Couples/Family Therapy

Every relationship goes through difficult seasons, whether it’s ongoing conflict, growing distance, or the aftermath of infidelity. Couples therapy offers you and your partner a space to better understand each other, communicate more openly, and work through challenges in ways that bring you closer rather than further apart.

Together, we’ll focus on:

• Strengthening emotional connection: feeling seen, valued, and close again
• Improving communication: saying what you mean and having more effective discussions
• Productively addressing conflict: breaking out of painful patterns and addressing unproductive conversations
• Rebuilding trust: healing after betrayal, including infidelity
• Supporting personal growth: helping each of you grow as individuals and as partners

My Approach

I draw on research-backed methods that have been shown to help couples make lasting change:

• Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy (IBCT): helps partners build acceptance of each other’s differences while also making meaningful changes in how they interact.
• Gottman Method Strategies: practical tools for managing conflict, deepening friendship, and building trust.
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Couples: helps partners handle difficult emotions with more flexibility and act in line with their relationship..

What to Expect

Before your first session
You’ll each complete a brief set of questionnaires. These help me understand how each of you sees the current challenges and how much stress they’re causing in your relationship.

Sessions 1–3: Getting to know your relationship
The first three sessions are an assessment phase. We’ll meet together as a couple first, and then I’ll meet with each of you individually. Following this, we’ll meet together to share what I’ve learned and set goals as a team.]This process is open and collaborative. It helps us clarify your hopes, name your challenges, and agree on goals together.

Ongoing sessions: Focused, tailored work
From there, our sessions focus on strategies tailored to your relationship’s specific needs. If you’d like, you can complete short weekly check-in questionnaires between sessions so I can stay up to date on how things are going.

Please Note

My role is to support you as a clinician as you navigate challenges in your relationship. I’m not able to provide evaluations, testimony, or advocacy for legal matters such as divorce or custody proceedings.