Through therapy you can learn to recognize patterns that are healthy and those that are not successful in helping you achieve what you want for your life. By constructing new paths and avoiding obstacles, you can live a happier and healthier life.
As a licensed psychologist, my fundamental goal for working together is helping clients heal, enhance wellness and build skills for coping with life's challenges. Therapy can help you identify and overcome obstacles to reaching your goals.
Individual counseling provides a safe place to understand, heal and make changes to become healthier and more satisfied in your life. My approach in working with clients is personalized, using tools such as cognitive behavior therapy techniques, emotion-focused therapy and others that are the best match for each client's individual goals. Through expert care and effective techniques, I can help you get the most out of counseling.
There are several things to consider in the decision to get professional help. Financial resources are certainly one of those factors. An important factor that people may neglect to consider is the consequence of not seeking the right kind of help. There are emotional, relationship and often physical and financial consequences of not taking care of yourself. I help clients understand exactly what goals to set for therapy, how “much” therapy is right for them, and how to get the most out of the counseling process, which often also includes resources available outside of the therapy session. And if you aren’t getting what you expect from counseling, it is important that I address this with you.
If you are considering counseling, I encourage you to call and speak with me directly. Through a short phone call, we can address your questions and determine whether working together is a good fit for your particular needs.
As a licensed psychologist, my fundamental goal for working together is helping clients heal, enhance wellness and build skills for coping with life's challenges. Therapy can help you identify and overcome obstacles to reaching your goals.
Individual counseling provides a safe place to understand, heal and make changes to become healthier and more satisfied in your life. My approach in working with clients is personalized, using tools such as cognitive behavior therapy techniques, emotion-focused therapy and others that are the best match for each client's individual goals. Through expert care and effective techniques, I can help you get the most out of counseling.
There are several things to consider in the decision to get professional help. Financial resources are certainly one of those factors. An important factor that people may neglect to consider is the consequence of not seeking the right kind of help. There are emotional, relationship and often physical and financial consequences of not taking care of yourself. I help clients understand exactly what goals to set for therapy, how “much” therapy is right for them, and how to get the most out of the counseling process, which often also includes resources available outside of the therapy session. And if you aren’t getting what you expect from counseling, it is important that I address this with you.
If you are considering counseling, I encourage you to call and speak with me directly. Through a short phone call, we can address your questions and determine whether working together is a good fit for your particular needs.
In addition to working with individuals, I specialize in couples therapy. I am trained in using a variety of approaches in working with couples including Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Imago Therapy and other interpersonal systemic approaches.
Many of the couples I work with begin therapy because their relationship is at a crisis point. A breach of trust, intense feelings of hurt, anger, confusion and fear characterize many couples in crisis. For some there had been an unexpected breach of trust, like an affair, within the relationship, and now they are overwhelmed by intense feelings of hurt, anger, confusion and fear. Withdrawal of affection, secrecy and suspicion of cheating can be so hard for a couple to talk through with each other. Perhaps one or both partners recognized they are locked in the same pattern, arguing over the same issues without being able to move forward. Counseling can help stabilize your relationship and begin the process of healing and change.
Other couples recognize they have drifted apart and now feel like strangers to each other. Their commitment to each other feels vulnerable to conflict, stress, or even another person. Most of these couples tell me they knew for a long time there was something missing--the closeness of the past, feeling respected or important—and they felt disillusioned about their partner meeting their needs, or the relationship attaining the level of intimacy they longed for. Counseling can help your relationship grow to its true potential.
Many of the couples I work with begin therapy because their relationship is at a crisis point. A breach of trust, intense feelings of hurt, anger, confusion and fear characterize many couples in crisis. For some there had been an unexpected breach of trust, like an affair, within the relationship, and now they are overwhelmed by intense feelings of hurt, anger, confusion and fear. Withdrawal of affection, secrecy and suspicion of cheating can be so hard for a couple to talk through with each other. Perhaps one or both partners recognized they are locked in the same pattern, arguing over the same issues without being able to move forward. Counseling can help stabilize your relationship and begin the process of healing and change.
Other couples recognize they have drifted apart and now feel like strangers to each other. Their commitment to each other feels vulnerable to conflict, stress, or even another person. Most of these couples tell me they knew for a long time there was something missing--the closeness of the past, feeling respected or important—and they felt disillusioned about their partner meeting their needs, or the relationship attaining the level of intimacy they longed for. Counseling can help your relationship grow to its true potential.
I find myself saying the same thing over and over, while my partner keeps doing the same insensitive things.
- Couples counseling client
- Couples counseling client
Every relationship has strengths to build on in therapy. These strengths and the support and guidance that I provide as a couples counselor create an effective environment for positive change and rebuilding. In therapy, couples work on learning to problem-solve as a team, rather than approaching issues as adversaries. Therapy can address unmet needs couples experience within their relationship and establish the intimacy they long for.
Counseling for Couples: FAQ
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We’ve tried counseling before and it didn’t work.
Some couples I see in therapy have been in some form of counseling before but didn't experience a benefit from their time, effort and investment. There can be many reasons for this: Not all counselors are trained in techniques that work with couples or have a warm and direct style that is effective. In addition, sometimes one or both partners aren’t able to make the commitment to counseling, even though they have attended sessions. Do we ever meet individually with the therapist? Sometimes it is helpful to have an individual session with each partner to complete the initial assessment, however the focus of work is with the couple together. |
What will the first couples visit be like?
Ideally both partners attend the initial session where each will have the opportunity to share their view of the problems in the relationship and their goals. Couples may receive a homework exercise in their first session. In subsequent sessions it is important to explore the history of the relationship while at the same time focusing on healing, strengthening and changing behaviors. My spouse won’t agree to couples counseling. While the most effective way to make changes in a relationship is with both partners working together, I work with many clients in individual counseling who see their relationships becoming healthier as they address their own issues, grow more successful in dealing with others and make healthier choices in their lives. |
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