Relationship Issues

Building and maintaining relationships in our lives, whether they be romantic, professional, or familial, requires dedication and effort. Effective communication and setting boundaries are key components in fostering healthy relationships. Together, we will work on understanding each other's perspectives and experiences, and develop healthy communication and listening skills to enhance the quality of your connection.

Relationships are important to each of us in one way or another. Whether it's a relationship we slowly developed over time or it's a relationship we didn't really have a chose in, such as family. Either way they are an important part of our human existence. I've had the opportunity to help others overcome relationship issues and better identify how to build healthier relationships. A primary focus in working with relationship issues is learning how to establish clear boundaries and intentions.

Issues in relationships with others can feel overwhelming. We can often feel stuck in emotional patterns and communication patterns. As an individual therapist, I work with you to connect to your own thoughts, feelings and needs and support you in making sense of, and moving toward growth and change in these dynamics.

Relationship issues are a cornerstone of my therapy. We do not exist in vacuums; our interactions with others (or lack thereof) are a vital part of our daily functioning. Whether you are seeking to improve your communication skills, build a healthier social circle, take a scary step to pursue a relationship, or just understand more about why you are the way you are, therapy can be a wonderful tool to aid in this process.

I've worked with many couples, individuals, and adult family members experiencing a wide range of relationship issues. I enjoy helping clients break out of codependency, repair family conflict, recover from infidelity, improve communication, and navigate polyamory/open relationships. As a sex therapist in training, I have experience with sexual dysfunction, a difference in desire, out of control sexual behavior, recovering from sexual shame, and improving overall sexual experience.

I am a Level 2 trained Gottman Method Couples Therapist with a passion for helping clients improve their connection, communication, and intimacy. Together, we'll get your relationship to a better place!

I leieve that the quality and security our relationships begins with our very first relationships with our parents or caregivers as babies and they deeply affect how we experience the world. They also deeply affect how we experience ourselves and relate to ourselves. In this way, we can look at ruptures in any kind of relationship - to our jobs or homes as much as to our partner or family - as an inegral part of our experience and can then greatly contirbute to our overall health.

We all have relationship issues! Having worked in the field for over 30 years, it's a given that I have encountered relationship concerns many times. However, I am quite skilled in teasing out the specific issues that contribute to relationship problems. I can identify whether your problems are stemming from attachment related issues, codependency, social anxiety, trauma or other factors. Together we'll resolve these issues so you can have the healthy relationships you desire.

Gain a new perspective on your relationships and the patterns that keep you stuck. Develop skills that will help you experience more confidence, security, and connection in your relationships with yourself and those around you.

Marie specializes in couples and family therapy and is dedicated to helping you to build healthier and more fulfilling connections.

Relationships are necessary for our survival and fulfillment, but they often also cause us stress and pain. I work with individuals who may have difficulty with romantic relationships (e.g.,breakups, divorce), family members, or friendships. I also work with heterosexual and non-heteronormative couples to improve their communication, conflict-management, sexual relationship, and understanding of one another.

Love relationships hold the potential for immense joy and profound challenges. We yearn for a connection with someone who cherishes and loves us, fostering friendship, trust, communication, respect, and intimacy. While there are a variety of issues that can lead to relationship distress, there are also numerous paths you can take to rebuild trust, rediscover love, and reignite intimacy. The next steps involve healing from past wounds, harnessing your strengths, and building a new path forward.

Using Gottman Method Couples Therapy, systemic family therapy, and the Treating Internalized Oppression (IO) framework, I work with couples to enhance their connection, increase positivity in the relationship, identify ongoing power struggles/dynamic, reduce conflict, create shared meaning, overcome obstacles outside of the relationship, and process past hurt that may have eroded their connection. Couples gain tools for repair, managing conflict, and increasing positivity.

I work with individuals across the gender and sexuality spectrum who are struggling with relationship concerns. Common focus points include low self-esteem, fears surrounding emotional vulnerability, assertiveness, recognizing and communicating needs, intimacy, approach/avoidance conflicts, attachment and codependency.

Relationships can be hard. We are complex individuals, and often bring our childhood and relationship patterns into our dating relationships or marriage. I support client's in understanding their relationship patterns, and learn new ways to communicate and foster healthier relationship dynamics moving forward. I believe all the couples I work with can develop a secure attachment within their relationship; and build an authentic connection with one another.

I help individuals and couples address issues such as conflict and infidelity, dating frustrations and challenges, erotic mismatch, desire discrepancy, breakups, loss, and grief. I also help to support clients with diverse relationship structures or who are interested in opening up their relationships.

I have experience working with couples and will help you and your partner communicate, solve problems, restore trust, and increase your emotional and physical intimacy. I teach each partner how to communicate feelings, reasons, and solutions to your partner using a soft approach. We will practice communication and reflective listening skills in sessions and goals for you to incorporate solutions outside of sessions.

I offer a supportive space for individuals and couples to navigate relational challenges. My focus includes communication improvement, conflict resolution, intimacy enhancement, and trust rebuilding. Using evidence-based therapeutic techniques, I aim to foster healthy, fulfilling relationships. My goal is to empower clients to develop stronger connections, improve emotional intimacy, and build lasting relational resilience.

By focusing on the present and future, we set clear and achievable goals, allowing clients to envision the kind of relationship they desire. Through targeted interventions and skill-building exercises, I empower clients to implement effective communication strategies and overcome obstacles together.

I truly understand the profound impact of attachment wounds on relationships. My approach involves helping clients recognize patterns stemming from insecure attachments, improve communication, and address emotional triggers. By guiding clients in developing healthy boundaries and fostering self-awareness, I support them in building more fulfilling, secure relationships. Through my expertise in attachment and relationships I can help you heal attachment wounds and heal from your past.