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Couples Therapy

Every person has relationships but we’ve lost touch with what connection is. Lost what healthy relationships look like as a culture.

Most of us have never had an example of healthy relationships and haven’t unpacked the things that set us up to fail in our lives.

Our goal with couples is to break down and understand dysfunctional patterns together, connect and rebuild healthy relationships through compassionate yet direct work together. There is no hiding, we have all conversations together and if trauma comes up we work on that together as well.

Couples therapy are typically 53+ minute sessions between a couple and the clinician,if insurance based. Usually consisting of an intake session to gather history and presenting concern. Clinician may have a single separate individual sessions with each partner. Following sessions consist of planning, outline, and active directive work between the couple and the clinician.

Clinician is trained in Relational Life Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and Gottman (Level 1), which is more direct of an approach but based in attachment and healthy relationship building. No partner is isolated, but that does not me no one is uncomfortable. You need to be vulnerable, actively listen, and uncomfortable to change!

Couples Therapy

“healthy relationships are not found, but built through intentional skill-building, moving away from individualistic "me" thinking toward a "we" consciousness”—Terry Real,MSW, LCSW

Common Presenting Problems

  • Trauma

  • Dysfunctional Patterns

  • Communication Issues

  • Neurodivergent Stressors

  • Low or No Desire

  • Infidelity, Affairs or Broken Agreements

  • Trust or Boundary Issues

  • Communication Problems

  • High Conflict Relationships

  • Premarital Counseling/ Premarital

  • No Sex / Low Sex Relationships

  • Trust Issues and Rebuilding Trust

  • Managing Jealousy and Insecurity

  • Co-Parenting and Parenting Challenges

  • Managing Stress and Life Transitions as a Couple

  • Financial Stress and Its Impact on Relationships

  • Divorce Prevention & Recovery

  • Ethical Non-Monogamy (ENM)

  • Mixed Relationship Concerns (Monogmous/Poly Relationships or Swinger/Poly Relationships)

  • Kink or BDSM

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How couples therapy can help

You want a fulfilling and healthy relationship but just don’t know what to change or what goes wrong. We know you invest time, energy, and money into personal growth, but it’s hard to create change without an expert to help uncover the unconscious or to be the neutral party to allow for understanding. We’re ready to guide you towards the healthy and satisfying relationships you deserve!

We stay up to date with the latest research and continuing education to help our clients grow, plus learning tends to be our special interest!

We're here to help you through challenges and help you understand the key features of satisfying long-term relationships. We want to help all clients break down dysfunctional relationship patterns and learn to build healthy ones. Learning these key features will help your relationship become better than ever before, whether it's a relationship with yourself or with others.

Our clients are neurodivergent or with a partner who is. We see high achievers, young couples, mature couples, LGBTQIA+, blended families, the outcasts, the weirdos, and C-suite as well as those who just value their privacy, and confidentiality and want the best treatment.