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I help people close the distance between themselves and the people they love most.

Sex and relationship therapist. Writer. Speaker. Creator of the Ready Together suite for expecting couples. Based in Chicago.

Work With Me

I'm Amanda Garcia Hess—an associate licensed marriage and family therapist trained at Northwestern University, specializing in individual, couples, and sex therapy, and the moments in life that quietly reshape who we are to each other.

I work with couples navigating desire and disconnection, individuals who want to show up more fully in their relationships, or in the middle of big transitions. My approach is direct, warm, and grounded in the belief that people aren't broken, they only need a different kind of conversation.

Clinical Work

Individual and couples therapy at Embrace Sexual Wellness in Chicago. Specialties: sex therapy, desire mismatch, couples in transition, men's and women's connection and loneliness.

Ready Together

A suite of tools for couples preparing for a new baby. Built from personal experience and professional training.

Speaking & Writing

Presentations and continuing education on the transition to parenthood, couples and intimacy, and attachment-informed approaches.

  • "One life on this earth is all that we get, whether it is enough or not enough, and the obvious conclusion would seem to be that at the very least we are fools if we do not live it as fully and bravely and beautifully as we can."

    —Frederick Buechner