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Can you remember the last time you felt that deep sense of connection with your partner?
Relationships can be affected by many sources of tension.
Even solid marriages can use help sometimes.
Long-term, loving relationships hold the power to heal and transform us.
Paradoxically, by opening ourselves to love, we also become vulnerable to fear, to loss, and to pain.
I work with couples - married or not - who find their connection, and sometimes their commitment,
to each other strained by circumstances that seem beyond their control.
Closeness may have slipped away slowly or something dramatic may have caused alarm.
What is my balanced pro-commitment stance in therapy?
Whether you work with me as a couple or individually, together we can look for strengths
and possibility in your relationship.
I support the restoration of respect, trust, and mutual understanding whenever possible.
I believe when two people are deeply committed to a life-long relationship, it is important
to consider the needs and goals of both individuals.
Because I understand that some relationships are toxic and dangerous, I do not promote marital
commitment blindly but rather with respect for the safety and human dignity of both partners and
their children.
Responsibility and accountability are necessary foundations for trust.
I acknowledge that spouses sometimes have incompatible goals for their marriage.
I respect my clients' ultimate authority and responsibility to make their own decisions
either to remain married or to divorce. I respect these decisions even if they differ from
what I hope for them.
It is easier in hindsight to recognize the potential that can be found in times of uncertainty and crisis.
Changes in life circumstances, past relationships, adult children, an internet relationship, an affair -
all these sutuations can become opportunities to strengthen a marriage.
I would be honored to join you in exploring the complexity and possibility within your marriage or relationship.
I am a registered member of the on-line
National Registry of Marriage-Friendly Therapists, An Advanced Practitioner Network.
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