Couples & Relational Therapy in Seattle
The way we love is often shaped long before we meet each other.
The patterns that create distance can also become the doorway to deeper intimacy.
Couples & Relational Therapy
We can learn a lot about ourselves in relationships, but often our vulnerabilities can be heightened, and we can be at a loss for how to communicate our needs and desires effectively.
In relational therapy, I integrate a holistic approach that includes nervous system regulation, attachment theory, sex-positive counseling, somatic therapy, Hakomi, Internal Family Systems, and family systems therapy. My goal is to support the growth of your relationship, deepening interpersonal awareness and connection.
Often, we only grasp fragments of our partner’s experience through the lens of our own fears, histories, assumptions, and protective patterns. As awareness deepens, communication can become clearer, and connection more compassionate. Relational therapy begins by helping you attune to your own internal responses and slow down, allowing you to listen with greater softness to yourself and your loved one(s). When we can receive our loved one(s) more fully and express our needs and desires with clarity, our relationship will deepen and we will feel more connection to our partner and ourselves.
Through relational therapy, you will discover more about yourself, deepen your love and understanding of one another and increase secure attachment in your relationship.
Frequently Asked Questions
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I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of Washington. My graduate training specialized in working with relational systems such as couples and families. I have also completed specialized training through the IFS Institute in couples therapy from an Internal Family Systems perspective, and I will be continuing advanced training in PACT therapy later this year.
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Couples sessions are offered in a 75-minute format to allow enough space for nervous system regulation, emotional attunement, and deeper relational work. Working with two people instead of one requires more time to thoughtfully hold the dynamic, slow reactive patterns, and create the conditions for meaningful connection and repair without the process feeling rushed.
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75-minute couples session: $400
2-hour foundational couples intake session: $640
A portion of my practice is dedicated to reduced-fee sessions in support of a more accessible path to healing. If my standard rates are a barrier, let’s discuss what may be possible. Please see Information and Policies for additional details.
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Couples therapy involves holding the experiences, histories, and nervous systems of more than one person at a time. The rate reflects the additional training, complexity, and preparation involved in this work
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My approach to couples and relational therapy is rooted in attachment theory, nervous system regulation, somatic awareness, and depth-oriented psychotherapy. Together, we explore the unconscious patterns, protective strategies, and relational dynamics that may be contributing to conflict, disconnection, or cycles of misunderstanding.
The goal is not simply to improve communication, but to foster greater emotional safety, understanding, intimacy, and connection.
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Couples therapy is not about forcing a particular outcome or taking sides. Rather, it is a space to deepen awareness, improve communication, and better understand the patterns shaping the relationship. Sometimes this process leads to deeper connection and repair; other times it brings clarity about what each person truly needs moving forward.
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I welcome and affirm diverse relationship structures and identities, including LGBTQ+ relationships, consensual non-monogamy/polyamorous relationships, and partnerships that exist outside traditional relational frameworks.
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It is very common for partners to arrive with different levels of readiness, comfort, or openness around the therapy process. Hesitation does not necessarily mean therapy cannot be helpful. Often, part of the work is creating enough safety for each person to feel more understood, less defended, and more able to engage authentically.
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It begins with a complimentary consultation call. This is a space for us to explore your goals and determine if this modality is a potential fit for you.
Couples & Relational Therapy Specialities
I work with couples and relationships navigating the intricate rhythms of human connection. My clinical focus includes:
Intimacy & Attachment: Healing romantic bonds, attachment wounding, and communication barriers.
Alternative Relational Structures: Navigating Consensual Non-Monogamy (CNM) and non-traditional partnerships.
Life Transitions & Grief: Parenthood, aging parents, career shifts, and spiritual crises.
Collaborative Dynamics: Creative partners, artistic collaborators, and foundational friendships.
Intergenerational Healing: Adult familial relationships and supporting loved ones with PTSD.
Psychedelic Integration: Weaving non-ordinary experiences into the relational field.
Scope of Practice: I specialize in depth-oriented growth and reconciliation. Therefore, I do not see clients currently considering separation, those involved in active affairs/secrecy, or marriages moving toward divorce, as these fall outside my specific scope of practice.
