We Look Forward to Meeting You!

Your love and money story matters to us.

It holds where you have been, where you are, and where you desire to go.

The Short Version:

Hi I am Ed Coambs the founder of Healthy Love and Money

With both formal education and personal experience in resolving conflicts, managing finances, developing emotional intimacy, and understanding family systems, I’m an informed and empathetic guide along your love and money journey. My goal is to help couples uncover and understand the roots underlying their financial conflicts and move toward financial intimacy.

Financial Planning + Financial Therapy + Couples Counseling = Healthy Love and Money.

The Slightly Longer Version

Founder - Therapy-Informed Financial Planning

Hi, I’m Ed Coambs!
I’m a Certified Financial Planner™, couples therapist, and financial therapist with over two decades of experience helping individuals and couples transform their financial lives. But my journey here wasn’t exactly traditional.

I started my career as a firefighter, where I witnessed firsthand how financial communication could either strengthen or strain relationships. I later pivoted to financial planning, earning my MBA and CFP® certification, driven by the dream of empowering people to achieve financial stability and confidence. Yet, I quickly realized that technical knowledge alone wasn’t enough—money was deeply tied to emotions, relationships, and unspoken beliefs.

That realization led me to a second career in therapy, where I dove into relational science, couples counseling, and trauma healing. But I found the same gap there: no one was talking about how to help couples navigate their relationships with money.

So, I set out to bridge the fields of financial planning and therapy, earning a third master’s degree and helping to develop the Certified Financial Therapist designation. As a leader in the Financial Therapy Association and winner of their Practitioner of the Year award, I’ve spent over a decade refining this integrative approach.

Now, I bring this unique blend of expertise to my work, helping couples rewrite their financial stories and build stronger, more connected relationships. I created Healthy Love and Money to help couples dramatically improve their financial lives because when you stop avoiding the money talks and start having real conversations, your relationship and your future flourish.

How Therapy & Financial Planning Have Helped Me:

Financial planning first helped me understand how money works and how I could grow financial security for myself and my family over time. It laid a foundation for me that 25 years later has grown into a meaningful level of financial security and wealth. It started with investing $300 a month and has grown and changed over time into much more.

This financial journey has been marked by many of my own issues, including relationship conflict, my trauma history, major depression, anxiety, PTSD, and other difficult-to-manage family dynamics I had no idea how to navigate. Fortunately, through years of therapy and personal self-help work, I am proud of the family we have created and the wealth we now manage.

On A Personal Note:

My wife and I have been married since 2006. We enjoy our three boys and their many different activities. We also spend a good amount of time with our parents, enjoying family meals and trips.

When I have alone time, I love to ride my mountain bike in Charlotte or Western North Carolina.

My favorite drink at a coffee shop is a Chai Latte. Fun fact: I have never drank a cup of coffee in my entire life, even though coffee shops are my favorite place to write.

The Short Version:

Hi I’m Constance Sheehan, PhD, LCSW, a seasoned therapist with over 20 years of experience helping people navigate the big, messy, and deeply human parts of life—money, intimacy, conflict, and change.

My work blends advanced training in trauma, couples therapy, and financial conflict resolution with a down-to-earth approach that meets you where you are.

I know that behind every financial spreadsheet or relationship struggle is a story—and I’m here to help you tell yours in a way that brings relief, understanding, and connection.

The Slightly Longer Version

Financial Therapist

I’m Constance Sheehan, PhD, LCSW, and for more than two decades I’ve been the person people call when life gets complicated. Whether it’s a couple stuck in the same money fight, a family navigating a high-stakes separation, or an individual wrestling with intimacy and trust, I create a space where truth can be spoken and change can take root.

I’m not only a psychotherapist—I’m also an educator, mediator, and innovator. I spent over 15 years on the clinical faculty at The Family Institute at Northwestern University, developing programs in trauma, human sexuality, and couples therapy. I also co-launched a forensic concentration at DePaul University, teaching trauma-informed approaches to human behavior. My training spans conflict resolution, trauma integration, and the emotional side of financial life.

What makes my work especially powerful is my personal understanding of financial vulnerability and transformation. I’ve seen firsthand how money can stir up emotion, shape identity, and influence power in relationships. That’s why my approach to financial therapy blends structured, practical tools with compassionate, story-driven conversations—helping you move from tension and uncertainty to clarity, choice, and connection.

I hold a PhD in Clinical Social Work from Loyola University Chicago, an MSW from New York University, and advanced training from institutions including Harvard Medical School, the Ackerman Institute for the Family, and the Bronx VA. I’m certified in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy, and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy.

Today, my work continues to evolve through the creation of the VOWS Framework—Voice, Openness, Wellness, and Stability—a relationship-tracking app and companion resources designed for couples, co-parents, and professionals. Whether I’m working with you in person, through technology, or through other resources, my goal is the same: to help you feel more grounded, connected, and confident in the choices that shape your life.

The Short Version:

Hi I’m Jaelyn Vickery, LSW, though many people call me Jae. I’m a clinical and financial therapist and modern polymath who bridges psychology, wellness, and money.

At Healthy Love & Money, I help clients reconnect with the energy behind their money—how it moves, what it mirrors, and what it means. With a background in eating disorder care and consumer behavior, I specialize in uncovering the emotional patterns that shape financial choices, spending habits, and self-worth.

Through my signature frameworks, I guide clients to transform cycles of overconsumption or scarcity into clarity, stability, and abundance—making money a true reflection of their values and emotional truth.

The Slightly Longer Version:

Financial Therapist

Hi I’m Jaelyn Vickery, LSW, though most people just call me Jae. I’m a clinical and financial therapist, entrepreneur, and modern polymath whose work spans psychology, consumer behavior, somatic awareness, and financial well-being. At Healthy Love & Money, I help clients explore not only how they manage money, but how they relate to it—so their financial lives become an authentic reflection of their intentions and values.

Over the years, I’ve developed Disordered Consumption™ and the FIVEREPS™ Momentum Methodology to help clients break free from harmful cycles of consumption—whether around food, spending, or emotional validation. These patterns often point to places where energy is leaking, blocked, or out of alignment, and my work focuses on restoring that balance so you can channel your energy toward what matters most.

My professional path weaves together mental health counseling, financial therapy, and wellness coaching. Earlier in my career, I founded Dimensional Wealth, a private practice focused on integrating emotional health and financial stability. That multidisciplinary fluency is what makes me a true polymath—someone who draws from multiple domains of knowledge to solve complex, real-world challenges.

Part of why I do this work is because I’ve lived it. I know what it’s like to measure your worth through achievement, approval, and people-pleasing—and I know the freedom that comes from shifting toward purpose, alignment, and self-trust. That personal evolution allows me to bring both professional expertise and deep empathy into every conversation.

I believe breakthroughs happen when your inner life aligns with your outer structures. That’s why my approach blends therapeutic insight, practical systems, and embodied practices to help you create a financial and personal life that feels stable, spacious, and deeply aligned with your values.

Beyond my work with clients, I host the podcast Finance, Fitness, & Finesse (F3), where “real talk meets real strategy” on the intersections of money, health, and mindset. I’m also creating a growing library of workshops, micro-courses, and guided tools to help people bring more intention, clarity, and energy alignment into their daily lives.

The Short Version:

Hi I’m Brian Page, M.Ed., AFC®, CPFFE®, Fair Play Certified®, and I help dual-career couples manage money and domestic life as true teammates.

At Healthy Love & Money, I focus on helping couples stop scorekeeping, balance the mental load, and build systems for money and home life that support connection instead of conflict.

My background in personal finance education and equitable domestic systems gives me the tools to help you turn everyday responsibilities into opportunities for teamwork, respect, and shared purpose.

The Slightly Longer Version:

Same Page Consultant

Hi I’m Brian Page, M.Ed., AFC®, CPFFE®, Fair Play Certified®, and my mission is to help couples build strong systems for managing both money and home life—so they can thrive together, not just survive the daily grind.

I’ve spent more than 15 years as a financial educator, and I bring that same passion for clarity and fairness into my work at Healthy Love & Money. My focus is on helping dual-career couples work as partners instead of falling into competition or resentment. I guide couples to rebalance the mental and domestic load, create systems for financial decision-making, and strengthen the sense of “us” in both money and home responsibilities.

My journey has been shaped by both professional achievement and personal experience. I’ve had the honor of serving on President Obama’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability, working as a visiting scholar with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and earning national recognition from the Milken Foundation and CNN Money for my work in financial education. I’ve also held leadership roles with Next Gen Personal Finance and consulted for institutions like the Wharton School and the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center.

But I also live what I teach. My spouse is an executive, and together we’ve navigated the challenges of role-sharing, multiple relocations, and raising three kids. I know firsthand how easy it is for money and domestic duties to become a source of stress—and how powerful it is when couples share those responsibilities in a way that feels fair and sustainable.

At Healthy Love & Money, I bring both professional expertise and lived insight to help you and your partner find systems that work for your relationship. Whether it’s building a financial plan you both believe in or dividing household tasks so no one feels overburdened, my goal is to help you build a life where both of you feel supported, capable, and connected.

Beyond my work with clients, I host the Modern Husbands Podcast and create resources like the Marriage Toolkit—practical, shame-free tools to help couples talk about money and home life without conflict. It’s all part of my commitment to making sure the behind-the-scenes work of life supports your relationship, rather than draining it.

Unlocking Your Money Story

Every week, we spend time with our clients, listening to their money stories.

Each one is unique and shares common themes.

When we share our financial stories and are heard for their deepest meaning with empathy and compassion, we are free to make financial decisions that are in line with our most closely held values.

Whether you are receiving financial planning, financial therapy, or investment management, what we decide to do comes from the stories we tell ourselves.