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My work with couples is based on Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and the Satir Model.

Everyone needs to experience a secure bond with another. This bond provides us a safe haven where we can find comfort and support and a secure base to go out into the world. This is a universal yearning that is wired into to us as humans. To be connected is to be stronger and more resilient without feeling immature or weak or too needy. A secure sense of being loved is empowering. When someone has our back we can explore new possibilities, use our courage to ask for what we want and need and deepen our compassion for our self and partner. Together, we can find the secure bond, fun, love, and caring that has been masked by your conflicts and lost in the distance between you.

EFT COUPLES THERAPY:

EFT is a proven effective treatment for distressed couples. Research studies find that 70-75% of couples move from distress to recovery and approximately 90% show significant improvements. Through the use of EFT, we will focus on strengthening or restoring your loving connection with your partner, increasing your experience of safety, comfort, belonging, and acceptance with each other. As you begin to experience new cycles of interaction, you'll feel increasingly confident in how much you matter to each other, your ability to lovingly work together to face future challenges and cope with stressors in your life.

SATIR MODEL:

The late Dr. Virginia Satir was recognized in 2007 by the Psychotherapy Networker as the fifth most influential therapist of the past quarter-century. She was a pioneer in communications and family systems theory. Based on her model, I believe that the level of one’s self esteem directly affects not only how we feel about ourselves but how we communicate with others. Our work together will connect you with the resources we are all born with as humans that build self esteem and therefore strengthen partnerships. I value the warmth and empathetic response Virginia exuded in her work. My work reflects these values in creating an experience of change within the couple’s therapy session. Our work together will help bring into awareness and transform old and familiar patterns of communication that are defensive rather than connecting.