Marriage Counseling

Couples counseling is my jam! I love helping couples connect while getting their needs met in the relationship. Hearing and validating each others' experiences without taking blame and becoming defensive, is a game changer in relationships. Emotional safety, emotional intimacy, physical intimacy, healthy conflict resolution, coping with challenges and adjustments, and resolving past resentments are all areas we will dive into in your journey to a more fulfilling relationship.

As a systemic therapist, relationship issues is my main focus. In my work with couples, I use the Gottman Method Couples Therapy and Emotionally Focused Therapy, having received advanced training in both.

If you can’t seem to stop fighting with your partner, you’re not alone. Many couples struggle to manage conflict without yelling, fighting dirty, or getting mean. The good news is that there’s help. I help couples who struggle with conflict learn how to connect, so they can stop fighting and start communicating. I have over a decade of experience providing counseling and therapy to individuals, couples, and families, and I specialize in helping couples repair their relationships and heal.

Humans are meant to have relationships with people. We learn how to do this by the people who are around us. Sometimes we don't learn the best habits, and it takes time to identify that there is perhaps a gap in what we expect and what we are giving/receiving. If we operate with the expectation that all of our needs will be met all of the time, we will likely always feel disappointed. Understand how to manage our expectations is paramount any healthy relationship.

Being a mother, sibling, friend, partner and employee is just one of the many roles we have. When you are more loyal to others than yourself it’s natural to lose sight of who we are and what we need. Learning to prioritize yourself can help you to better connect and have more meaningful relationships with loved ones.You don’t have to struggle with unfulfilled relationships. You don’t have to do this alone.

Couples counseling can be vulnerable and challenging - and also a game changer. I love seeing couples reconnect after struggling in their relationship. I will teach you how to listen and understand one another so that you can break free from the stories that keep you stuck in anger, resentment and pain. I also want you to know that I am very comfortable talking about sex and challenges in couples sex lives.

I'm in the field of marriage and family therapy for about a decade, specializing on communication, conflict resolution, sexual issues and affair recovery. I also provide premarital counseling, co-parenting counseling and uncoupling work when a couple comes to therapy to separate. Having sociology background and my experience working with immigrant couples, also helps me to be inclusive and culturally sensitive in my therapy room. I don't discriminate and all couples are welcomed!

I work with a variety of relationship configurations, with individuals, couples and other groupings. I am sex-positive and kink friendly. I work with individuals who are heterosexual, pansexual, or LGBTQ. I have been trained up to Level 2 in the Gottman approach, which is one of the few evidence-based couples therapy approaches. This approaches involves an extensive assessment followed by a very specific treatment plan focused on the here and now experiences of the couple.

My license is in Marriage & Family Therapy which means I am trained and skilled to work on relationships of all configurations. I have strong interests in working with adult clients of childhood alcoholic and/or abusive homes as well as divorce and

EFT trained under originator Dr. Sue Johnson and many other respected EFT trainers to help couples develop and maintain a strong secure emotional bond in order to have a rewarding and successful relationship and as a result, fulfilling lives as individuals.

Trust, intimacy, communication -- breakdowns in any of these can make satisfying long-term relationships difficult to sustain. I can help you explore the obstacles to a fulfilling partnership, and discuss frequent problems that occur, such as lack of transparency about money; differences in sexual desire; imbalances in division of labor; the push-pull between needing to be one's one person and needing to feel at-one with another.

We are passionate about helping romantic partners gain new insight and forge better connection. Whether you’re in a traditional or a non-tradition relationship, we can help you navigate towards a stronger, healthier relationship and a more balanced personal perspective. We counsel couples with or without the formality of marriage, whether they are binary, non-binary, LGBTQ, transgender and transitioning, or polyamorous – all love is welcome.

I can support you and your partner with relationship issues utilizing Gottman techniques. Together we can work on communication skills, recovering from arguments, repairing relationships and building a stronger foundation that includes trust and commitment.

It is common in a relationship to have a phase when you and your partner may be in conflict or may not be connecting in the way that you would like to connect. Therapy can be helpful in identifying your needs in the relationship, finding ways to communicate your needs, and addressing any difficulties getting those needs met. This can include developing communication strategies, coping strategies, and new ways of connecting with your partner.

Marriage Counseling requires an extra level of skill by the therapist. At our center we all use the research based Gottman Method of Couples Counseling. I am Certified and mentor all of our therapists who are trained by the Gottman Institute as well. This type of therapy helps you learn to communicate, resolve conflict, grow in intimacy, recover from an affair or betrayal, grow closer together, get on the same page and develop a health relationship.

Sometimes couples need a mediator to help them work through an issue that the couple cannot solve for themselves. That is a much healthier way to work on a relationship than leave it festering. I listen without prejudice so if the relationship is an open one, I do not judge.

I have been working with couples for over a decade and help you and your partner identify both healthy and maladaptive patterns in your relationship, develop proper boundaries, and take an active role in all relational interactions to promote deeper connection with yourself, with others, and with your world. Marriage / Partnership involves a considerable amount of work. My approach helps you establish a foundation for healthy communication and collaborative partnership.

As a family therapist much of my work is with couples, both married and unmarried. I work with couples around identifying and changing dysfunctional patterns. Looking at how their different backgrounds lead to misunderstanding and conflict. Shifting the focus to developing more positive interactions. As well as dealing with specific issues such as infidelity and parenting differences