Couples Counseling

Are you feeling emotionally distant from your partner?

Does your relationship feel lonely, chaotic and disconnected?

Does conflict and miscommunication feel like the cornerstone of your relationship these days?

Do you want more intimacy and trust with your partner?

Couples counseling is a collaborative journey toward a stronger, healthier relationship. Many couples worry that therapy will involve blame or taking sides, but in reality, there are no sides—only the relationship itself as our focus. A strong relationship requires choosing to support each other, even in moments when it’s hard. Healthy relationships are built on the daily choice to love, respect and grow. This is done by facing difficulties together with kindness and compassion, rather than avoiding or igniting them.

My role is to support both partners in developing the tools to communicate more effectively and to better understand and meet each other’s needs. Together, we’ll identify the patterns that contribute to disconnection, explore each partner’s influence on the relationship, and cultivate deeper compassion. My approach is focused on helping you develop a secure-functioning relationship—one built on mutual trust, safety, and shared purpose.

We will work to:
✔ Uncover emotional wounds and relational needs
✔ Foster mutual understanding and support
✔ Heal past hurts and build safety and security
✔ Practice real-time connection-building exercises

Sessions are interactive and experiential, meaning you will actively engage in new ways of being together—creating more trust, intimacy, and a lasting foundation of support.

Your relationship deserves care, attention, and a path forward. Let’s take that step together.

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Is couples counseling right for you?

"We are not married."

Whether you are dating, engaged or married, couples counseling can help. It is never a bad time to build a stronger foundation.

"My partner has not agreed to come. "

Many times this is due to apprehension and fear that they will be blamed in session. Consultations are a great way to learn more and have a real conversation about fears and desires, without your partner feeling they are committing to sessions right away.

If your partner is still not willing to attend, a lot of relationship work can be done in individual sessions with a relational focus.

"Myself or my partner struggle with substances, do we need to seek therapy for that first?"

Not necessary, I am licensed and have experience with addictions counseling. Substances are a common struggle amongst couples and we can work through it together. If I determine more support is needed at any point, I will refer to additional support at that time.

What to expect in session: PACT approach

PACT couples therapy is experiential and dynamic, meaning we won’t just talk about your challenges—we will work through them in real time. You will practice relational awareness, attunement, and secure-functioning behaviors in session so they can be applied outside of therapy.

We will work to:
✔ Uncover attachment wounds and relational needs to better understand what drives your emotional responses
✔ Develop nervous system regulation strategies to manage distress and stay present in conflict
✔ Foster mutual understanding and secure functioning so that both partners feel heard, valued, and safe
✔ Heal past relational injuries by creating new, reparative experiences in session
✔ Engage in real-time connection-building exercises to strengthen intimacy, trust, and co-regulation

Couples Therapy Intensives

Deep Focused Healing in Less Time

Sometimes, the traditional weekly therapy model isn’t enough to create the momentum needed for lasting change. That’s why I offer couples therapy intensives—a powerful, accelerated approach designed to help you and your partner dive deeper, resolve conflicts, and rebuild connection in a focused, immersive setting.

I became passionate about this approach through my own experiences as both a therapist and a client. In traditional couples counseling, it's easy to get caught up in the day-to-day struggles, losing sight of the deeper work needed to create lasting relationship growth. In couples therapy intensives, we create a customized, immersive experience designed to meet your unique needs.

This accelerated therapy model allows for deeper insights, stronger emotional connection, and transformative change—all in a shorter time frame. Whether you're struggling with communication issues, trust repair, intimacy concerns, or conflict resolution, intensives offer a focused, results-driven path toward healing and reconnection.

A couples therapy intensive offers the opportunity to dive deep, reset your relationship, and lay the foundation for lasting change in a way that weekly therapy often cannot.

How Couples Therapy Intensives Differ from Traditional Therapy

✔ Extended Duration for Deeper Work
Standard couples therapy sessions typically last 60–90 minutes, with 10–20 minutes spent on opening and closing the session. In contrast, couples therapy intensives range from 3–6 hours, allowing us to fully immerse in the therapeutic process and create meaningful breakthroughs in a shorter time frame.

✔ A More Focused and Intentional Approach
In weekly sessions, it's common for therapy to shift toward immediate stressors or recent conflicts, unintentionally pulling attention away from deeper, underlying patterns. Couples intensives are designed for structured, in-depth exploration, helping you break free from longstanding communication blocks, emotional wounds, and relational cycles without weekly distractions.

✔ Faster Progress in a Condensed Time Frame
If you’re motivated to see real progress sooner, intensives provide an accelerated path to healing. Scheduling two shorter intensives (3 hours each within a week or two) or one longer intensive (6 hours) can be equivalent to 9+ hours of traditional therapy—helping you experience relief, clarity, and connection much faster.

Who Can Benefit from a Couples Therapy Intensive

✔ You don’t have time to wait weeks or months for change.
Traditional therapy takes time to build momentum. With an intensive therapy experience, you can immerse yourself in the process and start seeing meaningful progress sooner.

✔ Busy schedules make weekly therapy difficult.
Finding time for consistent weekly or bi-weekly sessions can be challenging, especially with work, kids, and daily responsibilities. Intensives allow for focused, time-efficient therapy without long gaps between sessions.

✔ Your relationship has experienced a significant rupture or trauma.
If you're recovering from infidelity, betrayal, abandonment, neglect, or triangulation, an intensive provides a structured, supportive space to process pain, rebuild trust, and begin healing.

✔ You’re feeling stuck and need a breakthrough.
If repeated conflict, miscommunication, or emotional distance has left you feeling hopeless, an intensive offers the dedicated time and space to break unhelpful patterns and reconnect in a safe, guided environment.

✔ You’re facing an urgent relationship decision or crisis.
Whether you're struggling with premarital anxiety, painful conflict, or uncertainty about the future of your relationship, an intensive provides clarity, resolution, and direction in a concentrated format.

When a Couples Therapy Intensive May Not Be the Right Fit

While couples intensives can be a powerful tool for healing and growth, there are some situations where a different therapeutic approach may be more beneficial.

✔ One or both partners have a limited capacity for emotionally intense situations.
Intensives involve deep emotional work that requires a certain level of emotional regulation and resilience. During our initial consultation, we’ll assess whether this format is the right fit and create an appropriate plan for you.

✔ One partner is unwilling or not fully committed to the process.
Intensives require both partners to actively engage in the work and dive deep. If one person is resistant, avoidant, or unwilling to participate, traditional couples therapy or individual sessions may be a better starting point.

✔ Untreated severe mental health or substance use concerns.
If one or both partners are struggling with severe, untreated mental health conditions (such as unmanaged PTSD, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia) or active substance abuse, it’s essential to stabilize these issues first before engaging in an intensive.

✔ You’re looking for a quick fix rather than a deeper process.
A couples therapy intensive accelerates healing and connection, but it is not a one-time solution. Follow-up therapy and continued relationship work are essential for long-term success and lasting change.

If you're unsure whether a couples therapy intensive is the right fit, we can discuss your unique situation during an initial consultation and determine the best path forward for your relationship.

Are you ready to invest in your relationship and create lasting change?