Couples Therapy

So often our relationships bring us a deep sense of joy, but at times couples can go through periods where these relationships cause a significant source of conflict, misunderstanding, and pain.

At these times in the life of a couple, joint psychotherapy can be extremely helpful.

My Approach to Couples Therapy

In couples treatment, I help partners learn how to actively listen to each other so that they can communicate more effectively. Each partner in the relationship has their own unique experience and therefore, each partner is right about this experience.  It’s theirs! 

Therefore, in couples work, despite popular opinion, we’re not trying to identify which person is ‘right’ or 'wrong’, we’re aiming to help each partner articulate clearly their thoughts, feelings, and needs, and also separate their experience from that of their partner’s. 

Each partner’s experience is equally valid and I help couples integrate this understanding.  

Over time, as couples build a framework for communicating more effectively and for working through conflict, we also cultivate methods to help them feel more deeply connected to each other and to strengthen their relationship overall. 

Although many couples come to treatment to work through conflict or the fallout from infidelity, for example, others come because they are feeling good about their relationship overall, and want to learn strategies for feeling even closer and more connected. Other couples come to treatment during a challenging time for their family, and they want to learn tools to remain connected despite these stressors. 

Regardless of the reasons couples decide to begin psychotherapy, the process is one that most couples find supportive to their growth, goals, and overall well-being.

Examples of Couples’ Issues that I treat:

• Relationship Conflict
• Parenting and Step-Parenting Challenges
• Physical Intimacy and Sexual Issues
• Loss of a child
• Pregnancy loss
• Fertility challenges
• Infidelity
• Codependency
• Trust Issues