Courageous Couples Counseling (He/Him)

Gottman Method

Gottman Therapy is a research-based approach developed by Drs. John and Julie Schwartz Gottman. It focuses on improving relationships through seven key components: building love maps, sharing admiration, turning towards each other, maintaining a positive perspective, managing conflict, supporting life dreams, and creating shared meaning. The method also addresses negative patterns like criticism and contempt, aiming to enhance communication, emotional connection, and relationship satisfaction.

Attachment Theory

PACT Therapy (Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy) integrates attachment theory, neuroscience, and experiential techniques to help couples deepen their connection. Developed by Dr. Stan Tatkin, PACT focuses on understanding attachment styles, enhancing emotional regulation, and improving communication. It aims to strengthen relationships by addressing underlying psychological patterns and fostering secure, supportive bonds between partners.

Couples Counseling

The Gottman Method teaches the tangible communication tools that many couples are looking for when they enter therapy. PACT illuminates the often subconscious influences that lead to conflicts or feelings of disconnection in the first place. Blending these two modalities together offers the couples I work with a truly comprehensive approach to relationship therapy.

Relationship / Marriage Issues

I love love. I'm a romantic at heart who finds deep meaning in improving relationships. I devoted my life to developing a range of tools, strategies, anthropological insights, and lived wisdom around optimizing romantic partnerships. I can help you repair past emotional injuries, develop more emotional intelligence, improve communication, and enhance your understanding of how your childhood wounds are impacting your current relationship.

LGBTQ Issues

I work with my whole community to improve their mental health. Whether you want to focus on a particular element of your queer journey or have a therapist who understands a core part of your identity while you focus on other elements of your mental health, I'm here for you.

Polyamorous and Open Relationships

I have great respect for those that are working to create the relationship of their dreams outside of normative structures. I also have lived experience practicing ENM. I've worked with hundreds of couples and polycules to get the best out of their relationships. Whether you're wanting to focus on the unique challenges that come from ENM or wanting to focus on other parts of your relationship(s) in a non-judgmental space with someone who understands your lifestyle, I'm here to help.

Sexual Problems

Sex is really complex. The most erotic organ of the body is the brain. So complications naturally arise between the connection to your head and your body while connecting to your partner who is may be struggling to strike the right balance too. Sex is one of the central ways we express some of the deepest parts of our humanity. I'm here to help you find the most fulfilling sex life you can have for yourself and your partnership. I also feel confident working with Ace folx as well.

Premarital Counseling

Engagements are an exciting and anxious time, yet many couples spend this golden opportunity primarily planning the wedding of their dreams, while failing to plan a marriage to last a lifetime. Why wait to see a skilled counselor until there are serious concerns, when it's much more effective to address relationship pitfalls before they happen? I've supported many couples address a variety of struggles while covering important topics to avoid common relational conflicts.