Navigating a long-term relationship is never as easy as it seems from the outside.

Managing adult life, complex family dynamics alongside big life milestones, and caring for children (human or animal) can put a strain on any relationship.

Many long-term couples find themselves at a standstill after years of mutually unaddressed needs, growing resentment, and escalating conflict that leads them to an impasse.

Does this sound like you?

We once entered commitments for reasons rooted in pragmatism and tradition. Marriages were based on property, family, duty, and obligation, rather than romantic love and affection. Modern marriage is a newer concept that we are all collectively still learning to navigate. Nearly every couple needs to develop new communication and conflict-resolution skills as they move out of their honeymoon phase.

Couples therapy can help you get to the root of resentment and conflict, improve your communication, and create a foundation for a dynamic partnership that is strong enough to handle life’s tough times.

In a long-term partnership, it’s not possible to avoid conflict altogether but I can help you develop the skills to have healthy conflict — that doesn’t fracture your connection.

I’ve provided therapy for many couples who were committed to one another but needed help figuring out how to work together as a team. We will work together to help you repair the damage, grow intimacy, and strengthen your connection.

 

In addition to my education and training which includes proficiency with modalities like CBT, DBT, and the Gottman Method, I am advancing my education with the Couples Training Institute to best support the couples who come through my door.

While I serve all couples, I have experience working with LGBTQ couples seeking therapy to tackle life together better.

I’ve supported LGBTQ couples as they face homophobia at their children’s school, used my trauma-informed background to address unresolved attachment insecurity, and facilitated navigating distress due to experiencing systemic and social discrimination.

Perhaps most importantly, you won’t have to explain your culture to me. I am a part of the community and lived/worked in the Castro for over a decade. You can come in with full confidence knowing that you won’t spend your sessions educating me on your lived experience as it’s one I share with you.

 
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