Relationship Issues

Relationships of all kinds can be stressful and cause anxiety. I'll work with you to try and identify fears and barriers that may be behind it, and skills to try to overcome them.

I have worked with clients that have relationship issues in various ways. Some of the relationship concerns I have addressed include: issues with family members; marital issues/pending divorce; post-breakup concerns; narcissistic abuse from a spouse.

I work with couples who are struggling with communication, emotional disconnection, or intimacy. My approach focuses on building a deeper understanding of each other's needs and improving communication patterns. Whether you’re feeling more like roommates than partners or facing ongoing conflicts, I help couples reconnect, develop healthier communication habits, and rediscover emotional closeness.

I work with couples navigating infidelity, parenting issues, and sex. I also work with individuals wanting to date or explore their sexuality.

I have over a decade of experience supporting people who are dealing with relationship issues, including those stemming from partner conflicts, break-ups, self-esteem, or mis-matched needs.

Relationships can be difficult to navigate and even sometimes, to understand. Understanding your partner and working to give the same amount of grace we'd give to ourselves while working through relationship concerns is a lot to take on without a guide. Emotions get in the way of seeing things clearly. Please allow me to be your sherpa!

As a marriage and family therapist, I specialize in relationships and help clients work towards cultivating improved and healthier relationships even when we are working individually. I help clients with issues such as boundary setting, improved communication, and conflict resolution in friendships, family, and romantic relationships. I also help clients recover from divorce, breakups, and various forms of relationship abuse.

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.

Whether you're coping a breakup, considering a change in your relationship, or want improve connection & intimacy, somatic therapy can help you tap into your "inner knowing" by supporting you in noticing and listening to emotions and sensations, i.e, the language of our bodies. Hearing ourselves allows us to deepen our connection to self, which is the ultimate source of knowledge and direction for relationships with others. Together we will safely explore what your inner voice has to say.

I strive to support individuals with relationship issues with compassionate. I provide a safe, non-judgmental space for clients to express their feelings and concerns. Through active listening and empathetic understanding, I help them identify patterns and underlying issues that impact their relationships. I empower clients to develop healthier interactions and resolve conflicts. My goal is to foster emotional growth and enhance relationship satisfaction.

Whether you are a part of a couple (or poly) or just come in by yourself, or maybe it's about platonic or work relationships, this has been the main focus my academic studies. My Masters degree is actually in Systems Psychology, which is basically the perspective that an individual's psychology is driven, at least in part, by all of the systems with which they are connected or even have been connected. I have helped many clients improve their relationships with themselves and others.

There are countless stressors that could cause issues to arise in relationships, and I specialize in helping you navigate them best. Whether the issue is in a sexual relationship, partnership, friendship, or family, I believe you and your network have it within you to feel connected and value each other and are looking to therapy for the support to get there.

I have had extensive training and over 40 years of experience in working with relationship concerns in individual therapy and conducting couples therapy.

My goal is to help you build stronger relationships, develop self-awareness, and improve your overall quality of life. Therapy isn’t just about working through what’s happening to you now—it’s about equipping you with the skills and insight to navigate whatever comes next. If you’re feeling stuck or ready to make a change, I would love to be a part of your journey.

Even the best relationships have struggles. If unaddressed, these interactions can they harden into acting out, mistrust, and resentment. In relational dynamics the stories we tell ourselves often become 'facts' rather than 'perspectives,' resulting in escalating conflict and injury to the relationship. Therapy can help correct unhelpful interactions, change unfair perceptions, and heal old wounds, all while fostering growth and healing.

Relationships—monogamous, polyamorous, or otherwise—offer a path to deeper self-awareness, revealing patterns we often learned in childhood. Whether you're seeking more fulfilling connections, facing challenges, or discerning whether to stay or go, therapy can bring clarity and empowerment. With lived experience in polyamory and years supporting diverse relationships, I offer an affirming, sex-positive, kink/BDSM-friendly space to explore what healthy, authentic connections look like for you.