Couples

Relationships can bring deep joy, but they can also be a source of stress, conflict, or loneliness. Couples counseling is an investment not only in your relationship, but also in your own well-being and the well-being of those you love. In our work together, I provide a safe and supportive space where you and your partner can strengthen understanding, rebuild trust, deepen intimacy, and find healthier ways to connect.

Having an experienced therapist present can make difficult conversations feel safer. I help couples listen and speak in ways that reduce defensiveness, open space for compassion, and make it possible to address even the most sensitive issues with greater clarity and respect.

What issues do I treat?

My work with couples can involve pre-marital, marital, and relationship counseling.  Some common focus areas in couples work include:

• address communication problems

• discuss premarital concerns, such as compatibility before commitment or marriage

• transform fighting into healthy and productive exchanges

• develop ways to dialogue about sensitive issues, such as money, sex, jealousy, or hurts from the past

• recover from affairs or infidelity

• increase emotional and sexual intimacy

• help couples develop effective dialogue regarding sexual issues such as monogamy,  open relationships, polyamory, etc.

• learn to communicate so that your partner can better understand your needs

• recognize and transform recurring patterns that are holding you back

• deal with current circumstances, such as infertility, adoption, family planning, childbirth, career changes, or loss of loved ones 

• help and support around decisions about whether to end a relationship

Whatever brings you here, couples counseling can help you and your partner step out of old patterns and create a more honest, fulfilling connection.