Couples Therapy

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"The quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives." - Esther Perel. They're more important to us than career success, financial success or social status. I've had to work hard in my life to build strong loving relationships and know first hand what it's like when they're fraught with distance and pain, so I'm deeply invested in providing expert couples therapy. You have so much to gain and so much at stake, I want to help you get there.

This is my passion. I help couples entrenched in tired, painful patterns start fresh by creating emotional safety & security, forging new, loving bonds. And I help couples build that security by teaching you to relate in a way that says "I'm here for you. We're in this together" in every interaction. 

Couples therapy with me is structured and targeted. It's also deep and transformational. Couples who work with me

  • Learn excellent, effective relationship skills
  • Fight smarter and start hearing each other
  • Develop emotional regulation
  • Quit reacting and start responding
  • Stay connected through conflict
  • Express authentic thoughts and feelings
  • Wake up stagnant sex lives
  • Become true life-long partners
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Pre-Baby Counseling

Pregnancy is an incredibly rich and generative time. And life with an infant is incredibly challenging and complex. Whether by bio-pregnancy, surrogacy or adoption, research shows that marital satisfaction drops dramatically with the arrival of a baby and tends to stay low for a long time. Pre-baby counseling harnesses this fertile energy to bring you closer together, fortifying your relationship to help you weather all the upheaval that comes with adding a new family member. My background in parent/infant relationships, as a doula and as a mother myself allow me to work creatively and collaboratively with you around all the issues the sprout up around this incredibly powerful time. Use our sessions to

  • Discover what kinds of parents you want to be
  • Collaborate on ways to do it together
  • Create a birth plan/assemble your birth team
  • Discuss dreams and fears about parenting and each other
  • Address issues that my hinder your parenting abilities
  • Strategize now for ways to support each other later
  • Begin parenthood with a thriving relationship that can withstand the stresses of life with a newborn

Pre-Marital Counseling

Put your hearts and minds together to give yourselves the gift of an intentional, super sturdy launch into marriage. By discovering your partner's inner world in pre-marital counseling, you will learn how to stay connected through rough patches and build a relationship that continues to be a source of nourishment for you both long into the future.

  • Uncover your hidden dreams and how to strengthen your bond by supporting them
  • Learn to partner well while allowing each other space to grow and change
  • Become better listeners
  • Learn excellent, effective relationship skills
  • Learn to come from love and connection even in the midst of conflict
  • Build a positive, future-focused roadmap for your marriage

I've never met someone who was more present and at ease with the intense feelings that come along with pregnancy, birth, and family life. She brings love and understanding, along with her professional training.