Counseling for Committed Couples
Counseling works for couples who are committed to each other and to the process of growth.
Couples counseling can achieve:
Deeper Emotional Connection
Over time, even deeply loving partners can find themselves stuck in painful cycles — pursuing and withdrawing, fighting the same fight, feeling more like roommates than lovers. Using Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT), we work to identify and interrupt these patterns at their root, helping you and your partner turn toward each other with vulnerability and trust rather than defensiveness and distance.
Honest, Lasting Change in Relationship Dynamics
Real intimacy requires honesty — not just with your partner, but with yourself. Using trauma informed counseling, combined with couples modalities, we'll explore the ways early experiences and ingrained habits show up in your relationship today, and do the meaningful work of replacing them with new ways of showing up for each other.
Practical Tools Grounded in Research
Feeling seen, heard, and understood by your partner isn't just a nice idea — it's measurable. As a Gottman-certified therapist (Levels 1 & 2), I integrate research-backed strategies to help you build friendship, manage conflict constructively, and create shared meaning — a foundation that holds even when life gets hard.