)
I work with couples throughout Brookline and across Massachusetts through online therapy. Drawing on 22 years of experience, I help partners work through conflict, strengthen trust, improve communication, and stay connected through career pressures and changing family needs. Your first step is a free 15-minute phone consultation.
Strong relationships take ongoing effort, especially when work, family responsibilities, and changing priorities leave little time for each other. Couples therapy gives you space to step back from everyday routines, understand what’s creating distance, and approach challenges as a team.
Whether you’re struggling with recurring disagreements or simply feeling less connected, we’ll work together to identify what needs to change and build healthier ways of relating to one another.
Many of the couples Dr Joaquim works with have already spent months trying to understand the problem themselves. Therapy offers something different: a structured space to identify the interaction patterns keeping you stuck and develop practical ways to strengthen your partnership.
Brookline attracts people who spend their days caring for others, solving complex problems, and leading demanding professional lives. Many residents work in the Longwood Medical Area, nearby hospitals, universities, or research institutions before returning home to parenting responsibilities, household commitments, and busy schedules. Brookline’s highly educated and internationally diverse community reflects its close ties to Boston’s healthcare and academic centers. Around 85% of adults hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, and nearly 28% of residents were born outside the United States.
When both partners have careers that demand constant attention, it’s easy for the relationship to become focused on logistics instead of connection. I work with Brookline couples who want practical conversations that lead to meaningful change, helping them strengthen their partnership while navigating the realities of modern professional and family life.
Brookline couples often balance demanding careers, family responsibilities, and busy schedules. Therapy is tailored to your relationship and the challenges you face.
Healthcare professionals managing long shifts, on-call schedules, and emotionally demanding work.
Couples balancing demanding careers while making time for their relationship.
Partners navigating cultural differences, major decisions, and life without nearby family support.
Parents juggling school, activities, and family responsibilities while staying connected.
Engaged couples building healthy communication and shared expectations before marriage.
Partners who spend their days supporting others and want to give their relationship more attention. Many couples seek therapy to strengthen their partnership before recurring challenges become harder to change.
Many Brookline couples are deeply invested in their work. Whether you’re caring for patients, conducting research, teaching, leading a business, or balancing two demanding careers, it’s easy for the relationship to become another item on an already full schedule.
You can benefit from couples therapy if:
Many of the couples I work with are thoughtful, capable people who solve complex problems every day. Relationships require a different kind of attention. Therapy offers dedicated time to slow down, understand one another more clearly, and strengthen the partnership behind the life you’ve built together.
Relationship challenges rarely appear overnight. More often, they develop gradually as demanding careers, family responsibilities, and changing priorities begin to shape everyday interactions.
Dr Christopher Joaquim integrates evidence-based approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, solution-focused therapy, and strength-based interventions. Together, we’ll identify the patterns keeping you stuck, improve communication, rebuild trust where needed, and develop practical strategies that strengthen your partnership beyond our sessions.
We’ll begin with a brief phone conversation to discuss what’s been happening in your relationship, answer your questions, and determine whether working together feels like the right fit.
We’ll explore your relationship history, understand each partner’s perspective, identify recurring patterns of conflict, and establish meaningful goals for therapy.
As therapy progresses, you’ll strengthen communication, navigate difficult conversations more effectively, rebuild trust where appropriate, and apply new skills to everyday life together.
Call or Email Dr. Christopher Joaquim today for a free 15-minute consultation
(781) 797-7002
Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. 
Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. 
Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. 
Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. 
Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. 
Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. 
Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. 
Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. 
Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. 
Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
ACH Bank transfer, American Express, Cash, Check, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa, Wire, Zelle
Kaiser (Out-of-Network)
Counselor, EdD, MEd, MS, LMHC, LPCC
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now – (781) 797-7002
Licensed by State of California / 14300
Christopher Joaquim
License: Florida
Counselor, EdD, MEd, MS, LMHC, LPCC
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience.
Coping Skills
Men’s Issues
Life Transitions
Self Esteem
Trauma & PTSD
Grief
Counselor, EdD, MEd, MS, LMHC, LPCC
Do these issues align with your needs?Email or (781) 797-7002
Preteen , Teen , Adults , Elders (65+)
Individuals , Couples , Group
Bisexual Allied , Gay Allied , Lesbian Allied , Non-Binary Allied , Racial Justice Allied , Single Parent
Christian
Christian Counseling
Coaching
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Culturally Sensitive
Emotionally Focused
Integrative
Interpersonal
Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
Narrative
Person-Centered
Positive Psychology
Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
Strength-Based
Counselor, EdD, MEd, MS, LMHC, LPCC
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (781) 797-7002
Cities
Downtown Beverly
North Beverly
Beverly Farms
Montserrat
Montserrat (Beverly)
Ryal Side (Beverly)
Beverly Cove
Danvers
Wenham
Wenham
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Counties
Essex County
Middlesex County
.
Counselor, EdD, MEd, MS, LMHC, LPCC
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (781) 797-7002