I work with couples who feel stuck in a cycle in which one of you reaches for closeness and the other pulls away. You both want connection but often end up feeling unseen and lonely, even when you’re in the same room.

You may notice that conversations escalate quickly or shut down entirely. You talk about the same issues again and again, yet the real hurt underneath never quite gets touched. One of you may feel like you’re asking for too much, while the other feels overwhelmed, pressured, or never quite enough. Both of you desire things to get better, but it seems like neither of you feels fully safe being vulnerable with the other.

The couples I work with are at all different stages—and I am deeply passionate about this work. So many of us have experienced wounds in our early life relationships; having a significant other in the therapy space creates the grounds for our relational "stuff" to surface and be tended to more quickly than in individual therapy.

I am an active therapist in the room, which means I like to provide psychoeducation when appropriate and gently challenge my couples to see things from a different perspective or dig deeper. I believe all our behaviors make sense once the context in which they were first felt necessary to protect us is understood. The methodologies I use range from a Psychobiological Approach (PACT) to manage immediate interactions, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for emotional bonding, Psychodynamic therapy - unconscious patterns from the past, and the Gottman Method - skill-building for conflict, all aiming to improve communication, trust, and intimacy by addressing root causes of conflict and fostering secure connection.

I am passionate about working with LGBTQIA+ couples and also love working with couples where neurodivergence is present. I am sex-positive, polyamory, ENM, LGBTQIA+, and kink-affirming.