Every couple has problem areas -- concerns that keep coming up but never get resolved. Most couples find it frightening to face these areas, even knowing that doing so would strengthen their bond. In couples therapy, you and your partner have an experienced guide to help you get through difficult territory without getting stuck in old arguments or doing more damage.
I have helped couples address areas like these:
• improving communication
• managing conflict
• sex and intimacy
• infidelity
• healthy boundaries
• coming out
• depression and anxiety
• problems with alcohol or drugs
• stress regarding finances
• spiritual/religious concerns
• in-laws and extended family
• parenting concerns
• negotiating cultural differences
• internalized homophobia
• improving communication• managing conflict
• sex and intimacy
• infidelity
• healthy boundaries
• coming out
• depression and anxiety
• problems with alcohol or drugs
• stress regarding finances
• spiritual/religious concerns
• in-laws and extended family
• parenting concerns
• negotiating cultural differences
• internalized homophobia
I will help you approach conflicts and past hurts with sensitivity, curiosity, compassion and hope. Couples therapy will help you identify the roots of your difficulties, teach you new skills, and encourage you to try out fresh perspectives that allow you to achieve your goals for yourself and for your relationship.
The closeness and honesty you share in your therapy, coupled with the new strategies you take home with you, will inspire you to implement changes and carry your progress into your daily interactions.
There's one more thing I want you to know: my approach seems to work especially well for people who say they "don't like therapy." I am a warm person who listens deeply, I do my homework, I don't let us waste your time in sessions, and I expect a lot of my clients. This combination seems to make a difference for many clients who have avoided therapy or have had bad experiences with it in the past.
The closeness and honesty you share in your therapy, coupled with the new strategies you take home with you, will inspire you to implement changes and carry your progress into your daily interactions.
There's one more thing I want you to know: my approach seems to work especially well for people who say they "don't like therapy." I am a warm person who listens deeply, I do my homework, I don't let us waste your time in sessions, and I expect a lot of my clients. This combination seems to make a difference for many clients who have avoided therapy or have had bad experiences with it in the past.
For one human being to love another:
that is perhaps the most difficult of our tasks;
the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work
for which all other work is but preparation.
- Rainer Maria Rilke
that is perhaps the most difficult of our tasks;
the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work
for which all other work is but preparation.
- Rainer Maria Rilke