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Couples Counseling

Rebuild communication. Restore connection.

Integrating the Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) — two well-researched frameworks, used together.

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Supporting your journey together

Couples often seek therapy when they feel stuck in painful cycles — arguing about the same issues, feeling emotionally distant, or struggling to rebuild trust. Working with a therapist who integrates the Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) offers the best of two highly researched and effective approaches to help couples create lasting change in both communication and connection.

What changes

Practical skills, renewed confidence.

  1. 01

    Break painful conflict cycles

    Recognize the loops you keep ending up in — and find a different exit.

  2. 02

    Rebuild trust and emotional safety

    Repair after rupture, and learn to trust your own signals again.

  3. 03

    Deepen emotional connection

    Move past surface management into the kind of closeness you started with.

  4. 04

    Improve communication skills

    Practical, repeatable tools you can use the next time it gets hard.

Approach

Therapeutic orientation

My theoretical orientation as a couples therapist is grounded in both the Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), integrating empirically supported strategies with an attachment-based, emotionally attuned framework. This blended approach lets me address both the behavioral and emotional dimensions of relational distress while fostering sustainable, secure connection between partners.

In session

The Gottman Method

From the Gottman perspective, I focus on building a solid foundation of relational health through assessment and skill-building. I use Gottman interventions to help couples reduce conflict, improve communication, and strengthen friendship and shared meaning. The structured nature of this model gives partners concrete tools to recognize destructive patterns — criticism, defensiveness, contempt, stonewalling — and replace them with behaviors that promote mutual understanding and respect.

Illustration of the Gottman Method's relationship structure

Ready when you are.

A free 15-minute call to see if we're a good fit. No pressure, no script.