Couples Counseling

Where do we learn how to have great romantic relationships? No where, unless we had amazing parents that problem solved in front of us and resolved issues with mutual respect and adaptation. Anyone? Not many. Hundreds of thousands have tried before you and winging it usually doesn’t work. Let me work with you and provide a few communication tools, fair fighting skills, and the ability to find ways to both get your needs met. We can also work on how to be less reactive without loving less or putting up walls. Let me work with you to have a deeper and more meaningful understanding of what it is to share your life with someone.

Divorce

Divorce sucks. I value working with people who are amidst a divorce or trying to find a new path after divorce. Having someone to lean on, and to help make sense of things, seems to help people navigate it more effectively. That’s what we want, right? To start the next chapter instead of feeling shackled to the last. Major changes in our lives can shrink us or expand us depending on how we relate to it. Let me help you learn from the past to create a more fulfilling future.

Grief

There is nothing like loss. Words never touch it, as best as we try. I could share with you what others and I have learned amidst our grief. There are anchor points to help you navigate through these overwhelming times. I may be able to help you get through where you feel stuck.

I lost my father to brain cancer six years ago. He was one of my best friends. He knew me through and through. I miss him and honor him everyday by claiming integrity in my actions. He had a big heart. I honor him that way too. I will never “get over” my loss. I never will. If you are looking at this page because you have lost, you know that too.

It’s important to honor the loss. A lot of people would benefit to know more about the grief process. The people I work well with are people who are trying to find an outlet to work through all the complex and often confusing emotions with deep loss. Having a place where you won’t be judged often seems vital to make progress when you are already feeling overwhelmed.

Anxiety

There are many types of anxiety. It can keep you up at night. It can make you eat less. It makes you ask “What if?” All. The. Freaking. Time.
It can make you want to sleep all day and procrastinate what you think needs to be done. There are many effective tools that exist to help you overcome anxiety. And they work. Especially when you figure out what the anxiety is telling you. When you can understand it, you can manage it. Everyone is a candidate to learn ways to deal with anxiety and the associated stress and trauma that create it.

Failure to Launch

It’s crazy hard to figure out what you want to do with your life. There are some really cool tools and ways to find your North Star.  It's hard to understand the possibilities that lay before you. My goal would be to make each step toward your dream feel achievable.

Major Life Decisions

There is legitimate suffering and there is suffering that is unnecessary. Let me help you with both. Let’s get rid of the unnecessary suffering, like not having enough information about what works and what doesn’t. It helps to know what your options are. There are always many ways to approach anything. I’ll figure those out with you. I'll be in your corner the entire time.