Collaborative Couple Therapy

We as individuals form our unique worldviews by the attachment styles we develop with our parents and by the dynamics of our family relationships, friendships, and romantic partnerships throughout our lives. I work collaboratively in partnership with you, honoring your worldview, to recognize what’s going well in your relationship dynamic, explore where and how you and your relationships can grow, and assisting you in deepening connection with your loved ones.

A large majority of my client base is couples. I am currently working as a marriage therapist at The Relationship Institute in Royal Oak, Michigan.

In addition to some well-honed, validated, finely tuned couple-specific modalities, I bring a heavily collaborative perspective to all of my work. Perhaps even more so when there are partners (or others) who feel adversarial -- my goal is to work within each person's strengths and desired outcomes.

Problems tend to form through miscommunication. The collaborative approach helps everyone feel heard and understood. As a result, communication begins to improve, and problems start to dissolve.

We understand that seeking therapy can be a vulnerable and challenging experience. However, Kinship Counseling Collective strives to create a safe and supportive environment that empowers our clients. Therapy is a collaborative process where the therapist and the client work together to identify and address the client's concerns. Our therapists are committed to building strong and authentic relationships with their clients, creating a space where clients feel comfortable doing their work.

My approach is designed to foster a supportive and cooperative environment where both partners are actively involved in the healing process. Together, we work to understand and address the unique challenges in your relationship, emphasizing open communication, mutual respect, and shared goals. By combining evidence-based methods like Gottman Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), I help couples navigate conflicts, rebuild trust, and strengthen bonds.

CCT is designed for couples who may be struggling with patterns of conflict in their relationship. The focus of CCT is helping partners work together in a collaborative way to solve problems and improve their relationship in the process. CCT therapists see a fight between partners as an opportunity for a conversation.

It's not you against each other, but all of us against the problems. I love working with partners committed to getting on the same team and working together to understand one another in order to move through their problems. I take a collaborative approach in relationship therapy because I want to help you build the type of partnerships you desire! Each of us has unique values, needs and hopes. Let's build the kind of relationship that works for everyone.

I focus on fostering open communication and mutual understanding in relationships, using collaborative approaches to address emotional and mental health challenges impacting couples.

I practice collaborative couple therapy, with extensive training and experience in narrative and collaborative approaches. My practice is rooted in fostering open communication, mutual respect, and partnership between couples. By integrating a social justice framework, I address the unique challenges diverse couples face, helping them navigate and resolve conflicts. My empathetic, strengths-based approach empowers couples to co-create healthier, more fulfilling relationships.

Collaborative Therapy is a modality that is used commonly from me since many clients like to work together with their therapist to come up with ways to help them navigate through any issues. We generate new meanings about the problem and take new action to resolve problems.

Much of the work I do in therapy is getting to know each client, what they are bringing into the therapy space, and what they are wanting, hoping for, or needing from the therapeutic relationship. I seek for therapy to feel real and authentic, and that often involves laughter as well as tears. I am that therapist that will laugh at your jokes (yes I know it's a coping mechanism) because I love to laugh, but will also encourage you to lean into tender emotions every once in a while.

Queer people have historically been harmed by mental health care as an institution, and continue to be in many ways. I am well aware of this and I integrate collaborative therapy into my practice to help create a collaborative, transparent, and egalitarian space in the therapy room so that my clients can trust the process and that therapy is a truly safe space for them.

Marital therapy identifies the marriage as the patient and that both parties are there to work on improving the marriage in whatever ways are needed. They collaborate to improve communication and identify problematic issues. Have also worked on healing past wounds so that they can proceed toward a more fulfilling relationship.