Services

At Make a Better Marriage, I specialize in helping individuals and couples strengthen connection, address painful relationship patterns, rebuild trust, and develop the skills needed to create healthier, more fulfilling relationships.

Sometimes both partners are ready to begin the work together. At other times, meaningful change may begin with one person gaining greater insight, developing healthier responses, and learning new ways of engaging the relationship.

My approach is clinically grounded, trauma-informed, and explicitly faith-integrated — rooted in a biblical theology of covenant marriage and human sexuality. I serve clients who share a Christian faith perspective, and all are welcomed with dignity and care. I address not only what is happening between partners, but also the emotional, relational, sexual, and personal experiences that may be influencing the relationship.

Areas of concern may include:

Communication breakdown
Recurring conflict
Emotional disconnection
Loss of trust
Infidelity and betrayal
Intimacy concerns
Differences in sexual desire
Pornography and problematic sexual behavior
Erectile or arousal concerns
Painful intercourse or penetration difficulties
The impact of trauma on intimacy and connection
Childhood sexual trauma and its effects on adult relationships
Premarital preparation
Major relationship transitions
Patterns that keep couples feeling stuck

Because every relationship is different, services are tailored to your specific needs, goals, and circumstances.

Service Tiles

Couples Therapy
Clinically grounded support for couples navigating conflict, disconnection, betrayal, intimacy concerns, and relationship distress. Couples therapy helps you understand the patterns keeping you stuck, strengthen communication and emotional safety, repair areas of hurt, and develop healthier ways of connecting.
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Individual Therapy
Healing begins with one person willing to do the work. Individual therapy is available for adults navigating the personal wounds, patterns, and experiences — including childhood sexual trauma — that are affecting their relationships, their intimacy, and their sense of self. Available via telehealth in Georgia and Texas.
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Trauma Therapy
What happened to you was not your fault. What happens next can be different. Specialized trauma-informed therapy for adult survivors — particularly those healing from childhood sexual trauma and its impact on adult intimacy, marriage, and faith. Available via telehealth in Georgia and Texas.
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Premarital Counseling
Prepare for the marriage — not simply the wedding. Premarital counseling provides a structured opportunity to explore communication, conflict, finances, intimacy, expectations, family relationships, faith, roles, and your shared vision for marriage.
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Sex Therapy
A safe, professional space to address sexual concerns without shame or judgment. Specialized sex therapy is available for individuals and couples experiencing concerns related to desire, arousal, orgasm, sexual pain, sexual trauma, pornography, intimacy, sexual shame, and the intersection of faith and sexuality.
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The Covenant Intensive
Focused time for couples who need more than a traditional weekly session. Half-day and full-day Covenant Intensives provide dedicated, structured time to address important relationship concerns with greater depth and focus. Clinical and nonclinical coaching pathways are offered separately based on your needs, location, and eligibility.
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Couples Coaching
You do not have to wait until your relationship is in crisis to invest in it. Couple coaching is a structured, nonclinical service for couples who want to strengthen communication, deepen connection, improve intimacy, navigate transitions, and become more intentional about the marriage they are building. Available to couples nationwide.
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Ministry Services
Strengthening marriages by equipping the churches and leaders who serve them. Through Kingdom Marriage & Family Alliance, Dr. Lila and Reverend Marvin Stephenson partner with churches and ministries through marriage workshops, couples retreats and getaways, premarital education, marriage ministry development, trauma-informed leader training, facilitator development, curriculum, consulting, and speaking and conference ministry.

Ministry and church partnership services are provided through Kingdom Marriage & Family Alliance — a separate faith-based ministry organization serving churches, ministry leaders, and faith communities. Clinical therapy services provided through Make a Better Marriage, PLLC are separate from ministry services.
→ Visit km-fa.com to Ministry Services: Churches & Ministry Leaders

Not Sure Where to Begin

You do not need to determine the right service on your own. Whether you are seeking clinical therapy, marriage coaching, an intensive, or support for your church or ministry, I can help you identify the most appropriate next step.

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Dr. Lila J. Stephenson, PhD, LPC, CST
Licensed Professional Counselor · Certified Sex Therapist · Certified Trauma Specialist · Ordained Minister · Marriage Coach

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