We all start relationships with the best of intentions and high hopes, yet many of us find ourselves dissatisfied over time and don't even know how we ended up this way. If this applies to you and you want that connection with your partner back because deep down you love that person, couples counseling can put you on that life-enhancing path.

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Couples have come to me for problems with: 

• Feeling distant and disconnected from each other

• Being in gridlock over certain conflicts/decisions

• Healing from an affair or other betrayal

• Feeling disillusioned by the relationship - "This isn't what I expected when we got together..."

• Having difficulty adjusting to major life changes or transitions

• Problems communicating effectively - "We always wind up in an argument" 

• Having difficulty navigating personality differences

 

I use the Gottman Method for couples therapy, which research has shown to have such a high success rate, that it has been dubbed the "gold standard" for couples therapy. Through this approach, I can help you build what the Gottman's call a Sound Relationship House that will nurture the friendship, partnership, and romantic relationship you want with your significant other. 

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The Gottman Method follows a particular initial process including clinical interviews together as a couple and individually, and incorporates results of a comprehensive questionnaire to assess the various needs and functioning of you as a couple. I combine all of this information to create a tailored treatment plan for your specific relationship goals. 

 

While my foundational approach to couples therapy is the Gottman Method, I also integrate that approach with Sue Johnson's highly effective Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy and Ellyn Bader's Developmental Model for couples. This integrative approach offers a breadth of interventions to address a wide variety of couples' concerns. 

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Couples gradually become masters (as the Gottman's say) in their relationship, even if they are starting from a daunting place, like infidelity or constant arguing. The Gottman Method will help you rebuild a foundation and connection with your partner that you will WANT to last a lifetime.

 

A rewarding, supportive relationship that helps you not only cope with life’s challenges, but find meaning and connection through them, is priceless. If you want to feel like you are on the same team again - that your relationship is your port in the storm rather than the storm itself - I can help you build that with each other. 

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To get started, complete a Consultation Request form now.

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