I am a Gottman Couples Therapist with a specialization in relationship and marriage counselling. My practice is firmly grounded in research-based methods, where I employ evidence-backed tools to assist couples in enhancing their communication, resolving long-standing conflicts, and healing from past relationship traumas. In my approach, I prioritize the well-being of the relationship itself, maintaining impartiality to ensure that I can effectively support both individuals within the partnership. My unwavering passion lies in the transformative work I do with couples.
I am trained as a Gottman Couples Therapist and so I use the tools from this theory to help couples improve communication, rebuild trust and connection. I chose Gottman theory because it has over 45 years of research and provides the structure needed to help couples improve their relationships. I specialize in relationships, couples therapy, breakups, affairs, betrayals, and other relationship related issues.
Relationships are hard.
Our partners know how to push our buttons and us theirs. Challenges with communication are often at the root of many relationship struggles and if left unattended, can become an insidious poison within the relationship.
No matter what stage of your relationship you are in, outside support can often be the difference between things flourishing or falling apart.
In relationships, it's common for people to have different ways of communicating. Sometimes these differences can be fun and exciting. Other times, as relationships progress, these communication differences can cause misunderstandings and lead to tensions and conflict. You may also find that communication strategies that were once helpful can start to be ineffective and cause problems.
Using Dialectical Behavioural Therapy for couples, we will work on identifying times of conflict, identifying how and where the miscommunications occurred and conflict increased, and develop skills for both partners to be able to more effectively communicate with each other.
We are relational creatures and we live all our lives relationally. Our first and foremost relationship to self and then with others we call family, friends, partners or coworkers. Working on our relationships promises a life more fulfilled and more integrated.
Every single one of my clients will agree that navigating relationships is one of the hardest areas in their lives to tackle. Social nuances and interpersonal relations are tricky, especially in the cultural mosaic we are in right now. Having someone with you to work through communication challenges and social engagements can be reassuring and help you feel safe enough to address the person you would like to connect with, be it your spouse, partner, friend, family, or co-worker.
The most effective ways to improve your relationship/marriage, is to improve your relationship with yourself first. Then we look at what needs to be healed between you, what needs to change in your communication, then we work at enhancing your sexual awareness. These are foundational pieces of a happy, long lasting relationship/marriage.