Couples Therapy

Understanding your partner. Understanding yourself.

We've all heard that relationships are hard. That you have to do the work. But no one tell us what that work is. In couples therapy, I speak honestly with partners about what it takes to stay together and have a healthy, connected, and satisfying relationship. I help each partner learn to truly hear and take the other person's perspective, while identifying and expressing their own needs. I work with couples each day facing a variety of concerns, including: difficulty communicating, infidelity, disconnection, decreased intimacy and sexual desire, ethical non-monogamy practices, interracial/interfaith, premarital counseling, and couples where one or both partners struggle with substance abuse. I am LGBTQ+ affirming, and work with partners on the full continuum of gender, sexual, and relationship orientations.

I have completed training in Emotionally Focused Therapy, an evidenced-based type of couples counseling. I use EFT to help partners escape cycles of conflict and disappointment, better understand each other's perspective, and more deeply and meaningfully connect to one another. Once couples actually get each other, it’s much easier to work through their disagreements. I am a big believer in EFT not only because research has shown it to be effective, but also because I have witnessed the transformation in couples who have done this work. It has been a powerful experience to watch partners shift from constant miscommunication, bickering, and tension into a couple who can truly be vulnerable with one another, and respond with kindness and understanding. I am passionate about being a part of this process with you.