Couples Therapy

The goal of couples therapy is to improve your ability to effectively communicate with each other with more compassion, empathy, and hopefully reignite intimacy. This is highly collaborative process and offers an opportunity for growth that you both can experience together.

In couples therapy, I bring a blend of humor, warmth, and compassionate curiosity to our work together and I draw from a variety of  techniques ranging from psycho dynamic, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and the Gottman Method, which are reliable tools for couples to resolve issues and find long-lasting solutions. Every session is the opportunity to unveil yourselves and increase a sense of connection.

Why is Couples Therapy Helpful?

Every couple has a unique dynamic. Your dynamic is the unique way in which you two tackle problem solving, connection, find forgiveness, or communicate your needs to one another. When this dynamic isn't working out, you can feel off balance and lose your groove. 

Couples therapy provides a safe space to explore why or where the shift happened in your dynamic and explore ways to get back on track. Having an experienced therapist is key during this process because, as a third party observer, they can point to unhealthy patterns of communication or behavior or blind spots. 

When is it Time for Couples Therapy?

Couples therapy can be beneficial at every stage of a relationship. There does not have to be an active conflict to engage in therapy. Therapy is an excellent next step if you want to ensure that your relationship continues to grow in the right direction, your growth as a couple has slowed down, or your dynamic has shifted from healthy and happy to disagreeable, volatile, or disconnected.

These are a few examples of situations that bring couples to therapy:

• Patterns of unresolved conflicts without forgiveness  

• Sexless relationships or other intimacy issues

• Infidelity and rebuilding trust

• Cohesion in decision-making or problem solving

• Creating cohabitation harmony

• Fusing finances and money matters

• Spiritual issues or changes in religious beliefs

• Communication style and active listening