About

Hi.  I'm Guy Ardito, a relationship coach for high achievers and the partners who love (and fight) with them.  ;)

I've got a super-smart (and beautiful) wife, two neurodivergent sons, and have been coaching for nearly 30 years.

Why I do this

Because helping couples navigate through choppy, even fearsome waters and back to love is the single most fulfilling thing I do.

Because I know first-hand the pain of being a child to parents in a bad marriage, and what it's like to live through their contentious divorce.

Because I know first-hand what it's like to be in a marriage that feels contentious, impossible and overwhelmed.  Even lonely, unsupported and unloved.

And because I also know what it feels like to make it through those challenges and come out the other side!

My own background

Before dedicating myself full time to coaching I had a demanding career leading software development teams (for those interested: C, C++, Java, Objective C and Swift; and if you wanna' debate multithreading, method swizzling, or imperative vs OOP vs declarative, it's on!).  

I've lived through both the middle-management corporate grind and the unique pressures of startup life (including an IPO); experiences which give me a unique appreciation and perspective compared to most therapists and coaches.

Yet, having also done a 180 to be a stay-at-home dad to support my wife’s career, I know the loneliness and grind of taking care of “all the house and logistics stuff”, and doubly so because of all the extra doctor appointments and teacher conferences resulting from having not just one but two neurodiverse children.

My wife is an Ivy-grad with her own demanding career, and because she's had chronic pain since her PhD research I understand the toll that it can take on the sufferer, their spouse and their children.

Finally, since both of our children are acutely neurodivergent (ODD, ADHD autism spectrum and ARFID) I've had to handle IEPs, school suspensions, emotional meltdowns, difficulty making friends, medication shortages and lack of available therapists.

We've successfully made it through emergency deliveries, postpartum depression, mismatched libidos, disagreements over parenting approaches, layoffs, and my mother's long-term chronic illness with accordant eldercare and, finally, her passing.

Full disclosure: we've had our share of upsets, fights and ultimatums.  Probably more than our share.  

But we made it through insane levels of strain and are still together, loving and supportive (even if we still butt heads because, by nature, we're both pretty strong-willed 🤣).

I would love the opportunity to support, train and guide you through your own marriage challenges to a place of connection, partnership and intimacy!

Trainings and Certifications

Master Coach, Robbins-Madanes Training

Divorce Prevention Specialist, Robbins-Madanes Training

SYMBIS Facilitator, Drs Les and Leslie Parrott

Breakthrough Specialist, Robbins-Madanes Training

NLP Master Practitioner, NLP Center of New York

Eriksonian Hypnosis, Center for NLP and Hypnosis

Head Coach, Landmark Education