Partners come to therapy when they no longer feel like they're on the same team. When attempts at connection turn into conflict and hurt, you're left feeling powerless and alone. The qualities that once attracted you to your partner may now feel impossible to tolerate.

I believe that how we choose our partners isn't random; we unconsciously select people who can help us heal old wounds. However, we often fall into cycles of further wounding because our traumas activate each other. The stakes feel impossibly high because you're fighting battles that began long before you met.

In therapy, we'll identify your patterns as partners, understand their roots, and work at the core level to resolve recurring conflicts. I'll help you notice your communication patterns and learn to reach for connection rather than self-protection. Sexual and physical intimacy often becomes a casualty of relationship distress—when emotional safety erodes, so does desire and connection. We'll explore how your relational patterns show up in intimate moments and help you rediscover each other as both emotional and sexual partners. The most important part is experiencing something different together in session, developing vulnerability that loosens defensive patterns and creates a deeper connection.

Not all partnerships are romantic, and not all are between two people. I work with monogamous and polyamorous partnerships, as well as family relationships, friendships, and work partnerships—any significant bond where you want to break through old patterns and experience something different together.