Couple & Family Therapy

In couples and families, pain doesn’t always show up as pain.

It often takes the form of distance, control, silence, irritation, or endless arguments about “nothing.” Beneath the surface, there are unmet needs, misunderstood intentions, and stories that were never fully heard.

This is not a place for quick tools or scripted exercises.

This is a space to slow down the cycle — and listen for what’s beneath it.

I help families and couples recognize the emotional patterns that silently guide their reactions, often rooted in past wounds, protective instincts, or long-standing roles. Through a trauma-informed, psychodynamic, emotionally-focused and existential lens, we explore:

• What each person longs for, and how they express it (or hide it)

• How cultural and personal histories shape what is allowed, feared, or avoided in a relationship

• What it might mean to relate to one another as separate but emotionally connected individuals, not roles to be performed

Therapy is where these patterns come into view — not to assign blame, but to create a space where something new can begin: clarity, compassion, and the possibility of being in relationship differently.

Sessions are collaborative, reflective, and attuned to the emotional undercurrent of the relationship — not just the content of the conflict.
We will build trust carefully, respect each person’s voice, and move at a pace that allows for real shift to happen — not performance, but presence.