Couples Counseling

I work with couples by facilitating positive communication and listening skills to help get to the root of problems and find a solution together.

In addition to the Gottman method, I also incorporate elements of emotionally focused therapy as well as sampling from other experts in the field in order to create the most enhanced experience for the couple.

Couples Counseling is a wonderful way to bring increased intimacy and improved communication to any relationship. Expressing boundaries, healing from past issues and moving forward to a future with shared goals are all part of the journey. I believe that every couple can improve their overall relationship satisfaction through counseling.

As a seasoned Couples Counselor, Marriage therapist, and pre-marital therapist, I am grateful to have been able to help couples successfully build new stories for their present and future. It is a privilege to assist people from various backgrounds, cultures, and histories to work together toward collaborative change. I am a passionate narrative therapist, but I have 15 years of teaching Couples Counseling to graduates, drawing on other models such as Attachment Theory and EFT.

Using evidence-based methods like Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Imago Relationship Therapy, I guide couples in navigating conflict, rebuilding trust, and enhancing intimacy. Whether you are dealing with specific challenges such as communication breakdowns, infidelity, or life transitions, or you simply want to strengthen your bond, I work with you to develop practical tools for creating a healthier, more fulfilling relationship.

Do you feel like you could use some support to get back to the gratifying part of your relationship? It's hard work being part of a couple. I welcome the opportunity to open the conversation between you and your partner so that hot topics can be navigated with safety, respect and increased insight.

I described my work with couples in an earlier segment. But again, the best work I do with couples has to do with uncovering themes of vulnerability. I use the book Wired for Love in our sessions, and I make use of Brené Brown's writing and presentation.

Couples therapy almost always begins with understanding how to communicate well, but often involves a more significant reorientation to the other person. People can become stuck in a cycle of repeated arguments, stale routines, or simply find themselves drifting apart.However, couples therapy not only addresses what is going wrong in a relationship, but increases what is going right. Whether you have been together for years or are just getting started, couples therapy can help

Conflict is your roadmap to intimacy, if you are not having conflict, at least one person in the relationship is not being real and that means they are suppressing their needs, wants, desires in order to please their partner. At some point that powderkeg will blow! As relationship therapists, we come alongside you as a couple and support you in developing the relational intelligence to build and protect your relationship so that it will thrive and stand the test of time!

I work with all relationship structures!

I provide couples counseling to partners in any stage of their relationship, whether contemplating a further step such as engagement or experiencing a challenge in a longstanding marriage. We will work to understand and address whatever is getting in the way of each of you feeling fulfilled in the relationship and work to bring you to a new level of trust, understanding, and satisfaction.

I help couples get past their painful patterns and create the lasting love they deserve. I help people create Intimacy-Based Relationships rather than Fear-Based Relationships.

I work with couples who feel disconnected and misunderstood. I use an eclectic approach including EFT, Gottman and attachment based interventions to help couples gain deeper insight into their own experience as well as find mutual ground with their partners.

Experience with a range of couples and presenting concerns; am currently receiving training in the Gottman Level I Certification.

Working with couples is a passive as communication, openness, and intimacy are all key things and areas that relationships need.

I have a deep well of knowledge related to couples/marital counseling, family strife, and interpersonal dynamics. A large part of my clinical work involved facilitating Family/Relationship Dynamics group therapy as well as a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy group to teach interpersonal coping mechanisms and skills for healthy social functioning.

Couples Counseling focuses on improving relationship dynamics, enhancing communication, resolving conflicts, and strengthening emotional bonds. It helps partners understand each other’s needs and develop healthier patterns of interaction.

What will empowerment in your relationship look like? What does couples therapy help with? Finding autonomy in togetherness Understanding and resolving negative interactional cycles Cultivating emotional closeness through attunement Vocalizing wants and needs Communicating with transparency Creating intentional intimacy Navigating and repairing attachment ruptures

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist whose training focused primarily on working with systems, such as couples. Since 2010 I have provided therapy for hundreds of couples struggling with issues with communication, stage of life transitions, sexual intimacy concerns, emotional intimacy concerns, as well as couples working towards consensual non-monogamous relationships. I am comfortable working with diverse populations, especially same-sex couples.