Couples Therapy
In couples therapy, I provide a safe place for you and your partner to talk about topics that may seem too anxiety provoking to launch on your own.
Sometimes couples come to therapy with new problems or fears about their relationship and sometimes the problems may be long-standing and feel entrenched.
Couples therapy can provide the safety and support you need to:
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Talk about some of your deepest hopes for the relationship that you may have been afraid to say out loud, or even to yourself
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Deepen your capacity for speaking and listening from the heart
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Understand what each of you brings to the relationship in terms of family and relationship history and patterns and how that is emerging in your current relationship.
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Talk about the dysfunctions in your childhood families and how you have been affected by your childhood experiences
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Develop your courage to face and explore differences
Are you Considering Taking Your Relationship to the Next level?
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Are you moving closer to your partner?
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Are you considering a lifetime commitment?
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Are you thinking about living together?
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Are you considering buying your first home together?
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Have you been able to talk about your differences as well as qualities you love about each other?
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Are you wanting children and have you talked about what that would look like for you?
Did you feel a twinge of anxiety or physical tension while you read this questions? It’s natural to have fears about these very important stages in relationship and this can be an ideal time to explore your desires and your fears together in couples counseling.
I can help you deepen your relationship at these early stages, giving you tools for navigating the deepening connection. You may want to invest in commitment counseling.
Commitment Counseling
A series of sessions together—approximately 10-12 sessions—has proven helpful to couples who feel ready for their relationship to go to the next stage but who would like to check in with each other by having a professional meet with them. This idea comes out of past (and in some cases current) traditions of couples meeting with their pastor, rabbi or priest for a series of meetings before getting married. In these times, couples may come together who are not very involved in a religious or spiritual community, or they may have different faiths. For many couples, meeting with someone outside of their spiritual/ religious community feels more confidential and more desirable.