I am an experienced couples psychotherapist. With compassion and care,  I help couples at all stages of their relationships, from dating to long-married, build strong and meaningful connection. In our therapy sessions together, I will sensitively provide a calm environment where both you and your partner feel safe, without blaming or shaming each other, to take the risks necessary to build a new and better way of relating. With my help, this will  lead to your developing skillful communication and a deeply satisfying relationship. I will help both of you strengthen your connection so you can remain connected even in stressful and challenging times. I primarily draw upon the transformative Internal Family Systems-based Intimacy From the Inside Out (IFIO) model, helping you learn to be courageous in your communication, respectful when you disagree, heartfelt when you apologize and forgive, all the while staying connected.

Often, hurts within relationships trigger painful memories of hurts from previous relationships or family. In therapy, we will work toward healing and growth from these past hurts, which will free your capacity to love deeply and to establish a warm, loving, and joyful connection with your partner. Our therapy sessions will lead you and your partner to each have the courage to be curious about understanding yourself, creating a self-understanding that will transform your self-protection into self-compassion, and then lead to increased openness and compassion for each other. You will gain the courage to communicate with your partner, who will be able to better listen and be more able to respond compassionately. And, when your partner is also more self-led and less reactive, you will both be better able to calmly stay connected.

I look forward to the opportunity to work with you and your partner to create a loving connection, leading to ongoing well-being.  I invite you to contact me so we may begin the process of deepening and strengthening your relationship.