All relationships experience conflict.

Having a deep and meaningful connection with someone else can be extremely fulfilling. And sometimes those connections need attention. You may just be starting out, dating or engaged, and seeking a firm foundation as you begin your life together. Perhaps you’ve been together for several years and find yourself stuck in familiar patterns of conflict. Maybe you’re trying to discern whether it’s still worth fighting for, disconnected from years of parenting, hurt by infidelity, or navigating many of life’s unforeseen challenges.

Avoidance breeds disconnection. Healthy relationships confront it head on.

Successful marriages learn that conflict is not the problem. The problem becomes when we seek to avoid our pain, brush it under the rug, or stay silent to keep the peace or not risk rocking the boat.

So what do healthy couples do? They acknowledge the disconnection. They express their pain. They actively find healthy ways to repair. They learn from the past and develop new ways of doing it different next time.

Because it’s not if conflict happens, but when.

Feel supported by a therapist who understands what you’re going through.

Marriage is not easy. I know, having navigated the ups and downs of a 20+ year marriage, while raising two boys who are now in their teens. Even relationship therapists are not immune to the challenges of relationships. While the good times are indeed good, it’s what is learned in the hard times that teach us about love, commitment, hard work, and self-sacrifice.

A relational approach that prioritizes your unique story.

I work with couples at any stage to strengthen relationships and restore connection. I take the side of the relationship, making sure each of you feel heard, understood, and respected. That does not mean I won’t challenge you when needed. I consider myself to be fairly direct and solution-focused. We will work collaboratively to understand your problem and find ways to achieve resolution that is in both of your best interests. With couples, I am trained in and utilize several research-backed models:

Relational Life Therapy (RLT)

Relational Life Therapy helps couples identify unhealthy relationship patterns, improve communication, and build deeper connection through honesty, accountability, and mutual respect. This approach balances compassion with practical tools to create lasting change.

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

Emotionally Focused Therapy helps couples strengthen their emotional bond by identifying and changing the negative patterns that keep them feeling disconnected. By fostering greater emotional safety and responsiveness, EFT helps partners create more secure, supportive relationships.

Gottman Method Couples Therapy

Gottman Couples Therapy is a research-based approach that helps couples strengthen friendship, improve communication, manage conflict more effectively, and deepen intimacy. Using decades of relationship research, it provides practical, evidence-based tools to build a healthier, more resilient partnership.

Personalized therapy for couples, marriage counseling, and help for relationships of all types.

I work with couples around the following issues:

• Communication

• Navigating conflict and effective repair strategies

• Intimacy and emotional connection

• Difficult life transitions

• Differences and expectations

• Parenting differences and challenges

• Trust and repairing trust violations

• Infidelity

• Discernment counseling