Marriage Counseling/ Couples Counseling
Marriage and couples counseling is for couples who feel stuck in conflict, emotionally distant, or unsure how to move forward together. This work focuses on understanding the patterns that create tension, rebuilding emotional safety, and learning how to communicate with clarity and respect. Whether trust has been damaged, intimacy has faded, or conversations feel unsafe, therapy creates space for repair and reconnection.
More About My Approach
Relationship counseling is not just about fixing arguments. It's about understanding what those arguments are protecting. Most conflict is driven by insecurity, fear of rejection, unspoken expectations, and identity wounds. I work with couples who feel stuck in cycles of tension, withdrawal, control, resentment or emotional distance, and help them uncover what is really happening beneath those patterns.
I use a blended therapy approach while mostly utilizing strategies from Attachment Theory and EFT (Emotion Focused Therapy). My approach is grounded in the belief that behavior flows from identity. When people feel unsafe, unworthy, or unseen, they protect themselves through anger, withdrawal, control, or avoidance. Counseling becomes a place where those defenses are gently understood, not shamed.
We address things like:
Communication that turns defensive.
Loss of trust or emotional safety.
Power struggles and control.
Shame and fear of being "not enough".
Emotional disconnection and loneliness.
Intimacy that feels strained or performative.