Couples Therapy

Committed to the success of your relationship

Achieve the relationship you have always wanted.

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Couples Therapy/Marriage Counseling helps couples, regardless of marital status or sexual orientation, in recognizing and addressing issues within their relationship. Couples therapy is also an option for couples who don't have any specific problems to address but want to strengthen their relationship.

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We all want to be unconditionally loved, cared for, supported, appreciated, heard, accepted, and understood by our loved one. These are all basic human needs that are crucial for the sustainability of our relationship and personal well-being. When any of these needs are unmet, we search for solutions or ways to fulfill them. As a mental health professional, my role is to join couples in this search, and together identify and efficiently overcome the obstacles getting in the way of achieving a fulfilling relationship.

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I help couples address the following:

  • Betrayal, infidelity, or loyalty issues

  • Communication issues

  • Arguments, disagreements, or fighting

  • Preparing for marriage or starting a new family

  • Relationship building and bonding

  • Rebuilding trust, friendship, and respect

  • Navigating stressful situations

  • Life Transitions

  • Blended family challenges

  • Addiction or substance abuse

  • Parenting conflicts

  • Challenges and changes related to sex and intimacy

  • Trauma or abuse

“Do we need therapy?”

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Here are some signs that it may be time to consider couples therapy/marriage counseling:

  • Feelings of isolation or loneliness within the relationship

  • Frequent fights with little resolution

  • Feeling more negatively about the relationship than positively

  • Changes in routine habits as a couple, inconsistency, or unreliability

  • Changes in lifestyle due to caring for aging parents or having a baby

  • Changes in careers that have changed the couple’s lifestyle

  • Desire to be alone or to avoid your partner

  • Cheating on your partner or thinking about cheating

  • Lying and hiding behaviors

  • General feeling of mistrust and communication issues

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I utilize evidence-based therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Mindfulness techniques to help couples:

  • Improve communication and ability to understand each other

  • Rebuild trust, respect, and appreciation

  • Improve relationship satisfaction

  • Heal after an affair, betrayal, or other hurtful events

  • Build a secure emotional attachment

  • Improve their ability to parent as a team

  • Develop lifelong skills for conflict resolution and problem-solving

  • Improve their ability to make healthier and more productive life choices

  • Increase commitment, intimacy, and passion in their relationship

 

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