Amy Smalley, Founder

Amy Smalley specializes in teaching women and couples the principles of loving well and loving for a lifetime. Her popularity as a nationally renowned marriage builder and couples expert quickly grew through her signature straightforward, no-nonsense advice. Amy’s message inspires, motivates and challenges people to thrive in their most important relationships.

Amy’s love story with her husband, Michael, began while she was an undergraduate at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. After graduation, she went on to earn a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Wheaton College in Chicago, Illinois. Amy has authored several best-selling relationship advice books including More than a Match, and Don’t Date Naked.

Amy teaches with passion through stories and illustrations, allowing her audiences to learn through her own transparency. In 2005, Amy launched the Marriage Restoration Intensives, working hand-in-hand with couples to teach them valuable skills to maintain their marriages. Amy currently serves as the co-founder of the Smalley Marriage and Family Center in The Woodlands, just outside Houston, Texas. The center provides local counseling, special intensive marriage retreats, and training for professionals and lay-people.

Amy has enjoyed 15 years of marriage to only Michael and makes her home near Houston, Texas. They have three children, Cole, Reagan, and David.