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Marriage and Couples Therapy

You're hitting a wall. It's always the same conversation but with no resolution or change. You get anxious and your partner shuts down, they say how they feel and you get defensive.

Who does more in the relationship?

Why does conflict always lead to yelling?

Why do we always have the same fight?

Should relationships really be this much work?

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Do We Need Couples Therapy?

The short answer is yes. Most couples benefit from therapy and the strongest, healthiest couples are the ones who invest in their relationship through counseling. Couples therapy can help you and your partner better understand each other and build a deeper connection.

Indicators that you and your partner could benefit from couples therapy:

You "keep score" to see who contributes more.
Problems between the two of you rarely get resolved.
You avoid talking about problems with each other.
You make passive aggressive digs at each other.
One or both of you fights "dirty" (ie. name calling, belittling, shaming.)
Communication is non-existent, hostile, or frequently misunderstood.
You want to build a deeper connection and continue to grow as a couple.

If you are experiencing domestic abuse, please contact the domestic violence hotline for further support and resources.

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About Couples Therapy

Narcissistic Partner Abuse

Sometimes one or both individuals in a partnership exhibit narcissistic traits that can cause emotional harm. As long as each partner is willing to take accountability, couples therapy can help reduce harm and improve communication. Click below to learn more about the potential risks for counseling with a narcissistic partner.

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Trauma Informed

An approach to couples therapy that helps couples recognize how past or ongoing trauma can shape emotional responses, attachment styles, and relationship dynamics. Through this approach, the therapist provides a nonjudgmental environment where both partners feel heard and validated, while also teaching skills for empathy, boundaries, and healthy attachment patterns.

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Gottman Method

An approach to couples therapy that focuses on helping couples enhance their friendship and build a deeper connection through improved communication, healthy conflict resolution, and emotional attunement. This approach implements guided exercises, homework assignments, and assessments as needed.

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How Couples Therapy Can Help

I offer online marital and couples counseling for couples struggling with trauma, emotional abuse, attachment issues, and general relationship conflict. I am a trauma informed counselor and also trained in level one of the Gottman Method.

Through Couples Therapy You and Your Partner Can:

View each other through a more positive lens.
Understand each other's stress and trauma triggers.
Learn to communicate needs with less defensiveness, avoidance, or aggression.
Recognize and appreciate each other's differences.
Strengthen trust and safety in the relationship.
Understand each other's attachment styles and patterns.
Build a stronger connection and bond.

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