After years of providing individual services I started to notice a pattern, sometimes the work we were doing in therapy was reinforcing learned habits of “doing the hard work” alone. That hard work could be anything from grieving to processing work stress or exploring changing needs/desires. Sometimes it’s totally appropriate that your therapist is the lucky invited plus one to that party. Sometimes the REAL healing is when your partner is invited in to heal with you.

I truly believe the words Stan Tatkin, PsyD writes in his book Wired For Love, “As a couple, your needs, wants, and happiness are tied to one another and rely on the other to be fulfilled”. We can’t just do therapy individually to solve some problems, yet so often that’s why many of us initiate therapy.

I know this work is hard and sometimes scary. My aim for as many sessions as possible is for you to leave feeling closer and more connected to your partner. I tell my patients, I hope you leave feeling like you just got a couples massage, a little more connected and relaxed then when you first came in. That won’t always be the case! Sometimes it gets harder before it gets better, but when we work on deepening connection and intimacy through strengthening communication, gaining psychoeducation, and increasing coping- we create a strong relationship that is truly a survival alliance. You deserve to feel the love and protection that a strong survival alliance offers, with therapy I believe that is possible.

Some of the issues we may work on together could include:

  • Neurodivergent Couples

  • Parents of children with extra needs (medical/ASD/etc)

  • Premarital Counseling

  • Pregnancy/Postpartum issues

  • IVF/Fertility Issues

  • Infant Loss

  • Relationship Issues

  • Affairs

  • Loneliness, hopelessness, lacking connection etc

There are therapists that are certified in sex therapy and if that is your main need for support I would you refer you to someone specifically trained in that field. That being said, sex and intimacy is often an important part of a marriage and talking about that in session is welcome.

I have been honored to work with straight and queer couples.

Reach out if you have any additional questions.