Couples Therapy

Relationship challenges can stem from unconscious patterns leading to unmet needs. Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) helps to reshape negative interaction cycles to allow partners to develop a more secure and loving connection, increasing intimacy, and making space for vulnerability through healthy emotional attunement.

Internal Family Systems (IFS) can be used to help couples witness how each partner’s inner “parts”—such as protectors or wounded aspects—impact their relationship. By developing more understanding of our partners internal patterns, we can reduce reactivity and build a more conscious and collaborative relational dynamic.

Imago Therapy and Non-Violent Communication provide a framework for more effective communication through listening and sharing strategies that help partners feel seen, heard, and more fully understood. This can help a couple navigate challenging feelings and conversations with increased capacity for self-regulation and attunement.

Relational dynamics can take both time and effort to change. Effective couples therapy benefits from consistency in order to effectively transform patterns, as well as individual work (sometimes including personal therapy) to increase self-awareness and the capacity for self-regulation.