Become a Certified Relationship Coach (Dr. Joe Rubino) review
For couples stuck in bickering and point-scoring who want a calmer way to talk again.
By the RJ Editorial Team. Sales page checked 2026-09-23. Last updated 2026-09-23.
Is it worth it?
You're probably not here because you want a coaching credential. You're here because the last three conversations with your partner turned into scorekeeping, and you can feel yourselves drifting apart, and you'd like someone to tell you it's fixable. That's who this is actually for, and the page more or less admits it. What you're buying is a perspective shift, not therapy. The central idea is give up your right to be right: stop treating disagreements as something to win, and the defensiveness on the other side has nothing to push against. It's simple to the point of sounding glib, and it's also genuinely useful if you take it seriously for a few weeks. Rubino has coached couples since 1991 and has been married 40-plus years himself, which counts for something, though the claims about thousands of couples helped are his own and aren't independently verified. In practice you listen to the audio, read a transcript or two, and try one habit at a time. It works best if you're willing to change your own behaviour without waiting for your partner to go first. For $39 it's a fraction of one counselling session. If there's abuse, addiction or anything that needs a professional, this isn't a substitute and shouldn't be treated as one.
Pros
- $39 once, no subscription, no upsell to access the material
- One clear central idea you can actually try tonight
- Audio, video and transcripts, so you can use it however you learn
- Certification included rather than sold as a separate tier
Cons
- The income figures for coaching ($75 to $250 an hour) are the seller's claim with nothing to back them up
- The certificate isn't from an accredited or licensing body, so it carries no formal weight
- The page never says how many hours of material there are, what file formats arrive, or what the refund terms are
What you get
A downloadable program from Dr. Joe Rubino: audio sessions, video, and written transcripts covering more than 20 relationship principles, starting with the one the page leads on, giving up your right to be right. Instant access after paying, and the certification exam and certificate are included at no extra cost if you ever want them. One payment, no rebills.
Before you buy
- Check the refund window at checkout, since the sales page doesn't state one
- If you're buying for the coaching credential, look into what your country or state requires before you charge clients
- Be honest about whether you'll do the work alone, because it only moves if one of you changes first
Who it suits
Someone in a tired, bickering relationship who wants a fresh way to look at it and can act on it without their partner's buy-in
