Are you and your partner having a difficult time connecting? Do you feel like you are stuck in a vicious cycle of having the same fight over and over or repeatedly engaging in dynamics that leave you both angry, exasperated, frustrated, or resentful? Are you feeling lonely, sad, and distant from your partner even though you are sitting right next to them? I can help you identify and address what is underneath the challenges that you and your partner are having.
I teach couples how to develop effective and compassionate communication skills that will interrupt negative patterns, repair the relationship and establish a re-connection. Our work together will increase knowledge about yourself, context about your partner, and skills to interrupt ineffective communication and patterns that have become “normal” in your relationship. You and your partner are allowed to create the relationship you desire.
I interweave interventions and methods from several top couples researchers and clinicians, including Terry Real, Esther Perel, John Gottmann, Ellyn Bader and Peter Pearson. I also attend several trainings each year to stay current with new research and developments in couples therapy. I work with couples in all stages of relationships in a warm, genuine, respectful and direct way.
Before committing to doing couples therapy, I find it very helpful for my clients to read this article from The Couples Institute about how to get the most from your couples therapy: https://www.couplesinstitute.com/getthemost/.
