Helping partners understand each other, repair disconnection, and create a relationship that feels steady and safe.
Couples Therapy
Do you and your partner keep running into the same arguments?
Are certain topics completely off limits, or does it feel like you’re walking on eggshells?
Do you feel more like roommates than partners?
This can be a painful and uncertain place to be. It also takes courage to consider couples therapy, especially if things have felt stuck for a while.
I support couples in strengthening their connection and finding new ways to move through disagreements and challenges—together.
“To be human is to need others, and this is no flaw or weakness.”
I support couples in building stronger connection and developing new ways to move through disagreements and challenges together.
I am trained in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT or EFCT), an approach the focuses on the attachment needs within your relationship. While communication tools can be helpful, they often don’t address the deeper emotional patterns driving disconnection. My work helps couples rebuild trust, access vulnerability, and shift the “dance” they find themselves stuck in. I warmly welcome all couples, including gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, transgender, queer, and other couples. I work with neurodivergent and mixed neurotype couples.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I know if we need couples therapy?
If you’re having the same arguments over and over, avoiding certain topics, feeling disconnected, or unsure how to repair after conflict, couples therapy can help. You don’t have to be on the brink of separation to benefit. Many couples come in simply wanting to feel closer again.
What happens in couples therapy?
I start with an assessment that takes place over the first few sessions. Typically I meet with the couple together in the first session, then meet with both partners for an individual session, and finally meet again with the couple in the third session. The individual sessions are a time to allow each partner to explore their personal history, emotional triggers, and attachment patterns. After this assessment, we can decide together what frequency or length of sessions is right for you.
Sessions focus on understanding the patterns you and your partner get stuck in, especially during conflict or disconnection. We slow things down, explore what’s underneath those moments, and work toward new ways of responding that feel safer and more connected.
Do you take sides in couples therapy?
No. My role is to support the relationship, not one partner over the other. I work to understand each person’s experience while helping you both see and shift the patterns between you.
What is Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT)?
EFT is an evidence-based approach that focuses on attachment and emotional connection. It helps couples understand the deeper needs and fears driving conflict, and supports them in creating a more secure, responsive bond.
Will we learn communication skills?
Yes, but within a larger context. Rather than only focusing on surface-level communication tools, we work on the emotional patterns underneath, so that communication starts to feel more natural and less forced.
What if my partner is unsure about therapy?
That’s very common. It can help to frame therapy not as “fixing” one person, but as understanding the relationship dynamic you’re both part of. I’m also happy to answer questions before getting started.
Do you offer virtual or in-person sessions?
I offer in-person sessions for couples in my Falls Church, VA office, serving clients across Northern Virginia. This kind of work asks a lot of both partners. Being together in the room helps support that process and allows us to work through moments as they’re happening, without the interruptions or distance that can come with virtual sessions.