Gottman Referral Network

About

You never dreamed it would come to this. Yelling, screaming, name calling, and crying–all over a fight. You and your partner repeat the same fight over and over again. You are caught in a repeating cycle of shouting and spending hours or even days acting coldly or bitter toward each other. You want more in your life.

You go weeks without sex, spend your days working, and it seems you have nothing in common anymore. You worry that if you divorce, you will be left with nothing, and you worry about how splitting your family will create the same nightmare childhood you experienced after your own parents’ divorce.

You worry that coming to marriage counseling will be hours spent enduring your partner’s criticism while a third party sits and watches. You can’t imagine talking about the lack of sex, anger, and disappointment, but you also have immense hope that seeking help could change your marriage. You want things to change, and you’re done with this cycle of anger and blame. You wish you could trust your partner to be there for you, no matter what, and trust that they love you. If things don’t change, you know your marriage will end in divorce.

I help couples who struggle with communication and the angry cycles that lead to divorce. I provide marriage counseling and help couples reignite passion and intimacy. I understand the problems that women face in the bedroom, and together we work to help you experience fulfilling and exciting sexual intimacy. You will learn skills that help you cope and identify patterns that increase anxiety and anger and impair your ability to connect with your partner. We create a structured plan for managing conflict and creating emotional and sexual intimacy. I don’t take sides, and never let partners sit and berate each other during session. I am calm and direct, and help couples untangle their complex relationship patterns. We will work together to improve communication, learn to fight fairly, and avoid relationship pitfalls.

Special populations

LGBTQ, Infidelity, Premarital, Couples, Sex Addiction