Couples

• Just as each individual is unique, every couple has its own dynamic and may find help in different ways.
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  Some couples need to learn communication skills to reduce misunderstandings, to listen better, or to more assertively speak their minds. For some couples, it’s about expressing the real feelings that are often underneath the anger. For others, help comes from understanding how they’ve been impacted by the families they grew up in. Sometimes, an addiction in one or both partners is what needs to be addressed. Often, just being in the safety of the therapy room helps reduce the defensiveness that stops couples from really understanding one another.

  I help couples with a variety of issues, including:

  Infidelity: Emotional and Physical
  Communication
  Premarital Counseling
  Parenting
  Sexuality and Affection
  Dealing with a Partner’s Mental Illness or Addiction
  Making Time for Each Other

  Because couples therapy requires both partners to feel comfortable with their therapist, I invite both people to talk with me prior to scheduling an appointment.