Couple's Therapy
Clients tell me my work with them is like a breath of fresh air.
This is a chance to infuse new life into your relationship with a revitalized perspective.
I help couples who are feeling trapped in cycles of dissatisfaction, disagreement, and disconnection. Together, let's move toward experiencing the joy, passion, and intimacy you deserve.
The couples I typically work with are successful in many areas of life, but struggle in their marriage or partnerships. A number of them have been married before; some have been in couples and individual therapy in the past and are ready to make some real changes, both internally in how they think and feel and externally in how they connect with their partner.
“Love is the bridge between you and everything.”
- Rumi
I believe that healthy relationships are central to our well-being. From the moment of our birth to our death, if people who care for us, are there for us, life is better. Through my research-based and practical approach to intimacy you can discover love and deepen your current relationships so you can cherish yourself and your loved ones and share the joy of being alive!
Couples therapy offers a space to slow down, understand each other more deeply, and begin rebuilding the connection that brought you together in the first place.
I am certified in and use a highly effective form of couples counseling called Relational Life Therapy (RLT) based on the work of therapist and author Terry Real.
RLT therapy affirms that intimacy is your birthright. Being close to people is what you are biologically wired to do; you are born to be relational and it’s what your body and nervous systems are designed for: to connect. In this approach, intimacy is a verb, it isn’t something you have; it’s something you do, something you practice.
Focus Areas for Treatment
Relationship Challenges Across the Lifespan
- Premarital counseling and relationship preparation
- Parenting young children while maintaining connection
- Midlife transitions and shifting identities
- Navigating aging, illness, or life stage changes
- Supporting each other through family or caregiving challenges
Disconnection & Relationship Strain
- Feeling like roommates instead of partners
- Emotional or physical infidelity
- One partner “leaning out” of the relationship
- Feeling unseen, unheard, or unsupported
Conflict & Communication
- Constant arguments or escalating conflict
- Silent treatment or emotional withdrawal
- Difficulty setting boundaries
- Resentment and unresolved hurts
Trauma & Emotional Triggers
- Partners triggering each other’s trauma histories
- Healing past wounds that impact the relationship
Rebuilding Intimacy
- Reigniting emotional or physical closeness
- Moving beyond routine into deeper connection
- Strengthening vulnerability and trust