Relationships

As social animals, our intimate relationships have a significant impact on our quality of life. A long-term Harvard study supports this, showing that well-being is most directly correlated with the quality of our close relationships — even more than money, career, or health status. Romantic relationships are some of the most intense, euphoric, and protective connections, but they are also breeding grounds for our deepest insecurities, fears, and vulnerabilities. After the intoxicating falling-in-love stage, many couples unknowingly devolve into vicious cycles of projection, defensiveness, and contempt.

I support couples in the challenging work of breaking out of these cycles. My approach encourages each individual to look inward with gentle curiosity about how they may be contributing to dysfunctional relationship patterns. A foundational aspect of this work is to explore differences between partners as a source of strength, flexibility, and eroticism rather than contention. One of the most meaningful parts of couple's work is the realization that a relationship can be a vessel for individual growth and even self-transcendence.

All of my therapeutic work is trauma-informed and aimed at bridging the experience of the mind and body.

I welcome clients of all gender expressions and identities, as well as straight and queer couples in all relationship styles.