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Couples Therapy

Relationships are one of the most rewarding parts of life. They are also challenging, complicated, and need watering in order to grow. Working on a relationship in therapy is an act of strength and courage.Relationships are rewarding, but they can also be challenging and complicated. Working on a relationship in therapy is an act of strength and courage.

“The heart has its beaches, its homeland and thoughts of its own.”“The heart has its beaches, its homeland and thoughts of its own.”

— Garcia / Hunter

Working With Couples

I help couples build safety and intimacy, and rediscover joy in their relationships. Helping couples do this work is especially meaningful because our closest relationships shape so much of our lives.

I work with heterosexual and same-sex couples on a wide variety of topics including communication, sex and intimacy, life transitions, infidelity, consensual non-monogamy, and other relationship issues. I also work with people in family and other non-romantic relationships looking to work through challenges and strengthen their connection.

Working as a Team

My approach to working with couples is to help them work the relationship problem, not the other person. I help couples collaborate to better understand each other’s experience and address their common relationship challenges from a place of teamwork, support, and empathy.

Specialized Experience in Couples Therapy

Couples therapy is a focused part of my practice. I bring substantial experience and ongoing advanced study to help partners understand their relationship patterns and build more secure, connected ways of relating.

Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT)

Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) is an evidence-based, attachment-oriented approach to couples therapy. It helps partners recognize the cycle they can get caught in, understand the emotions and needs beneath it, and develop more responsive ways of turning toward one another. Over time, this work can strengthen safety, closeness, and connection in a relationship. I have advanced training in the model and expect to complete EFCT certification this year.

Other Approaches That Inform My Work

PACT

PACT, or the Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy, centers the relationship as its own system. It helps partners better understand one another’s attachment needs and stress responses while creating a “couple bubble”—clear agreements, shared direction, and habits that protect the relationship. The goal is a secure, resilient partnership in which both people can stay connected and respond to one another with greater care.

The Gottman Method

Rooted in decades of research, the Gottman Method helps couples strengthen friendship, turn toward one another in everyday moments, and manage conflict more constructively. It also emphasizes trust, shared meaning, and creating a relationship that supports each partner’s hopes and dreams.

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