Couples and Intimate Relationships
PremaritalI love working with engaged partners! If you are wondering whether or not to "tie the knot" or wanting to become aware of any future "bumps in the road" that may come up, premarital counseling is a great place to start.
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Couples CounselingWhether you are looking to improve communication, recover from an affair, or end your relationship amicably, then couples counseling is a wonderful place to find healing and support.
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LGBTQ+ AffirmingOur society tends to give priority to monogamous heteronormative relationships. I am honored to offer counseling services that are affirming of all types and configurations of relationships.
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Couples CounselingDo you want to improve your communication?
Are you finding that your life goals just aren't seeming to line up? Would you rather spend time away from your partner than with them? Has there been a breach of trust due to an affair? Have you felt betrayed by your partner? |
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The best relationships, the ones that can withstand the test of time, are built on a solid foundation of trust and communication. They are defined by more instances of turning towards each other than away from each other.
CommunicationThe #1 reason that couples come to counseling is for help with their communication. Maybe your relationship feels more like its drowning than thriving. It can be very hard to assume the best about your partner when your relationship feels so antagonistic. If you are experiencing fights that just seem to go in circles or your partner blows up over the smallest thing, then you may be stuck in a gridlocked pattern. There are deeper longings that are fueling these arguments. I work with my clients to access these deeper dreams and engage emotionally with their partners in order to break the gridlocked cycle.
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Affairs and Betrayal TraumaWhen trust is broken, the relationship becomes horribly fractured. However, it does not have to end there. It is possible to restore hope and regain trust between partners. I offer a safe space for my clients to heal from affairs and betrayal traumas. I use well-researched techniques to help you and your partner recover and have a thriving relationship.
Sometimes partners decide that separation needs to be their goal. In these cases, I provide a nonjudgemental environment that allows my clients to explore their needs and desires for the future of their relationship. These conversations can be healing, in their own way, as a partnership or marriage comes to an end. |
Experience
Denver Family InstituteMy extensive post-graduate training at Denver Family Institute devotes an entire year to intensive coursework on intimate relational, or couples, therapy. Through reviewing video recorded sessions and live observations with supervisors, I have received some of the best training and guidance that the Denver area has to offer.
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Gottman Training The Gottman method of couples counseling is based on over 30 years of extensive research on the dynamics that make marriages and intimate relationships thrive, not just survive. Surprisingly, many of those dynamics aren't what we assumed that they would be 30 years ago. I have completed Level 1 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy and I am currently in the process of completing Level II training.
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My PassionI am passionate about intimate relationships. These are the places that we can be the most vulnerable and should feel the safest. Through my own story and personal experience, I understand how damaging and also how healing these relationships can be. My first experience with counseling was through the context of relational therapy and I look forward to offering the same hope and healing that I found.
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Counseling for all relationships!
My work is LGBTQ+ affirming, anti-oppressive, and sex positive. All identities, backgrounds, and relationship configurations are welcome and honored in this space and I’m passionate about supporting all relationships in finding their own path towards connection, intimacy, and healing.