I understand how difficult marriage can be and I am here to help. I have developed a specialty working with a variety of problems couples face including high conflict, intimacy avoidance, sexual desire differences, infidelity, and questions about leaving or staying in a marriage. I bring a systemic perspective to my work by investigating the unique patterns and dynamics that have gotten your relationship stuck. I integrate across various models and methods of therapy to find the best approach to your situation. I help each of you identify the core dilemma of your relationship and provide a path of personal growth which can help you solve your deepest relationship problems and restore your marriage to health.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and Professor (PhD) at Oklahoma State University. I teach graduate level courses on couples and sex therapy and relationships and sexuality and I supervise students clinical work. I also conduct research on intimate relationships, relationship education, and couples therapy. My experiences as an educator and researcher have strengthened my therapeutic approach by ensuring I use the most up-to-date research and deliver the most cutting edge clinical strategies. I have received training in several models of couples therapy including the developmental model, crucible therapy, discernment counseling, the Doherty approach, Imago relationship therapy, and relational life therapy.