Couples Therapy
Relationships can be a source of profound connection and fulfillment, but they can also become places where we feel misunderstood, disconnected, or alone. Over time, the demands of everyday life, unresolved conflicts, and longstanding patterns can create distance between partners.
You may find yourselves having the same arguments without reaching a resolution, struggling to communicate your needs, or feeling that emotional or physical intimacy has diminished. Perhaps trust has been compromised, or you're questioning whether and how to move forward together.
Couples therapy offers an opportunity to better understand the dynamics shaping your relationship and each partner's experience within it. Whether you're hoping to strengthen your connection, work through significant challenges, or explore uncertainty about the future of your relationship, my approach is thoughtful, collaborative, and grounded in a respect for both partners' perspectives.
Areas We Might Explore
Communication & Conflict
Recurring arguments, defensiveness, misunderstandings, and difficulty feeling heard.
Emotional & Physical Intimacy
Disconnection, differences in desire, vulnerability, and rebuilding closeness.
Trust & Repair
Infidelity, breaches of trust, resentment, and navigating the process of repair.
Maintaining Connection in Busy Lives
Navigating demanding careers, parenting, and competing responsibilities while making space for intimacy, connection, and the relationship itself.
Recurring Relationship Patterns
Understanding how past experiences and individual vulnerabilities shape interactions.
Ambivalence & Relationship Decisions
Exploring uncertainty about the relationship and what each partner wants moving forward.
My Approach
My work with couples integrates the Gottman Method with a broader relational and psychodynamic perspective. Having completed Levels 1–3 of Gottman Method Couples Therapy training, I draw on research-based approaches to help partners improve communication, navigate conflict, and strengthen their emotional connection.
At the same time, I believe that meaningful change requires understanding more than the behaviors we see on the surface. Each partner brings their own history, vulnerabilities, expectations, and subjective experience into the relationship. Together, we explore how these different perspectives interact, how recurring patterns develop, and what makes those patterns difficult to change.
Therapy with me is an active, collaborative process. Depending on your goals, our work may involve developing practical tools, exploring deeper emotional experiences, rebuilding trust, or creating space to consider difficult questions about the future of your relationship.
Getting Started
Finding the right couples therapist is an important decision. Whether you're hoping to strengthen your relationship, work through a difficult period, or explore uncertainty about your future together, I welcome you to reach out to discuss your goals and whether working together might be a good fit.