Oftentimes we find ourselves feeling alone and scared in our suffering. The common human experiences of loss, trauma, depression and anxiety can feel overwhelming at times and prevent us from asking for help and sharing our story. The gift of therapy is you don't have to find your way alone. With a warm, curious and compassionate approach, I believe therapy can offer a path from suffering toward healing.

 

When your pain and hurt begins to make sense, growth, meaning and embracing the goodness of life become possible. My therapeutic process with individuals is grounded in understanding the ways in which our relationships and our environment influence us; coupled with identifying the patterns that unintentionally create distress and disconnection from others.

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By using the innate wisdom of emotion and befriending the different parts of you, we can begin to shift and change those patterns. The result being the authentic you becomes free to flourish. I know this kind of transformative growth and healing can occur when you feel secure, and are met with support, validation and acceptance.

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I am hopeful that together we can help you move from suffering toward resilience, joy and peace.

"Our dragons faced together are fundamentally different than the dragons we face alone." 

                                   - Sue Johnson, founder of EFT

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Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) is a highly effective model of treatment that helps couples find greater safety and security in their relationship. EFCT is rooted in the belief that emotion is the messenger of love, and healthy relationships not only need, but require, emotional connection to thrive.

 

Throughout the therapy process couples will learn how to: 

• Understand their emotional responses, as well as that of their partner

• Recognize and interrupt the reactive pattern that has been created between them

• Send clear and consistent emotional signals to their partner

• Repair after rupture in the relationship

• Reach for, and respond to, their partner

• Build greater trust and safety  

• Grow their empathy, compassion and care for one other

 

In the words of Sue Johnson, all of us need a special, particular, irreplaceable other to count on in this life. I hope to help you find your way back to secure attachment in your relationship.