Relationships

“Through my research, I found that vulnerability is the glue that holds relationships together. It's the magic sauce.”

- Brené Brown PhD LMSW

Deborah helps couples find the grace in relationship. Is communication a challenge for you in your relationship and end up in repeated conflicts? Or perhaps you having trouble making a committment to your partner? Are you feeling misunderstood and having trouble agreeing on an important decisions? Perhaps you are deciding if staying together is right and are considering a separation? These are all common issues and you are not alone.

All relationships offer us a unique window into our own self, our unique gifts, true desires, and life lessons. Naturally we run into bumps on the relationship road but when we are awake to the challenge, our relationship can be the perfect portal to experience more love for our self, a greater sense of belonging with more love in our relationship. Most couples need support of a third party. Relationship therapy can deepen your perspective of one other, develop a "relationship consciousness" with more "we-ness" so to speak. Together we cultivate "active empathy" as a tool for relationship awareness and employ a variety of strategies designed for your unique relationship to help you feel seen, valued, understood, and envision a future together.

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In order for connection to happen, we have to allow ourselves to be seen, really truly deeply seen.

Relationship Therapy & Coaching

I specialize in relationship therapy and coaching, uniquely qualified with a doctorate in relationship communication. Initially I was trained as a couple and family therapist and have continued to receive professional training with well-known experts in the field of couple therapy. I have considerable experience working with a range of couples with diverse orientations and backgrounds including LBGTQ+ couples, and design an approach for each couple based in my extensive clinical experience, as well as from my work in the field with various other professionals.

Approaches I Draw From

Internal Family Systems Therapy with Couples
Gottman Approach to Couples Therapy - John & Julie Gottman PhD
Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy (PACT) - Stan Tatkin PhD

Additional Training

Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT) - Susan Johnson PhD
Relational Life Therapy - Terry Real
Esther Perel Couples Therapy
Attachment in Couple Therapy - Dan Siegel, MD

See the Resources page for recommended references on these approaches to couple therapy.

Daring Love!

Thinking your relationship could use an upgrade? Or were you thinking more like an overhaul?! Either way, I offer a variety of opportunities for making your relationship a priority in 2025 with online video groups or individual meetings. Contact me to discuss your relationship challenges so we can find the right space for you to deepen your connection and start this year with greater compassion, better communication and more fun! ~Deborah

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