Therapy for Couples
Helping couples in the Greater Los Angeles area rebuild connection, speak honestly, and break repeating relationship cycles
You Might Be Here Because…
You keep having the same fight over and over and neither of you feel heard.
One partner shuts down while the other feels ignored or alone.
Small disagreements flare up into big tension and leave you further apart.
You say “I love you,” but you both feel disconnected.
You try talking things out but end in silence, defensiveness or frustration.
You want closeness, presence and safety in your relationship but you don’t know how to build it together.
How Couples Therapy Helps
Couples therapy gives you a neutral, structured space to understand what’s happening between you two, not just what’s happening on the surface.
Together, we slow down your cycle, learn to speak and listen differently, and build emotional safety so real connection becomes possible again.
You’ll learn how to:
communicate without shutting down or escalating
understand the feelings underneath each other’s reactions
repair conflict quickly and effectively
replace criticism and defensiveness with clarity and honesty
reconnect emotionally and physically
I work with couples using…
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
EFT helps you understand the emotional cycle you get stuck in — the shutdown, the escalation, the distancing, the pursuing. I use EFT to slow down conflict in real time, identify what’s underneath each reaction (fear, hurt, overwhelm), and help both partners feel safer, more understood, and more emotionally connected.
The Gottman Method
The Gottman Method gives you practical, research-backed tools to improve communication, repair after arguments, and rebuild trust and intimacy. I use Gottman interventions to teach couples how to navigate conflict without attacking or withdrawing, how to express needs clearly, and how to increase friendship, emotional safety, and long-term connection.
Restoration Therapy
Restoration Therapy helps couples uncover the deeper pain cycles driving their conflict and identify the core patterns behind anger, shutdown, defensiveness, and miscommunication. I use this method to help each partner understand their triggers, shift out of reactive behaviors, take responsibility for their part, and create new patterns built on calm, clarity, and emotional honesty.
Together, these three methods give couples a clear path forward: understand your cycle, stay grounded when things get hard, and communicate in a way that brings you closer.
Issues I Help Couples With
Communication problems
Emotional distance
Repeating conflict cycles
Shutdown & withdrawal
Defensiveness
Escalation & reactivity
Mismatched communication styles
Premarital issues / pre-engagement clarity
Anxiety or anger affecting the relationship
Trust repair
Feeling disconnected or “on different pages”
Feeling like roommates
High-stress seasons (work, finances, kids, transitions)