RELATIONSHIP THERAPY

When one partner wants non-monogamy and the other wants monogamy, the conversation can raise questions about trust, consent, identity, compatibility, and the future of the relationship. Exploring the difference doesn't require knowing the outcome.

A person can be completely honest in therapy and still be 'managing' their therapist. You may be answering questions openly and genuinely wanting to work on yourself while also paying close attention to how your therapist sees you. What will they think if I say this? Do I need to explain that differently? How much of this do I really want them to know? Sometimes this happens so automatically that we don't realize we're doing it. We soften a detail, leave something out, or tel

What happens when you care deeply about your relationship, but feel like you're the only one trying? Explore mutuality, boundaries, emotional safety, and the difficult questions that arise when love alone doesn't feel like enough.

I still remember when Fifty Shades of Grey was released. Not because of the book itself, but because of the conversations that followed. People began calling my office, almost sheepishly, admitting they had read it and were surprised by what it awakened in them. Many described feeling both curious and confused. Some felt excited. Others felt guilty. Almost all of them wondered the same thing: "What does this mean about me?"

From the very beginning of opening my practice, I knew my North Star would be one simple phrase: When you don't fit the mold. I've identified with those words for as long as I can remember. As much as we celebrate diversity, we're still wired to seek people who are most like us. Similarity feels safe. Difference can feel uncertain—even threatening. And sometimes the hardest differences to accept aren't the ones we see in other people. They're the ones we discover within ourse

Creating change with confidence.

Attachment styles matter because they shape how we connect with other people, especially in close relationships. They influence how safe we feel with emotional closeness, how we set boundaries, how we handle conflict, and how comfortable we are with trust and vulnerability. When people build a life together, these patterns can have a significant impact on the health of the relationship. What are the four attachment styles? The four main attachment styles are secure, fearful a

When people think about relationship problems, they often separate them into categories. Maybe it is primarily about communication. Maybe it is conflict. Maybe it is sex. ​ In reality, these experiences are usually connected. ​ For many couples, sex is one of the ways they feel close, desired, and connected. When something feels off in the relationship, intimacy often changes too. Likewise, when sex becomes stressful, frustrating, or disconnected, it can affect the relationsh

Most couples find themselves replaying the same conversations over and over, only to feel frustrated that nothing ever changes. Over time, these unresolved discussions can leave partners feeling unheard, misunderstood, lonely, or emotionally disconnected. In fact, every couple I've worked with in relationship therapy describes some version of this experience. They know the conversation almost by heart. The same topic comes up, the same reactions follow, and the discussion end