COUPLES COUNSELING
I desire to help couples at any stage of their relationship understand the research-based principles that make for mutually-satisfying, lasting, loving unions. My approach is informed by a variety of therapeutic approaches, and guided by Gottman Method Couples Therapy—the gold standard in research-based couples therapy. This combination provides an effective framework through which couples come to understand themselves, each other, their couple dynamics, and how to strengthen their relationship through proven communication and conflict resolution tools. Couples experience in therapy new patterns of interaction that restore trust and friendship, enabling them to pursue the principles that make marriage work.

FAITH-FRIENDLY & MARRIAGE-FRIENDLY
As a theologically-trained and ordained therapist, I give you the option of incorporating Christian faith and resources into your therapy. You can also be confident that my approach to couples counseling is marriage-friendly. That is, I am not one who will say, “If you’re not happy, get divorced.” On the contrary, I believe individuals and couples deserve to understand the roots of their unhappiness and the path to change. With rare exceptions I believe that couples not affected by an untreated personality disorder, addiction or mental illness can learn how to have a satisfying and peaceful life together.

INDIVIDUAL COUNSEL
In individual counseling, our objective is to look at the sources of thoughts and behaviors—both adaptive (working) and maladaptive (not working)—in order to experience freedom from plaguing negative self-talk and ineffective life patterns. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) may be utilized, especially to process formative and/or traumatic experiences. The goal of EMDR therapy is release from past wounds, enabling a new way of living in the present and future.

COUPLE INTENSIVES
An intensive private couples retreat is an alternative to weekly couples therapy. With an intensive, a couple benefits from an evening and two full days of personalized therapy uninterrupted by days or weeks between sessions. An intensive can be conducted during the week or over a weekend. Intensives are arranged exclusively through Couples Therapy, Inc.

SEMINARS & TRAININGS:
​Seminars, classes, and speaking engagements are offered, included but not limited to:
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work® (The Gottman Institute)
Bringing Baby Home® (The Gottman Institute)
Prepare-Enrich® Facilitator Certification training
Certified Enneagram Coaching and Education