Helping Charleston Couples Build Stronger, Healthier Relationships
Individual & Couples Counseling | South Carolina
❌ Feeling disconnected, “We’re growing apart”
❌ Constant fighting about little things (Ex: the dishes)
❌ Not spending time together, more time by yourself
❌ “You’re not hearing what I’m saying”
❌ Fights escalate quickly followed by being “iced out”
❌ Little to no intimacy
❌ Feeling lonely in your relationship
❌ Feels like other things take more priority
✅ Feeling in tune with each other, “They just get me”
✅ Talks about and resolves things with open communication
✅ Connects daily in loving ways + weekly date nights
✅ Listens to each other’s feelings
✅ Arguments are quick + met with open communication
✅ Emotionally connected intimacy
✅ Feels like you have your best friend back
✅ It is apparent that you are loved and a priority to your partner
Your relationship doesn’t have to be a source of stress in your life. You shouldn’t feel like you have to walk on eggshells, waiting for the next thing that will erupt into an argument. Will the dishes be the next argument? Or maybe it will be feeling distant and trying to tell your partner that you want more time with them … which then gets turned into how they actually need more alone time. It’s so difficult to keep the arguments straight! Sometimes it feels like you can hardly talk about anything without it turning into something else. Nothing ever gets resolved and so much goes left unsaid. You want to badly to connect with your partner, for them to hear you, and understand your feelings. Every time you try to talk about it, things get lost in translation. Although you’re in a relationship with someone you love, you can’t help but feel lonely.
Love shouldn’t feel exhausting.
Therapy can help in a number of ways. Having an objective person in the room can help you in identifying ways that your communication patterns are working against you. Therapists are there not only to listen but to teach you different techniques to help you succed in your relationship. Therapy can also help you in getting to the bottom of your patterns. We often call it your “dance”. Why do you feel like you’re walking on eggshells? Where is the connection getting lost? Lastly, therapy helps in rebuilding trust, intimacy, and the connection you once shared. Often times, the connection can be better and deeper after resolving things. Problems aren’t inherintly bad! It’s all in how we view them and choose to handle them. Problems that arise can simply be seen as an opporunity for you and your partner to team up and tackle whatever it is together- deepening that trust and love between you. That’s all we want after all, to feel like someone wholeheartedly has our back no matter what.
Why Work With Me
🌎 Down-to-Earth Approach ~ we’re all humans with flaws.
😂 Humorous ~ dark humor + coffee keeps me going.
💪🏻 Empowered + strength-based ~ your hype-woman when you get down on yourself.
💡Relatable ~ I’ve been the one on the couch before. Yes, it sucks but you can do it.
⏱️ Experienced ~ 13 years in the psychology field + 8 years counseling experience.
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Systemic Approach ~ looks at what experiences made you, YOU + how you connect.
🤔 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ~ for those fun little anxiety spirals.
📖 Narrative Therapy ~ for when you need to shift the story you’re telling yourself.
Katie Bonanno, Relationship Therapist
Marriage & Family Therapy Associate
(Fully licensed in June 2025)
Marina - Colleague
“Highly recommend Simple Love Counseling! I have worked with and known Katie for a decade - the knowledge, skills and compassion that she emulates through her counseling work is impressive. Finding the perfect fit in a counselor or therapist is tough work, and Katie simply eases that process right out of the gate with her expertise and care.”
Andrele - Colleague
“Katie provides a warm, welcoming presence with her clients. She works on telehealth, which is beneficial for helping meet clients from the comfort of location of their choice. She has expertise in women's issues, anxiety, and relationship issues”
Our Services
Individual Counseling
Do romantic connections feel difficult? Do you feel like you hold people at arm’s length distance? Does it feel like it is difficult to like yourself?
Counseling can dive into the “why” and give you tools to help create a shift in your life and relationships. We all deserve to feel confident, loved, and happy. While creating a safe space, I help my clients see that they can change the story at any time
Couples Counseling
Are you reliving the same fight over and over again? Do you feel like it’s difficult to get on the same page? Do you feel unimportant to the most important person in your life?
Couples counseling can help reconnect and reignite that spark between you! What you want to say to your partner is important but sometimes gets lost in communication. Learn communication skills, connection techniques, and develop a safe space to dive into your deepest love.
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