RELATIONSHIP ISSUES THERAPY
A place to talk about the relationships that matter to you.
You may love someone and still feel lonely with them. You may keep having the same argument, avoid difficult conversations altogether, or wonder why closeness has begun to feel so hard. Perhaps your relationship is changing, and you are not yet sure what that change means.
Relationship therapy offers room to pause and understand what is happening—without deciding in advance who is at fault or what your relationship should look like. dWhether you come on your own or with a partner, your experiences and the commitments you have chosen deserve to be taken seriously.
What brings people to therapy
Every relationship has its own history and agreements. Some people come to therapy after a particular rupture; others sense a distance that has grown gradually over time. You might be looking for support with:
- Conversations that turn into conflict, shutdown, or misunderstanding.
- Feeling disconnected despite caring deeply for one another.
- Trust, jealousy, insecurity, or a breach of an agreement.
- Intimacy, changing needs, or differences in desire.
- Boundaries with partners, family, friends, or work.
- Negotiating expectations and agreements in your relationship.
- Deciding whether to repair a relationship, change it, or leave it.
You do not need to agree on exactly what the problem is before reaching out. Finding the words for what has been difficult can be part of the work.
Therapy for individuals and couples
Individual therapy
can help you explore your relationship patterns, understand your needs, and think through decisions at your own pace. A partner does not have to attend for your concerns to be worth bringing to therapy.
Couples therapy
offers partners a place to slow down recurring interactions, hear one another more clearly, and explore what each person needs. The aim is not to declare a winner or pressure you toward a particular outcome; it is to make space for a more honest and useful conversation.
If you are unsure which format fits, we can discuss that during an initial consultation.
Begin with a conversation
Reaching out about a relationship can feel vulnerable, particularly if you are not sure what you want to happen next. You can start by telling me a little about what has been going on and whether you are seeking individual or couples therapy. We can then discuss your questions and whether working together feels like a good fit.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE IN CRISIS TO BENEFIT FROM THERAPY
Sometimes the most important work begins when your life is going well enough that you finally have the space to ask whether it is truly working for you.