Couples therapy can help your relationship thrive.
You can have the love you want.
Learning to understand and accept your differences
can help you and your partner grow together.
Are you struggling with
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Communication challenges
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Blame or criticism
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Feeling taken for granted
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Distance or disconnection
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Past hurts that keep resurfacing
Identifying patterns that fuel the cycle of fighting
can help you change it.
Sometimes we are hurt in relationship, and we can heal in relationships too.
Conflict sheds light on what needs attention and can actually deepen your connection.
Exploring your patterns with family or prior partners can reveal your expectations about love or relationships.
Sometimes we need practice
connecting with kindness and curiosity.
Underlying every complaint is a longing for love or happiness.
Silence or defensiveness stems from a need for acceptance or safety.
Speaking and listening with your heart will deepen empathy and understanding.
Couples therapy can help you
create more of what you’re wanting.
Passion
Intimacy
Companionship
Cultivating healthy relationships
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Identifying and expressing needs or wants
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Setting and respecting boundaries
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Caring for yourself with the same tenderness you give to loved ones
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Renewing your friendship, fondness, and admiration for each other
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Managing the everyday stresses of life or work
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Working as a team to address challenges together
Navigating changes together
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Starting new chapters, like marriage or parenthood
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Honoring each other in separations or divorces
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Processing grief or loss
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Bringing together families or friends
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Exploring polyamory
I support people in
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Straight or LGBTQIA+ relationships
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Monogamous, polyamorous, open, or alternative relationships
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Multicultural or interracial relationships
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
Relationships are what makes life meaningful. We can clarify what patterns might make it challenging to connect with other people. Sometimes the way we say things or certain behaviors end up pushing people away, perhaps because we’re feeling angry, afraid of getting hurt, or overwhelmed. By slowing things down, we can discover deeper emotions, wants, and needs and find ways to express these in a way that invites connection and empathy.
Jess is courageous in addressing dynamics in relationships while holding a space of compassion for differing perspectives. She is deeply invested in people feeling heard and is skilled in the process of conflict transformation.