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   I work with couples from all types of domestic partnerships and sexual orientations. Couples come in with varied goals ranging from better communication skills, dealing with life stages and changes such as job stress, parenthood, aging as well as more difficult issues. These may include infidelity, anger, toxic communication or a desire on the part of one or both people to terminate or significantly alter the parameters of their relationship.  

 

   Usually, we begin by focusing upon listening and hearing one another while progressing to the goal of getting and giving the love you want by creating safety and alignment of love styles.  Family and personal history are important factors to understand as well as communication styles and expectations.   Whether you come in for a relationship tune-up, navigation to a different stage of a relationship, or negotiation of how to end a marriage or partnership, working with couples requires life experience, flexibility and the ability to stay neutral and on the side of the goals of therapy not individuals.