Relationships are complex to say the least! When your relationship started, you enjoyed being with each other….but something happened along the way and now your relationship has been tainted with negative thoughts, emotions and feelings. I believe that love, respect and trust are equally important in a relationship and when one of the three begins to waiver, the relationship begins to feel the strain. 

Couples counseling of often short term and by setting some clear goals for therapy and working at a pace that feels both safe and doable, positive changes do occur. The couples I work with, learn how to re-connect while getting to the root of their problems and challenges. What I love about being a couple’s therapist is helping each person define the kind of relationship they want today. I believe that...

Instead of complaining about what you don’t have… ask for what you want to have instead. 

Together, we will look for the obstacles that are getting in the way of your happiness.

Relationships are always changing and learning how to handle change together is an important aspect for continued growth and happiness. I'd like to work together to deepen your intimacy and increase your fun.

From my experience, I have found that couples who are motivated to look at their own individual part, rather than blame their partner, get the most out of couple’s therapy.

Couple’s Therapy Can Include:

·  Effective communication techniques

·  Learning how to be and feel heard

·  Conflict resolution

·  Fair fighting disagreeing techniques

·  Resolving old and repeating issues

·  Infidelity/Addiction

·  Rebuilding trust

 ·  Spending enjoyable time together

As your couple’s therapist, I will work on the following:

·    Developing trust with each client without alienating the other.

·    Setting the boundaries of therapy so each partner will feel safe to express his or her point of view in a way the other can hear and understand.

·    Introducing new skills in order to develop a “conscious relationship,” where each partner learns how they contributing to the conflicts.

As your relationship feels stronger, I help couples learn how to grow a different relationship during the course of therapy and do that by giving couples an interesting and different experience of talking together.

This article from the Ellyn Bader and Pete Pearson from the Couple's Institute will help you to get an idea how couple's therapy works. www.couplesinstitute.com

Please call or email me if you have any questions or would like to set up an appointment.