Couples Counseling

Couples generally come to counseling to improve their connection with each other. The lack of closeness or the presence of resentment is often due to a variety of circumstances. My approach is to learn about when your relationship used to feel better, what happened to change it, and help each person understand and empathize with each other as we explore the deeper motivators that resulted in distance between them. I draw from a variety of techniques based on my perceived needs of the couple.

Couples Counseling helps couples and partners to resolve their differences and improve their overall ability to relate to one another.

Is your relationship not what you thought it'd be? Do you want to reconnect with your spouse or partner? You don't have to be in the midst of a crisis to seek out help. Couples therapy helps with addressing old resentments, improving communication, rebuild trust. Are you ready for your relationship 2.0? Contact me for a 15-minute phone consultation.

Coupleship… This is the word that we like to use to describe the shared meaning, the shared experiences, and the shared values that hold two people together. Couples therapy can help modern couples stay connected and committed. Our clinicians utilize the Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy (Susan), the Gottman Method (Noelle & Brittany) and Prepare-Enrich (Noelle) in order to provide your relationship with additional support, insight and growth.

Couples counseling is my jam. I like seeing the whole relationship in the room whether your relationship is just beginning or perhaps ending -- talking together is the style that I see working best. I think, and research shows, that when more people are in the room, the conversations are more productive. For non-monogamous or poly couples including others or a wider polycule in therapy is an effective way to create positive change.

I have received training while getting my masters degree and have since then continued to gain experience and knowledge by meeting with couples on a regular basis. I have completed the first 2 levels of Gottman training and apply these interventions when appropriate in sessions.

I've studied a handful of the more known relationship models that influence my work with couples. The most effective work I have done is when utilizing the PACT model (Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy).

When working with couples, I help them to recognize that transgressions can be overcome through consistent counseling that will address ways to begin the forgiveness process, develop appropriate conflict resolution and establish appropriate communication methods.

Couples often find themselves stuck in repetitive patterns that leave them feeling misunderstood and alone. I help couples clearly see their typical pattern and learn how to relate in a deeper emotional way that fosters understanding and leads to real, authentic, intimate connection. By using various treatment methods from Emotionally Focused therapy to the Gottman method I can help guide couples in developing greater emotional awareness.

Couples Counseling is a wonderful way to bring increased intimacy and improved communication to any relationship. Expressing boundaries, healing from past issues and moving forward to a future with shared goals are all part of the journey. I believe that every couple can improve their overall relationship satisfaction through counseling.

Making a meaningful difference in people’s lives by building stronger, healthier relationships is profoundly rewarding and inspiring for me. In couples therapy, we will improve your communication, resolve conflicts, enhance emotional connection, address unmet needs, strengthen relationship skills, navigate life transitions, and build trust and security. Using my advanced training in evidence-based practices, we will work together to create the secure relationship you have been longing for.

I'm in expert in this area because I completed professional training over 30 years ago and have frequently used it in my practice to help numerous people.

I have completed several Gottman trainings and I am listed on the Gottman Institute website. I have extensive experience in pre-marital counseling, couples counseling , surviving infidelity and counseling couples with ADHD. I work with couples on how to really listen, how to have constructive conflict, how to see each other with compassion and understanding, how to increase connection and intimacy. The best relationships do not happen; they are made though conscious action.

When I'm practicing traditional couples therapy I often take a more directive role, guiding the sessions and providing recommendations based on my expertise. By combining evidence-based methods like Gottman Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), I help couples navigate conflicts, rebuild trust, and strengthen bonds.

Same-sex, male couples don’t necessarily have anything particularly different about them than opposite-sex couples, yet EVERYTHING is different. You have grappled with internalized and externalized homophobia, general safety and well-being in public spaces and navigated family of origin complexities on top of societal expectations that men to achieve and produce all the while keeping emotional expression to a minimum. I assist you both in getting to what is really going on in your relationship!

I have experience working with couples and will help you and your partner communicate, solve problems, restore trust, and increase your emotional and physical intimacy. I teach each partner how to communicate feelings, reasons, and solutions to your partner using a soft approach. We will practice communication and reflective listening skills in sessions and goals for you to incorporate solutions outside of sessions. https://www.mountainstherapy.com/

Couples coming to counseling want to learn how to communicate better with each other. To recognize the cycles that they find themselves falling into. They also want to work on becoming more intimate and connected to their partner. I work with all types of relationships including open relationships, queer relationships, and those wanting to explore new things together.

I help couples identify and end the recurring negative interaction they experience through their repetitive cycles of frustration and hopelessness as each longs to be heard and understood without judgement and criticism, and without being discounted, talked over, threatened, insulted, or shut out. I teach you a way to communicate which invites curiosity, clarity, cooperation and provides a way forward when our mate responds with the word no one wants to hear to a request - "no."