A couple seeking therapy deserves tremendous respect. Whether you are trying therapy for the first time, resuming treatment, or looking for a better fit, you are taking steps towards positive change. I believe that each couple has a potential for healing and growth. Therapy is a safe place where human connection with your therapist, empathy and unconditional acceptance are balanced with a challenge. Both are necessary to help you gain a new perspective about yourself, your partner and your relationship, overcome internal barriers, and experience new, healthier, and more fulfilling ways of being.
I view our work as an interesting, energizing process that helps you to better understand your relationship, to make it healthier, to enhance your ability to cope with stress and ultimately to become a happier person. Our work would recognize the uniqueness of your circumstances, and of your personalities.
My approach to treatment is relational psychodynamic. In addition to my doctorate in clinical psychology I have been trained in postgraduate psychodynamic treatment of couples. In addition to insight-oriented work targeted at exploring conflicting feelings, wishes, and other sources of feeling “stuck”, I integrate principles of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness to help couples who struggle with impulsivity, emotion regulation, and dealing with various relationship and life stressors. I work both with individuals and couples. I specialize in depression, anxiety, interpersonal and relationship issues, substance abuse and infertility.