"Emotional disconnection and deprivation----unmet attachment needs for comfort, support, and care----are at the heart of relationship distress."   -Sue Johnson

"Love guards the heart from the abyss."   -W.A. Mozart

 

My approach to couples therapy is based on attachment theory---the idea that we are fundamentally wired for connection and struggle to thrive when our connections are frayed or fragile. Using Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), I help couples move out of toxic cycles that threaten their connection, find new and more adaptive ways of reaching one another, and renegotiate a secure and stable bond. EFT is a compassionate, non-blaming approach that helps couples with distress and conflict regarding a wide range of issues, including:
 

• communication and closeness

• physical or emotional affairs

• parenting differences, including in blended families

• sexual problems

• cultural and racial differences

• substance abuse

• impact of past trauma

• concerns about equality in the relationship

• neurodiversity (ADD, ADHD, ASD)

• chronic health issues