Counseling for Couples
Designed to Improve Relationship Satisfaction
If you are wondering whether you are able to heal your relationship and recover from past hurt and pain, you are! I have helped countless couples reconnect and improve their relationship satisfaction by using a research-based approach.
“Great marriages aren’t about clear communication – they’re about small moments of attachment and intimacy.”
- Dr. John Gottman
Your Concern
Conflict in your relationship can lead you to feel isolated and alone, maybe even hopeless. You may find it hard to believe that healing is possible, and that trust can be rebuilt. Couples often argue about finances, intimacy, roles, family, free time, and parenting/parenthood.
We tend to avoid addressing conflict until it overwhelms our life. It is not uncommon to feel unattached to your partner when you are in distress. Emotional disconnect can negatively impact a couple’s ability to communicate effectively and resolve conflict.
Additionally, if you are trying to start a family, the stress of that process alone can be overwhelming. Without healthy communication, an already difficult fertility process can become even more emotionally draining.
My Approach
I can help you to understand the emotional needs you are experiencing and help you learn how to develop healthy attachment and intimacy. Understanding the role of attachment in your relationship can help you find more effective ways to communicate your needs to your partner.
I can teach couples how to emotionally reconnect with each other and learn to work as a team through disagreements. I can help you develop healthy communication and learn strategies to reduce conflict and improve relationship satisfaction.
I am not here to change you; I am here to help you find intuitive ways to be yourself while also being able to meet your partner's needs. In counseling couples my approach is neutral—my client is your relationship, and I am not here to take sides.
My Training
Assisting couples and new parents by providing support for their emotional needs has been a passion of mine since I was in grad school. I have specialized training and education on healing attachment-related trauma, working with couples, premarital counseling, addressing major life transitions, parenting education, and childhood development. I also have experience with maternal mental health and women’s issues.
Specialized Courses Completed
Relationship Training:
Premarital Counseling Trainings (Couple Therapy)
The Gottman Method (Couple Therapy)
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work (Couple Skills)
Gott Sex (Intimacy Skills)
And Baby Makes Three (Couple/Parenting Skills)
Emotionally Focused Therapy (Couple Therapy)
Fertility/Parenting Training:
Emotion Coaching - Gottman Method (Parenting Skills)
The Incredible Years (Parenting Skills)
Maternal Mental Health
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (Focus on pre/post-partum depression/anxiety disorders and infertility)
Perinatal Loss and Grief (Focus on pregnancy or infant loss)
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“Being the “best you can be” is really only possible when you are deeply connected to another. Splendid isolation is for planets, not people.”
— Dr. Sue Johnson