Couples Therapy

Increasing Depth to Transform Connection

Couples Therapy provides a framework for partners to explore the complexities of their relationship, uncover deeper emotional layers, and build authentic connection. My approach integrates Depth Psychology, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Imago Relationship Therapy to help couples identify and transform unconscious patterns. This work in couples therapy holds the potential to transform communication, deepen intimacy, and build more authentic connection.

  • 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.

“Only after giving up 'the truth' can we learn to speak our truth.”

— Terry Real

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