Couples Counseling

Couples come to therapy for many different reasons; whether there’s constant conflict, a sense of emotional disconnection, a lack of sex and intimacy, past or current infidelity, financial disputes, difficulties around negotiating shared chores and life tasks, parenting disagreements, or some combination of the above issues. Often, these problems devolve with time and create what ultimately feels like an uncrossable divide between partners accompanied by an increasing sense of acrimony, little safety, and less trust.  

Please know: this can change if you’re both willing to put in the work and I can help you do that. 

With couples I use Imago Relationship Therapy. A therapy developed by Harville Hendrix and his wife Helen LaKelly Hunt–two psychologists who created this revolutionary approach couples counseling to save their ailing marriage.

Good news, it worked. 

Imago therapy uses a series of specialised dialogues in which partners take turns speaking and listening, only switching roles once it’s been confirmed that the speaker feels properly validated and empathized with by the listener.

These dialogues cut to the core issues of the relationship and help partners speak about formerly taboo subjects with a strong set of ground rules in place.

This is a very different way of showing up to a conversation and provides the needed space and containment for each party to finally feel heard and understood.

All the while, I am there, facilitating, providing the empathy, understanding, and grounding to help you and your partner begin reconnecting in a way that sustains long after our session ends. 

In my work with couples I have genuinely been astonished by how powerful this method is in reestablishing a safe channel of communication and connection that eases couples back into the safety, love, and stability they initially got married with the hopes of further cultivating. 

Want to learn more about how Imago couples therapy can potentially help your relationship?

Message today for a free 15 minute voice or video call to see if we’re a good fit.