Couples

Patterns, Communication, Repair & Intimacy

When therapy is done with couples, it can help the clients grow individually within the relationship. Sometimes, this means members of the couple must reckon with behaviors that are inhibiting that growth. There may be self-protection strategies that each individual uses to defend themselves that cycle back and forth. I work with partners to learn communication and conflict resolution skills, discover how best to work as a team, and identify relationship patterns that need updating. We work to understand each partner’s attachment strategy and explore how their history and this relationship impact their nervous system. I am trained in EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy), and I incorporate somatic interventions to help couples learn how to calm down together and build more awareness of where they are, where they have been, where their partner is, how they are impacting each other and learn different paths towards how they want to be with each other (and themselves).

I Work With Couples Who Are:

  • Navigating A Big Life Change

  • Unable To Resolve Conflicts Easily

  • Pre-Marital

  • Feeling Disconnected

  • Pregnant

  • Postpartum

  • Struggling With Fertility Issues

  • Feeling Ambiguous About Parenthood

  • Need Assistance Co-Parenting and Developing a Co-Parenting Plan

  • Struggling With Intimacy

  • Wanting to Explore Sexual Issues

  • Consensual Non-Monogamy

  • Navigating A Loss

  • Experiencing Communication Problems

  • Struggling With Trust

  • Empty Nest

  • Struggling With External Family Dynamics

  • Feeling Stuck & Overwhelmed

  • Struggling With The Demands of Parenthood

My Approach

I meet you where you and your partner are. The sessions will provide opportunities for couples to understand what they need to feel more secure with each other, as we uncover what’s making them stuck. We identify your negative patterns and create a safe space to promote vulnerability in each session. I provide opportunities for co-regulation, which can often happen in tandem with each partner learning how to express themselves, listen, and self-soothe. The therapy is tailored to the goals we set together and integrates the following:

  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

  • Psychodynamic

  • Attachment Theory

  • Imago Communication Techniques

  • Trauma Resiliency Method

  • Mindfulness & Somatic Interventions

  • Sex Therapy

  • Parts Work (Internal Family Systems - IFS)

  • Feminist Therapy

  • Family Systems Therapy

  • Motivational Interviewing

  • CBT