My couples therapy is Emotionally Focused and is targeted to build a foundation of a deep, love-based and secure connection between partners. The focus is to help couples shape their relationship into a partnership that nourishes and strengthens each person.

Counseling Goals

• To create a loving and positive attachment dance that is respectful to both partners' emotional and life needs.
• To foster the creation of a secure bond between partners by focusing on key emotional responses and patterns.
• To initiate and continue positive and loving cycles of interaction between partners.

Counseling Specially Designed for...

• Couples facing the challenges of Infertility
• Couples where one or both partners were members of the Adoption Triad (adoptee, birth parent, adoptive parent) or raised in foster care
• Couples where one or both partners are working with ghost issues:
  • challenges from spouses/children from prior relationships
  • challenges from family of origin divorce issues
  • challenges from past trauma and abuse

Assessment

• To identify and explore family attachment patterns, strengths and challenges from each partner's family of origin, past partners and current co-parenting teams.
• To identify aspects of each partner's personality that may be impacting their compatibility.