You’ve come to the right place. I'm so glad you're here!
Reaching out takes courage, especially when things feel heavy or confusing. If you’re reading this, something in your relationship or your own inner world has reached a point where staying the same no longer feels possible. You don’t have to sort through that on your own.
My work centers on helping people feel deeply understood—in their hurt, in the protective habits that keep showing up, and in the longing they often keep to themselves. This is a calm, honest space where you can slow down, speak freely, and begin to make sense of what’s happening inside you and between you.
You’re not too much.
You’re not too late.
You’re simply human, carrying more than one person should carry alone.
About US
Most couples therapy leans on communication tricks—“say it like this,” “listen like that”—as if the right sentence can mend a relationship that’s hurting. Those tools may help for a moment, but they don’t hold when the real injury is emotional disconnection.
My work goes deeper. I don’t offer quick fixes or scripts. I help you understand the pattern you keep getting pulled into—where the hurt sits, where the defenses rise, and where repair becomes possible again. Your story is unique. So is the way your relationship protects and struggles. I stay with you through all of it, helping you build something steady and real.
I do this because I believe in people, and in the relationships we try so hard to hold onto. I’ve seen how love erodes under stress, misunderstanding, and old injuries—and how often couples pull apart not from lack of care, but from not knowing how to reach each other anymore.
My approach draws from Emotionally Focused Therapy, attachment theory, trauma knowledge, and years of sitting with couples in the most fragile moments of their lives. I help partners speak honestly without collapsing into fear, understand their reactions with more clarity, and build closeness that doesn’t depend on perfection—just presence and truth. I don’t teach you how to avoid conflict. I teach you how to return to each other after it.
Yes, I’m highly trained. I’m a licensed psychotherapist, a certified sex therapist, and a certified Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist and a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Cousellor. But training alone isn’t why I do this work. I’ve lived through my own versions of disconnection, frustration, and repair. I know what it’s like to try everything and still feel alone in the relationship. That experience led me to this field—wanting to understand the emotional world beneath partnerships and help others navigate theirs with more compassion and skill.
When you work with me, you get more than technique. You get someone who won’t pull back when things feel messy, who can hold the intensity without judgment, and who keeps believing in the possibility of repair even when you’re unsure.
Outside the therapy room, I’m usually with my husband and our two very lively kids, walking in the woods, painting at the kitchen table, or reading about what makes humans connect and disconnect. My personal life and my clinical life inform each other—I try to bring the same depth, honesty, and care to both.
How This Work Is Different
A lot of couples therapy centers on technique—communication skills, structured dialogues, “use this phrase,” “pause at this moment.” There’s nothing wrong with those tools, but they rarely hold when you’re overwhelmed, hurt, or bracing for the next blow. When your body goes into protection, no script is going to carry you. You don’t need a better sentence. You need to understand why telling the truth feels risky in the first place.
That’s what I focus on.
My work is grounded in Emotionally Focused Therapy and attachment-based care. It’s informed by how the nervous system reacts when connection feels uncertain, when old injuries get stirred up, or when closeness and danger feel tangled together. I help you understand what’s happening underneath the conflict, so you can shift the pattern at its core—not just reshape the argument.
We slow things down and pay attention to what happens in your body when you feel dismissed, criticized, or alone. We look at how fear turns into anger, how longing disappears behind withdrawal, and how two people who care about each other end up in opposite corners.
This isn’t about fixing each other.
It’s about building something steadier, clearer, and more truthful—together.
Experience You Can Rely On
My Training in EFT, Attachment, and Trauma Care
Why This Matters
When you work with me, you’re not getting someone who just follows a method. You’re getting someone who listens closely, understands emotional patterns with precision, and knows how to stay steady when things get raw. I’m here to help you move differently with each other—slowly, honestly, and with enough support to make the change last.