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Couples
Services

I offer four unique services for couples based using The Gottman Method, Integrative Attachment Therapy, Mentalization, Dyadic Healthcare Models, and parts of self based / body based self compassion:

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1. Relationship Enrichment

2. Betrayal Recovery

3. Navigating Chronic Illness as a Couple

4.Sexual Health Therapy for Couples

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Relationship Enrichment

The Gottman Method's evidence-based couples therapy program is designed to guide you and your partner through a transformative journey, using comprehensive relationship assessment, targeted interventions, and follow up aftercare. Over 12 weeks, you’ll gain deep insights, practical tools, and lasting strategies to strengthen your connection, resolve conflicts, and build a resilient partnership.

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Betrayal Recovery

Betrayal Recovery program is a structured, evidence-based journey for couples facing infidelity, broken trust, or emotional betrayal. Using the Gottman Method and the Atone, Attune, Attach protocol, this program provides a safe, compassionate space to heal, rebuild trust, and create a stronger partnership.

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Navigating Chronic Illness as a Couple

Dyadic Health Science is an innovative, interdisciplinary field that focuses on optimizing the health and well-being of people in close, enduring relationships such as couples. Unlike traditional health behavior science, which centers on the individual, Dyadic Health Science recognizes that health challenges like cancer, chronic illness, and financial stress impact both the patient and their primary relational partner.

 

In my practice, I use The Gottman Method to help couples strengthen their emotional connection, improve communication, and manage conflict more effectively.

 

I help couples increase their ability to use mentalization techniques  to support partners in understanding each other's thoughts, feelings, and intentions, fostering empathy and secure attachment.

 

I use Narrative therapy to guide couples in re-authoring their shared story, making sense of challenges together, and building resilience through meaning-making. By combining these approaches, I help couples navigate health-related stressors and grow stronger as a team.

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Sexual Health Therapy for Couples

Sexual health is closely linked to our emotional bonds and sense of safety within relationships. Sexual Health Therapy is designed to help couples understand and nurture their sexual well-being through the lens of adult attachment.

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What to Expect:

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Attachment-Informed Assessment
Explore how your attachment style influences intimacy, desire, and sexual satisfaction. Understand how early experiences and current relationship dynamics shape your sexual self.​

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Personalized Education:
Learn about the science of sexual response, including the role of context, stress, and emotional connection. Discover how trust, communication, and self-compassion impact sexual health.

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Empathy and Connection:
Use attachment-based interventions to foster emotional safety and closeness. Build skills for open dialogue about needs, boundaries, and desires.

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Narrative Exploration:
Re-author your sexual story, challenge unhelpful beliefs, and create new meaning around intimacy. Narrative therapy techniques help you and your partner make sense of past experiences and move toward greater fulfillment.

Phone

(479) 383-3179

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