All relationships welcome |
All relationships welcome |
Relationship / Couples
It takes a lot of courage to show up for relationship counseling. I have huge respect for all clients who come into my office. I work with people who are in any type of adult relationship. This includes people who are:
- Dating
- Engaged
- Married
- In long term partnerships
- In consensual non-monogamous relationships
- In open relationships
- Friends
- Siblings
- Adult parent/adult child relationships
- Seeking all joint sessions
- Seeking a mix of individual and joint sessions
- Seeking structured premarital counseling
- Seeking open-format premarital counseling
- Ready to separate respectfully
I help people in relationships to deal with painful and often complicated issues in a healthy and constructive way. These issues include:
- Lack of emotional connection
- Lack of sexual intimacy
- Problems with sexual intimacy
- Difficulty being vulnerable with each other
- Not feeling seen or understood
- Estrangement
- Jealousy
- Infidelity
- Trauma or abuse histories
- Mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, attention deficit disorder, or obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Alcohol or Substance Abuse problems/Addiction
- Eating disorders
- Financial stress/pressure
- Life altering illness or injury
- Chronic pain
- Conflicts or problems with In-laws
- Parenting differences
- Difficulties in agreeing upon whether to have a child/more children
- Fertility
- Conflicts or stressors regarding step-children/blended families
- Caring for aging parents
- Loss of a parent
- Conflicts or stressors regarding ex-partners
- Diverging growth paths or interests
- Organizational challenges
Relationship Issues |
Relationship Issues |
Break Patterns |
Break Patterns |
I help people in relationships break unhealthy patterns such as:
- Repetitive patterns of unproductive conflict
- Use of defensiveness like deflecting, avoiding or shutting-down communication
- Passive-aggressive behavior
- Sarcasm
- Manipulation/guilting
- Shaming and blaming
- Controlling
- Resentment
- Disconnection
- Wrongful accusations/assumptions
- Codependence
- Bickering and conflict about perceived unfairness in relationship
- Respect
- Emotional Connection
- Direct communication
- Healthy boundaries
- Mutual empathy and compassion
- Resilience
- Secure attachment
- Sexual Intimacy
- Fair division of labor
- Personal responsibility
- Trust
- Ability to find humor amidst difficult times
Develop |
Develop |