Couples
Therapy
Satisfying relationships require effort, much like plants need nurturing to flourish. Couples therapy provides partners with guidance from a therapist as they work to address and improve their relational concerns.
Couples therapy helps partners have healthier interactions by identifying what’s contributing to their damaging communication and conflict patterns, better understand each other’s perspectives, and learn skills to strengthen their bond. Couples therapy also provides couples with skills to repair past hurts and betrayals, and to prevent further harm.
While couples therapy is the most effective the earlier a couple seeks it out when struggling with an issue, it can be valuable at any stage. Couples therapy can even be beneficial for helping partners explore whether ending their relationship is best.
Some common concerns focused on in Couples Therapy are:
CONFLICT
COMMUNICATION CHALLENGES
INFIDELITY OR OTHER BETRAYALS
EMOTIONAL DISCONNECTION
RESENTMENT
CHALLENGING FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
PARENTING
FERTILITY CONCERNS
SEXUAL AND INTIMACY CONCERNS
MY PRACTICE
I adopt a human-centered approach, blending warmth and humor to create a comfortable and supportive therapeutic environment. As an integrative therapist, I draw from evidence-based practices while maintaining a trauma-informed and anti-oppressive lens, customizing each session to address the unique needs of the couple.
Some of the specific methods I draw from for Couples Psychotherapy are:
THE GOTTMAN METHOD
EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED THERAPY
ATTACHMENT THEORY
RELATIONAL LIFE THERAPY
COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIOURAL APPROACHES
MINDFULNESS STRATEGIES
RELAXATION AND GROUNDING EXERCISES
SOMATIC APPROACHES
I provide couples therapy to adults ages 18+.
No problem is too small for therapy
Everyone deserves a supportive person in their corner. Contact me to book a free consultation call to learn more about my therapy practice and see if we’d be a good fit.