A romantic partnership can be the greatest source of joy, but it can also be a source of pain. I have a passion for love and a determination to share everything I have found to be true about nurturing a healthy and long-lasting relationship.
❤️ Nurturing Intimacy: I am here to teach you how to keep your love, friendship, and desire alive, how to manage conflict and learn to compromise, how to understand each other better, and how to maintain connection and intimacy. Using research-based interventions, we will identify your strengths as a couple and work on areas that need improvement.
🤝 Amicable Separation: If a respectful parting is necessary, I will guide you through the process of separating with dignity, ensuring that communication remains effective for any future co-parenting or ongoing interactions.
What to expect from a couples session with me:
Relationships thrive on effective communication, but the pressures of daily life and past traumas can impact our ability to communicate well. Over time, we may develop defenses, habits, or core beliefs that can leave us feeling stuck in challenging relationship dynamics.
My sessions offer a safe space to explore your feelings and experiences in a way that everyday life often doesn’t allow. My goal is to help facilitate open, honest conversations that foster understanding and clarity, allowing you to move forward together.
When working with couples, I primarily use Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) as my guiding theoretical framework. EFT is attachment-based and focuses on identifying and restructuring the negative cycles of interaction that perpetuate disconnection between partners. I also integrate family systems theory, recognizing the influence of each partner's family of origin on their relational dynamics.
This example and analysis highlight my approach to couples’ work: focusing on the deeper emotional layers beneath conflict to help partners reconnect:
“Successful long-term relationships are created through small words, small gestures, and small acts.
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I'm also available for skills coaching sessions, which tend to focus more on situational problem-solving.
What does skill coaching with me look like?
Skills such as handling conflict, communicating our needs, maintaining healthy boundaries and managing our emotions can be extremely helpful in improving our interactions with others. While we can’t change others, people often find their relationships improve when they address their issues. I provide psychoeducation in interpersonal skills.