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COUPLES THERAPY 💞

Healing Patterns, Deepening Connection, and Restoring Safety in Love 🌱​

Couples come to therapy because something important has been lost. Maybe communication has collapsed into arguments. Maybe trust has been shaken. Maybe you feel like you are living parallel lives instead of sharing a partnership. Or maybe trauma and old wounds are getting triggered inside the relationship and you don’t know how to calm it down anymore.

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My approach with couples is grounding, structured, and deeply compassionate. I blend relational work inspired by Terry Real’s model with EMDR and trauma-informed healing, helping both partners understand the patterns that are running the relationship and giving you the tools to create something healthy, stable, and connected.

The goal is always to help you reconnect with each other in a way that feels clear, safe, and emotionally honest. 💗

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Understanding the Dance Between You 💃🕺

Every couple has a pattern that plays out when stress rises. Some people pursue. Some people withdraw. Some shut down. Some explode. Some over-function. Some collapse into shame or self-blame.

None of this means you are incompatible. It simply means your survival strategies are colliding.

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Together we slow everything down and explore:

• why each person reacts the way they do
• which old wounds are being activated
• how your stances feed into each other
• how to shift the dance so connection becomes possible again

This part of the work brings clarity and relief. It helps both partners understand what is actually happening beneath the surface. 🌊​

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How I Work With Couples 🕊️

Relational Life Therapy Foundations 💬

Using Terry Real’s approach, we identify the specific patterns that create disconnection. We explore the dynamics between you, the roles you fall into when you feel hurt, and the protective strategies that block intimacy.

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Couples learn how to speak honestly without hurting each other, how to take accountability without shame, and how to replace old, reactive patterns with new relational habits that feel grounded and respectful. ❤️

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EMDR for Relationship Healing ✨🧠

When deeper wounds are getting triggered inside the relationship, I integrate EMDR to help each partner:

• stabilize their nervous system
• reduce emotional reactivity
• process the past so it stops interrupting the present
• approach difficult conversations with confidence and clarity

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EMDR can be used individually within couples work, or as a shared process that supports the relationship’s healing. This allows both partners to show up with more emotional availability and less fear. 🌈

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A Trauma-Informed Approach to Repair 🫶

Many couples are carrying unresolved experiences such as betrayal, attachment wounds, childhood trauma, family-of-origin conditioning, or complex relational histories.

Together we work gently and intentionally to:

• rebuild trust with transparency and follow-through
• restore emotional safety
• learn how to self-regulate and co-regulate
• repair ruptures with compassion
• create new patterns of closeness, honesty, and intimacy

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This work is not about blame. It is about healing, rebuilding, and learning how to show up for each other with presence and kindness. 🌟

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Common Issues We Work Through Together 🌻

• communication breakdowns
• emotional disconnection
• conflict that spirals quickly
• infidelity and trust repair
• trauma triggers inside the relationship
• shutdown, avoidance, stonewalling, or emotional retreat
• anxiety around abandonment or rejection
• constant caretaking or over-functioning
• rebuilding intimacy
• creating a shared vision for the future

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What It Feels Like to Work With Me 🤍

Couples describe the experience as warm, clear, structured, and deeply supportive. I guide you gently but directly. I help you see what is happening in real time and teach you how to shift the dynamic in a way that feels respectful to both partners.

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You can expect empathy, clarity, emotional safety, and support that honors both sides of the relationship.

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Fees and Scheduling 📅

All couples sessions are provided virtually through secure telehealth. This allows both partners to join from wherever they feel most at ease and ensures privacy and consistency.

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90-minute session - $300 

Additional time if clinically helpful
Every extra 30 minutes is $100 ⏱️

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You will always know exactly what you are investing in and why. This structure supports depth, clarity, and meaningful progress.

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Ready to Begin? 🌄

Your relationship deserves the chance to heal, grow, and reconnect. Whether you are at a breaking point or simply wanting to strengthen your bond, this work can shift everything. You do not have to figure it out on your own. We can rebuild this together. 💗

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To schedule your couples session, Text or Call:

Phone: (888) 996-7178 📞