You’ve come to the right place. I'm so glad you're here!
Welcome. I know reaching out isn’t easy.
But you’ve already done something important just by being here. If you’re reading this, chances are something in your life or relationship feels overwhelming, stuck, or unclear. You don’t have to figure it out alone. My work is about helping people feel more understood—in their pain, in their patterns, and in the way they’re trying (and struggling) to connect. This is a space for honesty, curiosity, and slow repair. You’re not too much. You’re not too late.
A lot of couples therapy focuses on communication tips—say it this way, listen like that—as if a better sentence will solve a deeper wound. And while those tricks might help for a minute, they rarely stick when the real issue is emotional disconnection. That’s where I work. I don’t offer band-aids. I help you get underneath the stuck patterns—where the pain lives, where the protection kicks in, and where repair actually becomes possible. Your story is specific. So is your cycle. I stay with you through all of it, helping you build something that lasts—not because it’s perfect, but because it’s honest and repairable.
I do this work because I believe in people—and in the relationships we build, break, and try to rebuild again. I’ve seen how connection can fray under the weight of anxiety, misattunement, or past trauma—and how often people give up, not because they don’t care, but because they don’t know how to reach each other anymore.
My approach is rooted in Emotionally Focused Therapy, attachment theory, and real-world experience. I work with couples to untangle protective patterns, talk about the hard things with more honesty and less panic, and build the kind of closeness that doesn’t require perfection—just presence. I don’t teach you how to fight less. I teach you how to come back to each other when you do.
Yes, I’m highly trained. I’m a licensed clinical social worker, a certified sex therapist, and an experienced EFT practitioner. But what matters just as much? I’ve lived this. I know what it’s like to try everything and still feel alone in the relationship. That’s what led me here—not just to understand the science of relationships, but to walk with others as they try to change theirs.
When we work together, you get more than technique. You get someone who won’t flinch at the mess, who stays with you in the complexity, and who still believes in the possibility of repair—especially when you're not sure it's possible anymore.
Outside the therapy room, I’m usually with my husband and our two wildly alive kids, hiking, painting, or deep in a book about why humans do what we do. I believe the personal and the clinical are always in conversation—and I try to live and love with the same depth I bring to my work.
How This Work Is Different
Most couples therapy focuses on skills. Communication tools. Conflict hacks. Say it this way. Use “I” statements. Take a time-out. That’s not wrong—it’s just not enough.
Because when you’re activated, heartbroken, or full of shame, the last thing your nervous system can access is a communication script. You don’t need a better way to say it. You need to understand why it feels so dangerous to be honest in the first place.
That’s what I focus on.
My approach is based on Emotionally Focused Therapy, a method grounded in attachment science and how the brain responds to threat, disconnection, and unmet needs. I help you understand the why beneath the fight—so you can finally shift the pattern, not just talk about it differently.
We don’t just manage conflict—we get underneath it. I help you notice how your body responds when you feel dismissed or attacked. I help you name what you're really longing for—before it turns into blame or shutdown. And I help you stay present long enough to do something different.
This isn’t about fixing each other.
It’s about creating something safer, more honest, and more sustainable—together.