Relationship Issues

I have worked with relationships for most of my career and am passionate about the work. I focus on increasing awareness for interactional patterns, power dynamics, impact of trauma, attachment issues, and improved communication.

Relationship Issues often manifest in various forms, from communication breakdowns to loss of intimacy and even the heart-wrenching experience of infidelity. When trust is shattered by affairs, it prompts profound pain and myriad questions, including the haunting "why?". As your therapist, I am here to provide a safe and non-judgmental environment to explore these challenges. Together, we can delve deep into understanding the reasons behind straying and finding a path forward.

Relationship therapy helps people in relationships connect with one another. What is getting in the way for you? Let's figure it out together and increase communication and connection. Some common areas of focus include: -Increasing intimacy and sexual connection -Defining relationship values and developing a shared vision for the future -Addressing challenges emerging from breaches of trust, trauma and loss -Identifying and addressing old trauma that is getting in the way of connection

I have additional training in Gottman Method couples counseling. This research-driven, practical approach focuses on defusing verbal conflicts, enhancing intimacy, respect, and affection, eliminating barriers leading to a feeling of stagnancy, and fostering a deep sense of empathy and understanding within the relationship.

Relationships can be overwhelming-- communication hurdles, past hurts, and fears of incompatibility create roadblocks. Couples counseling will help you learn tools to deepen your understanding of you and your partners defensiveness which often comes from vulnerability and attachment wounds. Counseling will equip you with effective strategies to stop the negative cycles in their tracks. You will learn how to replace them with healthier responses that promote healing and connection.

Connection is essential for a fulfilling life. Together, we will explore what may be blocking you from the relationships you deserve. This process may involve diving deep into our therapeutic relationship, examining the unspoken rules you hold about how relationships should function, and considering participation in one of my interpersonal process groups. Through experiential, depth-oriented, and group psychotherapy, we can uncover insights that pave the way for healthier connection.

Platonic friendships, intimate relationships, marriage and marital issues, separation and divorce (with and/or without children), all types of relationships, including nontraditional! The challenges themselves can range from communication, connection, sex, infidelity, etc. We can work together to try to repair or separate amicably. On the other hand, perhaps your relationship(s) is/are just fine, but you are interested in improving them – we can work with that too!

I help client improve relationships with partners, family members, co-workers, and friends.

Whether you want to strengthen platonic or romantic relationships, I work with clients to understand the history and significance of each relationship. I then teach skills for healthy communication, utilizing the Imago Dialogue and techniques that could allow the other person to be more receptive to difficult conversations and less defensive.

Relationship Issues often manifest in various forms, from communication breakdowns to loss of intimacy and even the heart-wrenching experience of infidelity. When trust is shattered by affairs, it prompts profound pain and myriad questions, including the haunting "why?". As your therapist, I am here to provide a safe and non-judgmental environment to explore these challenges. Together, we can delve deep into understanding the reasons behind straying, offering insights into the dynamics.

We are naturally social creatures. We need each other whether we like it or not. A lot of our happiness as well as our stress stems from relationships. Figuring out how to communicate our needs, likes, dislikes, desires, fears, and needs for connection and boundaries can have an immeasurably positive impact on the qualities of not only our relationships but our lives. Together, we will pinpoint your connection, sexual, romantic, and friendship needs and learn how to achieve these.

I work with couples seeking to have better communication, improve their sex lives, work through infedelity and more.

I specialize in providing therapy for relationship issues, particularly in the areas of domestic violence, intimate partner violence, narcissistic abuse, and high-conflict relationships. With deep expertise in these challenging dynamics, I help individuals and couples navigate complex emotional landscapes, identify patterns of abuse, and rebuild healthy boundaries. My goal is to empower clients to heal, regain control, and foster healthier, more fulfilling relationships moving forward.

Whether you are in a relationship right now or not, when you have struggled with the same issues for a long time, boosting morale is the first task. I help you see your strengths and what has been most meaningful about your life so far. It's the foundation of a healthy relationship: Joining the healthiest part of your life to the healthiest part of someone else's life so you can chase dreams together. It's not a relationship unless your deepest dreams are in it. So first, we dream.

In our work together, we will explore the experiences that shaped you—your childhood, attachment history, and the ways your early environment influenced who you are today. We’ll take a compassionate look at the patterns that may be keeping you from fully connecting with yourself and others, uncovering the roots of those dynamics.

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.

Treating couple and family conflict and dynamics