Relationship Issues

I help couples and the individuals within couples recognize destructive communication patterns, break cycles of conflict, and deepen their sense of connection. My approach fosters honest dialogue and supportive exploration so each relationship can truly flourish.

I help couples and relationships resolve conflict, improve communication and restore trust.

If your relationship feels like it’s running on resentment, stress, and “I’ll deal with this later”, I get it. Whether you’re stuck in the same fights, feeling unheard, or questioning if you’re even compatible anymore, I help couples break toxic cycles, rebuild trust, and feel like a team again. Using psychodynamic therapy, EFT, and the Enneagram, we’ll untangle patterns that keep you stuck—without resorting to passive-aggressive texts.

Even the best relationships have struggles. If unaddressed, these interactions can they harden into acting out, mistrust, and resentment. In relational dynamics the stories we tell ourselves often become 'facts' rather than 'perspectives,' resulting in escalating conflict and injury to the relationship. Therapy can help correct unhelpful interactions, change unfair perceptions, and heal old wounds, while fostering growth and healing.

When you're struggling with the closest people in your lives, everything else is gonna be affected for the worse! Couples or small family work with me involves teaching communication, how to slow down and listen, and also how to get in touch with the good in life that may have lapsed. If things are going pretty well, but you see some trends you don't like, getting some extra support might help change your path.

I have experience working with couples and will help you and your partner communicate, solve problems, restore trust, and increase your emotional and physical intimacy. I teach each partner how to communicate feelings, reasons, and solutions to your partner using a soft approach. We will practice communication and reflective listening skills in sessions and goals for you to incorporate solutions outside of sessions.

I am trained in effective couples therapy and family therapy methods, including Gottman Method Therapy, which uses 50 years of research on relationships and communication to help you communicte in ways that bring you closer together rather than further apart. I use couples therapy to resolve unproductive communication patterns, deepen understanding of each other, and grow connection with each other. Non-traditional relationship styles are supported and welcome.

When working with relationships, I take a holistic approach, combining the Gottman Method with psychodynamic and Gestalt perspectives. I help couples navigate challenges, foster deeper connections, and build healthier, more fulfilling relationships. I use evidence-based techniques to help couples identify unhelpful patterns, strengthen emotional bonds, enhance friendship and improve their overall relationship.

In treating modern relationship issues, I focus on communication, trust, and adapting to changing dynamics. Today's relationships face unique challenges and complexities, work-life balance, and evolving social norms. My approach involves helping couples and individuals navigate these challenges by fostering open communication, rebuilding trust, and developing strategies to adapt to contemporary relationship dynamics.

I offer 1:1 couples and relationship counseling. Does any of this sound familiar? You're having some communication issues arising from unmet needs in your relationship. You're fighting…about the same thing and you handle conflict differently, one of you fights, the other shuts down. You've placed too much on each other to fulfill too many roles for one another. You’re both stretched too thin, not prioritizing regular time together, and feeling disconnected from each other.

Whether you are coping with an end of a relationship, considering a relational change, or looking to deepen connection, somatic therapy can help you have clarity, direction and meaningful change. Increasing internal safety paves the way for a deeper connection with self, which is the ultimate source of wisdom and guidance for relationships with others outside of us and with the wider collective.

I've worked with many couples, individuals, and adult family members experiencing a wide range of relationship issues. I enjoy helping clients break out of codependency, repair family conflict, recover from infidelity, improve communication, and navigate polyamory/open relationships. As a sex therapist in training, I have experience with sexual dysfunction, a difference in desire, out of control sexual behavior, recovering from sexual shame, and improving overall sexual experience.

It can be difficult to experience conflict or disagreements with people we love. I have worked with families and loved ones during very stressful and complex hospitalizations. I have seen it challenge marriages families, and friendships. I understand that family dynamics can effect our communication techniques, coping skills, and understanding. I feel confident in working with people on overcoming challenging communication concerns and seeking a better understanding of ourselves and loved ones.

Regardless of how affirming a relationship is, they all have their ups and downs. I am not here to judge your relationships, but rather I want to help you feel more secure, loved, heard, and validated in them. I will listen empathetically and help you figure out what your needs are and how to ask for them.

Specialized training and over 40 years of experience in working with relationship problems presented in individual psychotherapy or conducting couples therapy.

Relationships are hard. I work with a lot of individuals who are either learning to identify or are recovering from toxic relationships or who just have had trouble maintaining healthy relationships. We all carry wounds from previous relationships, and we can look to our partner to heal them for us, but it turns out, that doesn't work, and it's really an inside job. By improving communication, conflict resolution, and identifying our own triggers as well as strengths, we can grow.

Relationships can be both deeply fulfilling and profoundly challenging. I help individuals and couples recognize unhealthy patterns, break cycles of conflict, and build stronger connections. I support clients in exploring their relational histories, healing attachment wounds, and developing new ways to communicate and connect. Whether navigating romantic, familial, or interpersonal relationships, I provide the tools to cultivate healthier, more authentic connections.

At some point in our life, we will all get in a relationship and based on our upbringing, we may realize, there are things we do that impact our relationships. Whether its our desire to voice our needs or be more vulnerable to be connected but don't quite know how to do it. Most of us haven't been taught how to date and/or be in a relationship, resolve conflict or come to a consensus. You're not alone and I'm here to support you on your journey to be better and have healthy relationships.

I believe that relationships give life meaning - and when our relationships aren't meeting our needs, we are deeply impacted. I see my role as someone to help facilitate authenticity, safety, and deepness in your connection to others. Whether it is an intimate partner, a family member, or a friend, I'm trained to help you establish connection in the way you both need and desire.

If your relationship feels like it’s running on resentment, stress, and “I’ll deal with this later”, I get it. Whether you’re stuck in the same fights, feeling unheard, or questioning if you’re even compatible anymore, I help couples break toxic cycles, rebuild trust, and feel like a team again. Using psychodynamic therapy, EFT, and the Enneagram, we’ll untangle patterns that keep you stuck—without resorting to passive-aggressive texts.