Marriage Counseling

I meet with individuals, couples and more to talk through relationship issues including broken trust, communication, infidelity, mismatched values and more.

As a couples therapist I provide marriage counseling along with pre-marital counseling. I help couples with relationship issues, and issues with sex and intimacy.

Couples’ session begins with an assessment, which consist of 4 sessions: one collaborative session with both parties, two individual sessions to learn about each partner and their individual story, needs, desires, and experiences, and a fourth session, to discuss specific treatment recommendations, and to develop a plan. We may focus on current issues or may need to reflect on previous pain or hurt that may be unresolved.

All couples experience conflict. Therapy can help you identify your own needs, your partners needs, triggers points and communication techniques. Together we will re-build trust, empathy and intimacy in your relationship.

I have experience working with couples at all relationship stages. I holds certification in Gottman Level I and II couples therapy. The focus of couples sessions with me is increasing insight and empathy between partners as well as on developing day-to-day communication skills and healthy relationship habits.

I have a passion for helping all couples improve their relationships and have training in 2 of the leading approaches for couple’s therapy: Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) and Gottman Method Couples Therapy. While EFT helps couples establish a secure attachment by learning how to identify and communicate underlying emotions, Gottman Therapy provides structure and skills for enhancing a couple’s friendship/connection, improving communication/conflict, and creating shared meaning/life goals.

I help people develop healthy communication strategies, set boundaries, and improve relationships with friends, family, and partners. Some patients come to therapy after a major event has occurred (e.g., divorce, estrangement, death), while others come with the hopes of learning more about their relationship and offering the best version of themselves possible in their relationship. I have extensive experience working at each end of this spectrum, and I enjoy this work immensely.

Relationships are part of the foundation that make-up the human experience. They bring some of the greatest joys and the greatest pains to life. Together we can work on improving your relationship with yourself and those around you through processing past and present experiences, clarifying wants, needs, and desires, and improving communication strategies.

My training as a Marriage and Family therapist revolves around relational dynamics and is the area I feel the most confident and competent in helping my clients navigate. The approaches I use are a blend of Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy and the Gottman Method. I do not work with high-conflict couples or ones struggling with substance abuse.

I embrace working with couples of all sexual orientations and relationship structures. I firmly value and affirm the unique differences that exist within relationships. I am affirming of kink, consensual non-monogamy, polyamorous, neurodiverse, and LGBTQIA+ relationships.

This should say relational therapy- RLT 1 certified, Bio-psycho-social-sexual support.

Although, I treat relationship issues I only see individuals at this time. I feel I work well with everyone/anyone in a struggling relationship.

I have worked with mixed-agenda couples in which one person is "all in" but unsure how to save the relationship while the other is "one foot out" and giving one last chance before they walk away. I've also worked with couples to expand their communication for improved connection and stronger sense of belonging in the relationship. Additionally, I helped former partners plan for and navigate the uncoupling process while co-parenting in their toddler's best interests.

Marriage Counseling requires an extra level of skill by the therapist. At our center we all use the research based Gottman Method of Couples Counseling. I am Certified and mentor all of our therapists who are trained by the Gottman Institute as well. This type of therapy helps you learn to communicate, resolve conflict, grow in intimacy, recover from an affair or betrayal, grow closer together, get on the same page and develop a health relationship.

If you just can’t seem to stop fighting, or you want to reconnect after an infidelity (of any kind), or you’re struggling to co-parent, I’d like to help you communicate more clearly, understand yourself and your (ex-)partner(s) better, and solve problems as a team.

It's hard for couples to pick someone who does marriage counseling. If you can't agree on anything then how can you agree on this? My goal is to get to the heart of the patterns you both repeat that are making the relationship challenging. It's active work. I'm up for the challenge. I typically use IBCT as my approach. -Validated, straightforward.

Common Issues Explored in Couples Therapy We drifted apart after the birth of our children. My partner and I frequently argue about money. We are struggling with sexual difficulties and lack of desire. My partner had an affair, and I find it difficult to trust again. We can’t stop arguing over the most insignificant details. I fear that my partner might be addicted to drugs / alcohol. My partner is getting close to someone else. Should I worry? I constantly feel blamed and criticized.

Are you experiencing any of the following in your relationship? Loneliness Isolation Disconnection Frustrating arguments Difficulty solving problems
 Lack of intimacy and romance

 If yes, are you willing to work as if you’re training for a marathon to make changes in your relationship? 

 Couples counseling means a steadfast commitment to yourself and your partner(s) to transform the dynamics and patterns in your relationship. Learn how to be the best possible partner.