Relationship Counseling

At Relationships For Better, we specialize in the intricacies of both romantic and personal relationships. Our approach is compassionate yet results-driven. Whether you're a couple seeking to strengthen your bond or an individual navigating friendships, we provide tailored strategies to foster open communication and trust, guiding you towards healthier, fulfilling relationships.

Relationship counseling offers a supportive environment to address conflicts, improve communication, and rebuild connection. Whether you're navigating challenges in romantic relationships, family dynamics, or friendships, I help clients explore patterns, uncover underlying issues, and develop healthier, more fulfilling connections. Together, we work toward deeper understanding, empathy, and stronger relational bonds.

I have been working as a coach and therapist with non-monogamous/polyamorous groupings since 2009. For relationship sessions, I work with both dyads as well as larger polycules.

I am trained and have experience working with all types of relationships. Communication work is key to any healthy relationship and in my opinion is the cornerstone of relationship therapy.

As a Couple and Family Therapist, I am dedicated to providing effective relationship counseling. I focus on helping clients address challenges such as communication breakdowns, trust issues, and conflicts. My training allows me to understand the complexities that can arise within relationships. Together, we can work toward creating meaningful, lasting relationships that reflect your unique identity and values.

The frameworks I utilize the most are the Gottman Method and the Developmental Model. I have completed Gottman Level 1 and Level 2 Trainings as well as extensive training in the developmental model. I will also weave in techniques and methods learned from Emotional Focused therapy and Esther Perel’s work when appropriate.

Inundated with the assumptions, attitudes, and assessments of others, it can feel impossible to sort out what feels intuitively right for you and your partner(s), your family member(s), or your friend(s). Agreements and promises can be made as easily as feelings can change and get hurt, the pain of which can foreclose any hope of processing and surviving such ruptures. You do not have to remain stuck, give up, or figure it out alone.

I enjoy teaching effective communication skills to people in relationships, so while I can be the one to initially help guide conversations between partners, eventually clients will be able to use the skills on their own. I often work with people in non-monogamous relationships, but those skills can help clients in any relationship format.

I provide couples therapy, address any family relationship issues, peer and adult relationship challenges.

Training in couples, marriage, and family therapy. Working with relationships in the context of group. Working with business and professional relationships

If you are experiencing difficulties in your relationship, you are not alone. Millions of couples all over the world go through periods of discontent, stress, anxiety, and more. You may think you are alone, but we want you to know you don’t have to try to manage the strains of your relationship on your own. Therapy can help you find a work-life balance and build a new connection with your partner.

I have trained in Gottman Therapy, and I do pull from that model; however, my work is predominantly relational, and also solutions-focused. I utilize interventions from many models, and like all the therapy I provide, I tailor interventions and solutions based on the needs and the desires of my clients. People don't fit into boxes neatly; that just isn't the human experience.

Both the man and the woman need to be equally heard and understood. I focus a lot on how deeply our insecurities and selfishness play a role in how we deal with our spouse. I teach the basics of what love is and how to communicate well. I help uncover the subtle and not so subtle problems of pride and selfishness, but in a loving, but direct manner.

At our practice, we're all about helping couples build stronger, happier relationships. With years of experience in relationship therapy, our friendly team is here to support you through everything from minor squabbles to major challenges. We create a safe, welcoming space where you can work on communication, resolve conflicts, and reconnect with each other.

We may work on communication & relationship skills, explore the root of our trauma responses and attachment, practice working across difference, and/or discover ways back to connection. I specialize work with couples who identify at the intersections of LGBTQ+, polyamorous/nonmonogomous and/or neurodivergence.

I studied psychology and sociology as my undergraduate majors and got my master's degree from Drexel University, Master of Family Therapy. My educational background and additional trainings I've attended throughout the course of my career (EFT, Prepare/Enrich premarital counseling assessment certification and treating affairs and trauma training), are all for relationships and to better provide support for my adult individuals and couples coming to my therapy room for relationship issues.

My additional graduate training in couple and family therapy has given me the special insight and skills with which I have competed hundreds of pre-marital, couple and family therapy sessions for over 12 years.