• Improving communication

• Conflict resolution

• Enhanced emotional and sexual intimacy

• Planning for the future

• Coping with life changes

• Infidelity

• Commitment issues

• Threats of separation or divorce

• Gender role conflicts

• Finances

• Lack of deep meaningful connection

• Mistrust

• Learn to express your needs, thoughts, and feelings in healthy, constructive ways.

• Teaches you how to resolve conflict without escalation or resentment.

• Encourages vulnerability, empathy, and emotional intimacy.

• Helps rebuild trust after betrayal, infidelity, or long standing issues.

• Identify toxic cycles and patterns in a relationship like; blame, avoidance, withdrawal and replaces them with healthier ones.

• Offers a space to reflect on the future of the relationship.

• Helps navigate parenting, job changes, illness, moving, or other major life transitions.

• Helps each person understand how their behaviors and beliefs affect the relationship.

• Reduces emotional tension by providing a structured setting for open dialogue and growth.

Initially the therapist will get to know both partners.

• I meet with each partner separately and use an attachment interview to learn about each partner, how they grew up, their past relationships, and how they view and experience their current relationship

• We will discuss the major issues and challenges in the relationship and identify the goals of therapy.

Next, the therapist will work with the couple to identify areas of stuckness and disconnection and work to create a new way forward that includes empathy, reflection, validation, and connectedness.

• Identify areas of conflict and the patterns and cycles the couple engages in.