Specialties

Sexuality and desire are deeply embodied and deeply vulnerable. Shame, past hurt, nervous system dysregulation, and disconnection from the body can all create blocks to physical and emotional closeness. I work somatically with couples to get curious about what's getting in the way, navigate differences in desire without blame, and move toward intimacy that feels safe, honest, and alive.

There are many reasons couples find themselves disconnected sexually — low libido shaped by hormones, stress, or exhaustion; past sexual trauma that has made the body a difficult place to inhabit; shame or cultural conditioning around expressing needs, wishes, and fantasies; or performance anxiety that makes it hard to stay present.

In session, we slow things down and make space for conversations that may have felt too loaded to have before. I support you in exploring where pressure or anxiety around intimacy is coming from, building a shared language for desire and repair, and trying new things at your own pace. The aim is connection that feels genuine for both of you — rediscovering desire, learning to ask for what you want, and bringing intimacy back into your everyday life in a way that actually fits.

The same fight, different day. It starts with walking on eggshells, and no matter what you do, someone ends up feeling too much or not enough. The arguing is exhausting, but it's the loneliness underneath that really wears you down.

These cycles are rarely about the surface issue. Beneath recurring conflict are nervous system responses, unmet needs, and attachment wounds that keep pulling you back into the same loop. Together we slow down those patterns, understand what's really happening for each of you, and build new ways of listening and responding that don't leave you both feeling worse.

Trust can be broken in a single moment, or eroded slowly over time through emotional unavailability, disconnection, or unmet needs. Whether you're navigating the aftermath of infidelity, a significant rupture, or a gradual drift that has left you feeling unsafe or unseen, the path back to each other requires more than forgiveness. It requires understanding what broke down and why.

This work creates space for both partners to feel heard without blame, to grieve what was lost, and to slowly rebuild the safety and security that intimacy requires. Repair is possible, but it takes honesty, patience, and a willingness to understand each other more deeply than before.

What looks like a relationship problem is often a trauma response. Childhood attachment wounds, past relational hurt, and unresolved trauma shape how we give and receive love — how close we let people in, how we respond when we feel threatened, and what we do when we're hurt. When one or both partners carry unresolved trauma, it can create cycles of disconnection that feel confusing and painful for both.

This work helps you understand how the past is showing up in the present, distinguish trauma responses from relationship dynamics, and create the safety that allows both partners to soften and connect. Healing relationally is possible, and it often begins with simply understanding each other more clearly.

Major life changes — becoming parents, navigating loss, career shifts, or unexpected upheaval — can strain even the strongest relationships. Transitions often resurface old wounds and patterns, and can leave partners feeling out of sync, unsupported, or suddenly unfamiliar to each other. This work helps you navigate change together, staying connected even when you're not in the same place, supporting each other through grief and uncertainty, and finding new footing as individuals and as a couple.

Ethically non-monogamous, polyamorous, open, queer, and kink-involved relationships have their own unique strengths, dynamics, and challenges, and deserve a therapist who understands that without pathologizing or judgment. I am affirming of diverse relationship structures, sexual identities, and expressions, and bring familiarity with the landscapes of ENM and kink.

Whether you're navigating jealousy, negotiating boundaries, managing multiple relationships, or simply looking for a space where your relationship doesn't need to be explained or justified, this is that space. We work with what's actually happening between you — with curiosity, respect, and without assumption about what your relationship should look like.