Therapy for Couples

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Many couples come to therapy feeling stuck in the same arguments, disconnected from each other, or unsure how to move forward. Others may be dealing with resentment, trust concerns, changes in intimacy, or the strain that can come with pregnancy, postpartum, reproductive challenges, or becoming parents.

Often, both people care deeply about the relationship but have fallen into patterns that are hard to change on their own. Conversations may turn into conflict quickly, or one person may pull away while the other tries harder to connect.

That can be an exhausting place to be as a couple. Therapy can offer space to slow things down, understand what is happening underneath the conflict, and begin finding different ways to respond to each other.

What does couples therapy look like?

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Couples often come to therapy with a clear goal in mind. Sometimes that goal is to feel more connected or communicate differently. Other times, couples come in unsure whether they want to remain together and use therapy to better understand their relationship and decide what comes next.

Goals are individual, but couples I work with may want to:

  • Reduce conflict or fighting

  • Rebuild trust

  • Navigate changes in intimacy

  • Strengthen your relationship during pregnancy, postpartum, or parenthood

  • Work through reproductive challenges or other major life transitions

Sessions may include slowing down difficult conversations, noticing the patterns you get pulled into together, and looking at what is happening underneath conflict or disconnection.

We may work on helping each person feel more understood, communicating in ways that are less reactive, and making space for the emotions that are often underneath anger, withdrawal, or resentment.

My hope is that couples leave therapy with a clearer understanding of each other, more awareness of the patterns shaping their relationship, and new ways of responding to each other.

Couples Therapy FAQ

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  • At this time, I offer therapy exclusively through telehealth.

    I plan to begin offering in-person sessions in 2027. If you'd like to be notified when in-person appointments become available, feel free to reach out.

  • Each session is 50 minutes long.

  • Yes. Some couples come to therapy knowing they want to stay together, while others are unsure.

    Therapy can help you slow things down, understand what is happening in the relationship, and clarify what each person wants moving forward.

  • Yes. Intimacy and sex are important parts of many relationships, and there is space for them in the therapy room if you would like to talk about them.

  • I draw from Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), as well as psychodynamic and relational approaches.

    This means we may look at the patterns you get pulled into together, the emotions and attachment needs underneath them, and how past experiences can shape the way you relate to each other now. The work often focuses on helping partners respond to each other in ways that create more connection and clarity.

  • I do not accept insurance.

    Session cost:

    • Couples therapy: $160

    Superbills are available for possible insurance reimbursement.

  • Couples sessions are 50 minutes long.

  • Yes. I work with people in polyamorous and other consensually non-monogamous relationships.