Rhonda Stiver, LPC is a licensed professional counselor and a certified EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy) therapist, who has a private practice in Maytown, PA. She earned her M.A. in Marriage, Couple & Family Counseling and specializes in relationship counseling. She is currently a PhD student working toward a doctoral degree in Sex Therapy.
She has been training in Emotionally Focused Couple (EFT) counseling since 2017. With EFT, negative cycles are interrupted and changed so that love, connection, and safety can be restored. EFT helps partners get to the underlying issues that drive their conflict, moving away from the content of what the fight is about and focusing more on how the conflict is occurring. It is designed to help partners interrupt the negative and stuck patterns in their communication and interactions, and learn how to express more vulnerable feelings and needs that often underlie anger, defensiveness, and withdrawn behavior.
Rhonda offers one-day, two-day, and three-day Hold Me Tight marriage intensives.
LEARN MORE ABOUT EFT:
Suggested Reading
by Dr. Sue Johnson:
- Hold Me Tight
- Love Sense
- Created for Connection
Intimacy and Sex Therapy
Sex Therapy for Couples Restoring Passion, Connection & Trust Marriage is about more than sharing a life together — it’s about feeling deeply connected, both emotionally and physically. When intimacy becomes strained, couples often feel lonely, frustrated, or even hopeless.
Our sex therapy process creates a safe, supportive space to talk about intimacy without shame or pressure. Whether you’re struggling with desire differences, painful experiences, or the aftermath of betrayal, sex therapy can help you rebuild closeness and discover a renewed sense of joy in your relationship.
How It Works
Sex therapy at Marriage Intensive is rooted in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) — the same proven approach we use in our intensives. Together, we’ll work on:
Strengthening emotional safety and trust Improving communication around intimacy Healing past wounds that interfere with connection Rekindling passion and playfulness.
This isn’t about techniques or performance. It’s about creating a sexual relationship that feels secure, loving, and aligned with who you are as a couple.
Integrating Sex Therapy into Intensives For some couples, intimacy issues surface most strongly during our Marriage Intensives. In these cases, we can integrate sex therapy directly into your intensive process, giving you focused time and space to address both emotional and physical disconnection together. Take the Next Step If intimacy feels out of reach in your marriage, you don’t have to stay stuck. With the right guidance, couples can rediscover not just passion, but trust, joy, and playfulness.