adults, couples, families, and teenagers. She recently obtained her Doctorate with a concentration in Counseling Psychology and has years of experience helping individuals regain their self-identity. Rachel Clark – Rachel Clark was a residential treatment counselor for the first two seasons at the Couples Center and a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She also runs a private practice in the Orange County and Los Angeles area, and is a motivational speaker. Tom Carouso – Thomas Carouso, MFT, was a residential treatment counselor for the first two seasons at the Couples Center, and has a private psychotherapy practice in Redondo Beach and Beverly Hills, where he has been working for more than a decade. He is also a professor in the Master's Program in Psychology at Cal State University Dominguez Hills. Couples Season 1 Angelina Pivarnick and Chris Nirschel – Angelina Pivarnick first gained fame on the reality TV series Jersey Shore, while Nirschel is a chef whose behavior got him voted off of Season 7 of The Next Food Network Star. Pivarnick has difficulty trusting men after suffering painful past relationships, which is fueled by Nirschel's self-described history as a womanizer. Together for only two months, they are constantly fighting, and hope that therapy can explain why their relationship soured so quickly. DMX and Tashera Simmons – DMX is a multi-platinum rapper and actor, and Simons is his childhood sweetheart, wife of fourteen years and mother of his four children. Although they still say they are best friends, their marriage has been threatened by DMX's uncontrolled infidelity, which has resulted in more than a half a dozen children out of wedlock. Separated for more than six years, they are seeking couples treatment to see if they can mend their broken marriage or end it. Vienna Girardi and Kasey Kahl – Girardi and Kahl gained fame as the Season 14 winner of The Bachelor, and a contestant in Season 6 of The Bachelorette, respectively. Though the relationship they each began with others on those shows ended, they fell in love upon meeting one another. However, Kahl's fear of betrayal and Girardi's tempestuous relationship history damaged their relationship. They broke up several months prior to appearing on Couples Therapy, though they claim to still be very much in love, and hope that therapy will give their relationship a second chance. Linda Hogan and Charlie Hill – Fifty-two-year-old Hogan is still recovering from