Stop Fighting in Circles. Start Feeling Like a Team Again.
Christian Marriage & Relationship Coaching
It can be deeply discouraging when you love each other but can’t seem to communicate, resolve the same recurring conflicts, or find your way back to the closeness you once shared. You don’t have to remain stuck there. I can help you better understand what is happening in your relationship, learn healthier ways to communicate and navigate conflict, and create a roadmap toward the stronger, more connected marriage you desire.
Prefer to talk first? Call (206) 300-7795
In-person near Seattle • Virtual coaching nationwide
Does This Sound Familiar?
You care about each other, but lately it may feel harder and harder to reach one another.
- Simple conversations quickly turn into arguments, defensiveness, withdrawal, or silence.
- You keep returning to the same disagreements without ever feeling like they’re truly resolved.
- One or both of you feels unheard, misunderstood, unappreciated, rejected, or alone.
- You feel more like roommates or co-parents, than partners.
- Affection, friendship, trust, or intimacy has faded, and you miss the relationship you once shared.
- You’ve tried talking through the issues, reading relationship advice, or seeking help before, but you still don’t know how to change the patterns keeping you stuck.
Perhaps you’ve found yourself wondering:
“Why do we keep ending up here?”
or
“How do we get back to the way we used to be?”
I understand how discouraging it can feel when you love someone but can’t seem to connect. You don’t have to figure it out alone.
Ready to begin? Schedule a Session.
Your Marriage Can Feel Different
Most couples don’t enjoy living in a cycle of conflict, distance, and misunderstanding. Many are simply exhausted from trying without seeing results that actually stick. That’s where I can help.
Together, we will work toward helping you:
Communicate Without Escalating
Express your thoughts, feelings, and needs more clearly—and learn how to listen without immediately becoming defensive, dismissive, or overwhelmed.
Navigate Conflict in Healthier Ways
Recognize unproductive patterns, manage difficult conversations more effectively, and learn how to repair hurt instead of allowing resentment to grow.
Rebuild Friendship and Connection
Create more emotional closeness, affection, enjoyment, and intentional time together so that you can feel like partners again.
Strengthen Trust and Intimacy
Address the patterns that have weakened safety and connection while building habits that support emotional and physical intimacy.
Become a Stronger Team
Develop a shared vision for your marriage, align your priorities, and learn how to approach challenges together instead of treating each other like the enemy.
Create a Roadmap for a Thriving Marriage
Move beyond temporary improvements and develop a clearer vision for the relationship you want and steps that can help you intentionally build it together.
A Hope-Filled Approach
Every relationship has its own history, challenges, strengths, and hopes for the future. Your coaching experience should reflect that.
We’ll begin by understanding the concerns that led you to seek help in the first place. Together we’ll identify deeper patterns affecting your relationship that may be contributing to the conflict, communication issues, or disconnection.
From there, you’ll learn tools and relationship skills to help you better understand one another, communicate more effectively, navigate conflict in healthier ways, and begin creating new patterns that support the marriage you desire.
Gain Clarity
We will explore what is happening in your relationship, what keeps resurfacing, and what each of you hopes will be different.
Learn Necessary Skills
You will learn communication and relationship tools that are relevant to your specific concerns—not generic advice that leaves you wondering how to apply it.
Practice Healthier Conversations
You will have opportunities to practice having important conversations during your sessions, while receiving personalized guidance and feedback in real time.
Apply What You Are Learning
You’ll leave your sessions with practical next steps that can help you continue building healthier habits outside of your coaching sessions. These can include practice exercises and homework assignments.
My coaching style is compassionate, direct, educational, collaborative, and forward-focused. The goal is not simply to talk about the problems. It’s to change the unhealthy patterns and mindsets, and develop the skills and healthy habits to help you begin making meaningful and sustainable changes towards the marriage you desire.
Meet Nadine Stewart
Marriage and Relationship Coach, Educator, Podcaster, Author, and Speaker
I understand how discouraging it can feel when you love someone but can’t seem to connect anymore. My goal is to create a safe, encouraging environment where both partners feel heard and respected, while also helping each person recognize the changes within their control.
I have never met anyone who genuinely enjoys being stuck in a negative cycle—and neither do I. That’s why I make it a priority to instill hope in every couple I work with. We’ll address what’s not working, but we’ll also spend meaningful time creating a vision for the relationship you want and developing the essential steps to help you move toward it.
My Christian faith has deeply shaped who I am, how I view marriage, and the values I bring to my work. At the same time, clients do not need to be Christian to work with me. I welcome couples from different backgrounds, and biblical wisdom can be incorporated for couples who desire it.
Certified Christian Marriage and Relationship Coach • Gottman Seven Principles Program Leader • SYMBIS and Prepare/Enrich Facilitator • Author of One Question a Day to a Stronger Marriage • Co-host of “A Purpose Driven Marriage” Podcast
Choose the Support That Fits Your Relationship
Every relationship goes through different seasons. Whether you’re in the beginning stage and preparing for married life, going through a season of challenges, or simply want to strengthen an already healthy relationship, coaching will be tailored to your needs and goals. Select and click on any of the images below to learn more about: Marriage & Relationship Coaching, Premarital Counseling, or Individual Coaching.
What is Marriage & Relationship Coaching?
Marriage and Relationship Coaching focuses on taking your relationship from where it currently is, to where you desire for it to be. As a Coach, I strongly believe that couples don’t have to settle for a mediocre marriage, nor do you have to accept the fate of an unhealthy relationship. Marriages are meant to thrive and I show couples exactly how you can implement sustainable change in your own relationship so you can have a healthy marriage that you can enjoy and model for your children.
During your sessions, we will take a deep dive into your relationship history; identify habits, patterns, and beliefs that have brought you to this point as a couple and individual; remove roadblocks that make you stuck; and teach you the proven tools and techniques, healthy habits, researched-based principles, and effective mindset that will help you to communicate more effectively, resolve conflict in a healthy way, create greater connection and intimacy, and enjoy a friendship with one another again.
I tend to be forward-thinking and goal-driven in my approach, spending less time dwelling on past issues, and more time working towards the necessary changes and behavior modifications needed to achieve the outcome and healthy relationship we all desire to have. (Of course there will be instances when we will spend more time understanding and breaking down past issues, as it can sometimes help determine the best way to move forward).
As a Coach, I don’t diagnose or treat medical or psychological conditions; and I am not an attorney or mental health counselor.
Not Sure Whether Coaching Is Right For You?
Deciding to seek help for your relationship can feel like a significant step—especially when you’re unsure what to expect, whether your partner will be comfortable, or whether coaching is the right kind of support for your situation.
That’s why I offer a complimentary 15-minute virtual consultation.
During the call, we can briefly discuss what’s going on in your relationship that has led you to reach out, answer your initial questions, and determine whether my approach may be a good fit for your relationship.
There is no pressure to make a decision during the call.
Prefer to speak by phone?
Call (206) 300-7795
What Clients Are Saying
Many of my clients reach out to me after years of repeating the same painful patterns—and often after trying other forms of relationship support—without experiencing the progress they hoped for.
While every relationship requires intentionality and a commitment to make changes, many of the couples I work with experience meaningful progress pretty quickly. They leave with greater understanding, practical tools they can actually use, and a clearer roadmap for building a healthier, stronger, and more connected relationship.
My husband and I have been married 37 years. I think like all couples married at length, we have gone through many “seasons”. Even knowing someone over 40 years and loving them to bits, you can encounter new situations, perceptions and problems.
Nadine is very, very good at her calling. She is exceptional at perceiving the needs both of us have as individuals, and tuning in to smaller tweaks to ramp up the joy. My husband and I will be continuing our sessions with Nadine in her office, as we both are gaining something deeply meaningful.
My partner and I had an amazing experience with pre-marital counseling at A Purpose Driven Marriage. Before signing up for sessions my partner and I had no clue about pre-marital counseling. We came in with an open mind and are so happy we invested in this resource! The sessions were insightful and deepen our understanding of each other. Nadine is professional, empathetic, understanding, and knowledgeable! She provided us with practical tools to navigate our future together. Her guidance helped open our minds to the legacy we will leave our children, family, and friends. Nadine introduced us to the idea of creating a mission statement for our marriage. She supported us while we crafted our mission statement that aligned with our legacy goal and the values we hold. My partner and I are excited to frame our mission statement and keep it in our home. Nadine is highly recommended for couples looking to strengthen their relationship before marriage! She is AWESOME and has left a lifelong impact on my life.
Nadine has been absolutely amazing! She was calm, patient, and understanding from our first conversation to the multiple sessions we have had with her. She is very knowledgeable and uses research to back up a lot of the things she says. Nadine has been a huge part in our relationship turning around and we appreciate all her help in getting us back on the right path again!
Nadine is bubbly, warm and inviting. She provides a completely safe space to talk in her office about anything you may be going through individually or as a couple. I am so glad I chose her to be my pre-marital counselor. My fiance and I did the SYMBIS test and went over all of the results with her and I learned SO much. I feel so prepared and excited for my future marriage with my fiance; she knows how to balance the sessions to talk about SYMBIS while also talking about real-life situations and how to handle them effectively for now and the future. She has given me the tools to feel ready for marriage and the ups and downs it will bring, and encouraged my fiance and I to not settle for a mediocre marriage – but a marriage that thrives and shines so bright, you’ll see God’s love.
Wow, we cannot praise Mrs. Nadine and her marital coaching services enough! My husband and I are a young couple, and walked through the fires of tribulations early on into our relationship. Mrs. Nadine is able to communicate in ways that both my husband and I understand in our own unique ways. She asks thought provoking questions that aid in getting to the root of the issue and supporting both parties in navigating any given concern or discord. No matter the issue, no matter the history, no matter the couple, we would absolutely recommend Mrs. Nadine and her marital coaching services to any couple seeking to save or improve their marriage and relation with their other half. Mrs. Nadine is patient, compassionate, empathic, intelligent and will surely offer you and your spouse a kind heart and her listening ears throughout each session you have with her. Highly recommend, 5 stars is not enough to express our gratitude!
Working with Nadine has been a game changer for our relationship. She guided us through tools like the LARA method that made our communication so much clearer and more compassionate. Nadine creates a safe, judgment-free space, and her insights are both practical and easy to apply in real life. Booking sessions is simple and stress-free, which makes it easy to stay consistent. We’ve grown so much individually and together thanks to her guidance! 10 out of 10 highly recommend!
If you are looking for a marriage counselor, Nadine is your best choice! I can’t be happier with the decision to trust her to help my husband and I go through some difficult times. She has been such a blessing, wonderful support and was able to guide us through the process of learning how to communicate with each other, which seemed impossible at the time. She has shared a lot of her personal experience in order to inspire us to be the best versions of ourselves. The second you meet her, you feel like you’ve known her for years and you can trust her with an open heart! Thank you, Nadine!🩷
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DO YOU OFFER IN-PERSON SESSIONS?
Yes, Nadine offers in person sessions at her office in the East Renton Highlands in Washington State. She also offers virtual sessions for those who prefer it and for clients who live out of the area.
DO YOU TAKE INSURANCE?
No, we are unable to take insurance.
DO YOU OFFER 1:1 OR INDIVIDUAL COACHING?
Yes, in addition to couples and group coaching, Nadine does offer 1:1 coaching. There are a number of situations where people want to work on themselves or on what’s within their own control in order to have a healthier relationship. Additionally, couples always have the option to schedule 1:1 sessions with Nadine even if they usually see her together.
HOW LONG ARE THE SESSIONS?
Nadine offers both one-hour and 90-minute sessions. In special cases, she can also offer an intensive option where she meets with the clients for an extended period of time during the course of a day or weekend. If this is what you’re looking for, please fill out a contact form to learn her rates and availability for an intensive option.
DO YOU OFFER CONSULTATIONS BEFORE WE BOOK OUR FIRST SESSION?
Yes, we can offer a complimentary 15-minute consultation virtually. Please request an appointment on this website and select the 15-minute consulation.
DO I NEED TO BE A CHRISTIAN TO WORK WITH NADINE?
No, not at all. We work with non-Christian and Christian clients. Nadine, herself, is a Christian, and her approach to helping her clients is personalized to each couple and the specific needs of their relationship. She utilizes a lot of proven research in what she teaches and has been very effective in working with a diverse clientelle.
DO YOU OFFER PREMARITAL COUNSELING?
Yes, we absolutely do. We offer a six-session package for $997, and it includes two relationship assessments.
WE ARE CHRISTIANS AND WANT TO INCORPORATE BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES INTO OUR COACHING. IS THAT SOMETHING NADINE CAN DO?
Yes, absolutely. Nadine is very well versed in what the Bible teaches about marriage and continues to build on her knowledge through daily Bible study and continuous learning.
HOW IS MARRIAGE COACHING DIFFERENT FROM TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE COUNSELING?
In Marriage or Relationship Coaching, the emphasis is in taking the relationship from where it is, to where you desire for it to be. We strongly believe that couples don’t have to settle for a mediocre marriage, nor do you have to accept the fate of an unhealthy relationship. Marriages are meant to thrive and we show couples exactly how you can implement sustainable change in your own relationship so you can have a healthy marriage that you can enjoy and model for your children.
In Marriage and Relationship Coaching, we take a deep dive into your relationship history; identify habits, patterns, and beliefs that have brought you to this point as a couple and individual; remove roadblocks that make you stuck; and teach you the proven tools and techniques, healthy habits, researched-based principles, and effective mindset that will help you to communicate more effectively, resolve conflict in a healthy way, create greater connection and intimacy, and enjoy a friendship with one another once again. We are forward-thinking and goal-driven in our approach, spending less time dwelling on past issues, and more time working towards the necessary changes and behavior modifications needed to achieve the outcome and healthy relationship we desire to have.
As Coaches, we don’t diagnose or treat medical or psychological conditions; and we are not attorneys or mental health counselors.
WILL NADINE'S HUSBAND, DUANE, ALSO BE INVOLVED IN THE COACHING?
No, he will not. Duane and Nadine host a podcast together called A Purpose Driven Marriage Podcast and also teach workshops together. All private and group coaching are with Nadine only.
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Because your marriage is meant to thrive…
Whether you’re…
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In a good season of marriage and just want to level up to a great one
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Struggling to connect with your spouse and feel like you’re slowly drifting apart
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Feeling like you’re living separate lives because you can’t seem to communicate without it turning into an argument so you’d rather not even talk
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Tired of feeling misunderstood and would love to be able to effectively share how you feel while equally understanding your spouse’s perspective
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Ready to stop the constant fighting and begin enjoying marriage with your best friend again