Couples Counseling

In addition to the Gottman method, I also incorporate elements of emotionally focused therapy as well as sampling from other experts in the field in order to create the most enhanced experience for the couple.

I received formal training in couples counseling using a systemic approach. I have experience working with couples and partners on a variety of issues.

My approach to addiction counseling is comprehensive and compassionate. I understand the complex nature of addiction and the profound impact it can have on individuals and their loved ones. Utilizing a combination of CBT and motivational interviewing, I help clients uncover the underlying causes of their substance use and develop effective strategies for recovery. My addiction counseling focuses on relapse prevention, coping skills development, and fostering a strong support network.

I got my start in family and marital counseling 16yrs ago. In my culture family is not an important thing; It’s EVERYTHING!! Relationships are as vital and necessary as the air we breathe; after all, children and future posterity/generations are impacted by the quality and longevity of our marital and parenting bonds. If you are experiencing trouble in your marriage or relationship; I can assist you with identifying maladaptive patterns and replacing them with new and healthy ones.

I help partners explore the dynamics of their relationship in a safe, non-judgmental space. By integrating empathy with effective communication strategies, I guide couples in understanding each other’s perspectives, breaking down barriers, and addressing underlying issues. I use emotion-focused techniques and cognitive restructuring to help couples challenge negative patterns, strengthen emotional bonds, and build a foundation of trust and mutual support.

In couples counseling, I use EFT to help you and your partner identify and heal negative patterns, fostering emotional safety and connection. Combining this with IFS, we’ll explore how individual parts, like protectors or wounded inner selves, impact your relationship. By addressing these dynamics together, you’ll strengthen communication, rebuild trust, and create a deeper bond. My goal is to help you move from disconnection to a secure, loving partnership rooted in understanding and growth.

MYTH: All we need is better communication. TRUTH: Communication is important, but learning how to identify and attend to the deep wounds that drive conflict is the key to breaking toxic cycles and building healthy bonds. OUR WORK TOGETHER: You and your partner will enter a safe space where you will both learn powerful tools for diffusing destructive patterns and increasing vulnerability, empathy, and accountability—the requisites for strong, lasting, deeply satisfying partnership.

As a licensed Marriage Family therapist, I received masters level training in couples counseling. I also worked at several domestic violence shelters and facilitated batterer's intervention programs, where I taught about "healthy relationships" and how to have a relationship based in respect. Since that time, I have studied the Gottman method. I am most interested in helping couples use mindfulness and positive communication strategies to build a better relationship.

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist whose training focused primarily on working with systems, such as couples. Since 2010 I have provided therapy for hundreds of couples struggling with issues with communication, stage of life transitions, sexual intimacy concerns, emotional intimacy concerns, as well as couples working towards consensual non-monogamous relationships. I am comfortable working with diverse populations, especially same-sex couples.

Finding the right fit for your marriage is critical. You need to find someone who can help you increase communication, increase connection and intimacy, and help you repair the wounds that are currently going on. I have worked with couples repair their relationship, address specific unhealthy behaviors, open their marriage, or pre-marital counseling. Give me a call today to discuss what is going on with your relationship and how I can help!

After graduate school, completed an additional four years of training at the Family Institue of Westchester in New York, an insitute that specializes in training fully licensed therapists who want to specialize in couple and family therapy.

I specialize in couples counseling, working with both monogamous and non-monogamous partners to navigate challenges and strengthen connection through open communication and mutual understanding. By exploring the dynamics of your relationship, we work together to heal past wounds and implement course corrections that build a foundation of trust and intimacy.

In couples counseling, I help partners break free from unhelpful patterns and build healthier communication. Whether navigating conflict, trust, or life transitions, I create a space for both partners to explore their perspectives TAKING A STAND AGAINST PROBLEMS WITHOUT BLAME and work toward deeper, more meaningful connections, fostering lasting positive change in their relationship.

Building intimate connections can be one of the most rewarding and challenging aspects of adult life. Lack of intimacy and feelings of isolation including within the context of a relationship can be a contributing factor to psychological distress. Couple therapy provides a productive arena to assess what is challenging to an existing relationship and what may be interfering with growing individually or as a couple, And it can offer insight and tools needed to reduce conflict and build intimacy.

Couples tell me that my ability to hold space for each of their perspectives, as well as my tendency to “translate” their experiences to one another, help them overcome the barriers they feel in communication and support them in being more vulnerable and assertive in their relationships. Clients have expressed appreciation for my ability to listen, reflect back, and provide challenge and new insight into their experiences.

Relational work allows partners to examine their own roles and how they contribute to problems in the relationship. With direct and empathic guidance, a safe environment is created that allows us to get to the root cause of the relational problems. In this work, we will identify triggers, pain points, roles, and dynamics. To help resolve conflict, we create greater awareness of unconscious or unspoken assumptions and explore differing expectations, communication styles, and behavior.

Tracy specializes in couples counseling, offering a supportive space for partners to strengthen connection, improve communication, and navigate challenges with empathy and respect. With expertise in LGBTQIA2S+ relationships, he understands the complexities of diverse identities and dynamics. Tracy's trauma-informed approach helps partners address past wounds, build trust, and foster healthier, more fulfilling relationships by developing practical tools to enhance emotional safety and connection.

I see more couples than individuals or families. My training is as a structural family therapist, but my work with couples has broadened from that. I focus less on the specific issues that people bring in and more on the dysfunctional patterns that they bring to their interactions. I also explore how their different family backgrounds have influenced them and lead to misunderstandings. And I try to help people to focus more on developing positive interactions.

As a couples therapist, I blend evidence-based methods with emotional insight to help partners transform challenges into growth opportunities. Using the Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy, I create a safe space for exploring difficult topics and building deeper connections. Together, we'll develop practical strategies to strengthen your relationship while honoring both partners' aspirations.

Committing to being real with each other, to explore our own expectations and assumptions, to uncover our unconscious motives and patterns, to talk about what we want, to admit our faults, accept each other's limitations, learn and practice healthy communication, get out of our own way so we can be a lot happier in this relationship and with each other so we can go the distance and enjoy our relationship. I favor Relational Life Therapy (RLT) and mix in EFT and Gottman.