Couples

Couples

When therapy is done with couples, it can help the clients grow individually inside of the relationship. Sometimes, this means members of the couple must reckon with behaviors that are inhibiting that growth. There may be self-protection strategies each individual uses to defend themselves that cycle back and forth. I work with partners to learn communication and conflict resolution skills, discover how best to work as a team, and identify relationship patterns that need updating. I work with couples to understand their attachment strategy and explore how their history and this relationship impact their nervous system. I am trained in EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy), and I incorporate somatic interventions to help couples learn how to calm down together and build more awareness of where they are, where they have been, where their partner is, how they are impacting each other and learn different paths towards how they want to be with each other (and themselves).

I Work With Couples Who Are:

  • Navigating A Big Life Change

  • Unable To Resolve Conflicts Easily

  • Pregnant

  • Postpartum

  • Struggling With Fertility Issues

  • Feeling Ambiguous About Parenthood

  • Need assistance Co-Parenting and developing a Co-Parenting plan

  • Struggling With Intimacy

  • Wanting to Explore Sexual Issues

  • Navigating A Loss

  • Experiencing Communication Problems

  • Experiencing Infidelity

  • Struggling With Trust

  • Seeking Pre-Marital Assistance

  • Struggling With External Family Dynamics

  • Feeling Stuck & Overwhelmed

  • Struggling With The Demands of Parenthood

My Approach

I meet you where you and your partner are. The sessions will provide opportunities for couples to understand what they need to feel more secure with each other. I promote a safe environment and provide opportunities for co-regulation for the couple, which can often happen in tandem with learning how to express themselves, listen and self-soothe. The therapy is tailored to the goals we set together and integrates the following:

  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

  • Psychodynamic

  • Attachment Theory

  • Trauma Resiliency Method

  • Mindfulness & Somatic Interventions

  • Sex Therapy

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)

  • Feminist Therapy

  • Family Systems Therapy

  • Motivational Interviewing

  • CBT