I have specialized training in marriage and relationship counseling. We need our relationships, to help us shoulder the challenges of life, but also to discover who we are in the deepest sense. But old ideas of ourselves and deep inner patterns can obscure and cloud our judgment, and we can find ourselves living out our relationship in patterns that are in the way. When a couple wants to move forward there is always a way. I can help you clear away the distortions, find the language of understanding, that can help you to grow together.
Please see the practice statement below for an expanded explanation. Relationship and marriage therapy training include EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy), Gottman method, IBCT (Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy), Collaborative Couples therapy, and PREP (Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program).
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) as well as an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist (CST). My work focuses on marriage and couples therapy, specifically centered on infidelity repair, communication issues, couples in crisis, relationships on the brink, and those experiencing a range of frustrations and challenges with physical intimacy.
Licensed Professional Counselor, Couples & Sex Therapy, Discernment Counselor, Healing Separation, Co-Parenting, Non-Adversarial Divorce Support
I am trained in Gottman Couples Therapy Method, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, and as an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist. These three trainings are extremely important when working with couples. My entire practice is geared toward couples and co-parents, and I am not a general therapist. You will see the difference in with me as a provider who works exclusively with couples.
Encourage and support effective communication skills, changes in behavior and transforming how couples approach their relationship. Purposeful and sincere connection, honest sharing and disciplined communications.
Relationships and couples/marriage counseling is one of the main reasons people seek therapy. Attachment research is clear about our need as human to connect with and have a loving relationship with another that is mutual and reciprocal.