“Real love is knowing someone’s weakness and not taking advantage of them.  Knowing their flaws & accepting who they are.”

-Unknown

Helping couples and families come together in times of crisis is one of my greatest joys.  This is when I get to witness the miracles that can only happen through the power of love.  Moments like these are when our character is tested, when we test limits of our hearts, and when we find out who we really are.  It is my goal to help my couples and families dig deep to identify their core values and recognize a course of action that is congruent with their integrity as they search for ways through difficult times while staying firmly in relationship with their loved ones.  In order to do this, one must have done quite a bit of thinking about what really matters most to them, who they really want to be as partners and family members, and how they will live into those roles.

I offer couples and marriage counseling to couples from all walks of life.  One of the most common misconceptions about couples therapy is that you have to be married to need help.  This could not be father from the truth.  The biggest mistake that couples make in this process is waiting too long to ask for help.  Your relationship does NOT have to be on the brink of destruction before you decide that it’s time to see someone.  Coming in sooner greatly improves the chances that you will be able to work things out.  My approach to couples counseling is Emotionally Focused.  It is my intention to help couples identify the baggage that they as individuals are bringing into the relationship, foster the development of healthy mutual trust, and to teach couples how to hold space for each other to become willing to engage vulnerably with one another as they begin to re-engage with each other in true emotional intimacy.  Many couples have lost the ability to be intimate altogether and find themselves in a state of disillusionment about love and life.  Many couples find greater satisfaction with their relationships, their moods and their outlook on life through reviving the intimate connection with their partner.

Whether you are the mother of a young adult struggling with recovery from addiction, an estranged husband desperately trying to preserve his marriage, the father of a daughter who refuses to eat, or the spouse struggling to cope with the aftermath of infidelity, there is an opportunity for healing, and for change.  It would be my great honor to help you and your loved one(s) find a gentler path towards the intimate connections you desire.

“Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold.”

-Zelda Fitzgerald