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Healing Relationships, Building Connections

Relationship challenges affect not only our emotional well-being but also every aspect of our lives. Our experienced psychologists and licensed therapists provide evidence-based therapeutic approaches to help couples and families navigate difficult transitions, improve communication, and create long-lasting, satisfying relationships. 

With over 40 years of combined experience serving the community, our clinicians bring deep expertise and compassion to helping you build stronger, healthier connections with those who matter most to you.

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Our Couples and Family Therapy Services

Couples and Marriage Therapy

Our couples therapy services help partners of all types recognize and resolve conflicts, improve communication patterns, and strengthen their emotional bonds. Whether you’re facing a specific crisis or experiencing ongoing relationship dissatisfaction, our therapists can provide a safe, non-judgmental space to explore concerns and develop solutions.

Couples therapy can help address:

  • Communication breakdowns
  • Trust issues and rebuilding after betrayal
  • conflict resolution difficulties
  • Intimacy and connecton challenges
  • Major life transitions (career changes, parenthood, retirement)
  • Differences in parenting styles
  • Financial diagreements
  • Blended family adjustment

Through couples therapy, you can make thoughtful decisions about rebuilding your relationship or, in some cases, navigating separation in the healthiest way possible. Our goal is to help you achieve clarity and create the most positive path forward for all parties involved.

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Family Therapy

Family therapy helps family members improve communication, resolve conflicts, and create a healthier home environment. By addressing the patterns that cause stress and conflict within the family system, therapy can help all members feel heard, valued, and understood.

Our family therapy services are usually short-term and can include all family members or just those able/willing to participate. Your specific treatment plan will be tailored to your family’s situation and goals.

Family therapy can be particularly beneficial for families experiencing:

  • Major transitions (divorce, remarriage, moves, losses)
  • Parenting challenges
  • Behavioral problems in children or teens
  • Family conflicts or communication difficulties
  • Adjustment to the illness or disability of a family member
  • Blended family integration
  • Grief and loss
Through family therapy sessions, you’ll learn skills to deepen family connections, improve communication, and develop healthier ways to navigate stressful times together.

Our Therapeutic Approach

Our clinicians utilize various evidence-based modalities in couples and family therapy, including:

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

This approach helps couples and families identify negative interaction patterns and develop more secure, loving bonds. EFT focuses on emotional responses and attachment needs underlying relationship conflicts.

The Gottman Method

Based on over 40 years of research on marital stability, this method helps couples increase respect, affection, and closeness, manage conflict effectively, and create shared meaning in their relationship.

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

This goal-directed approach focuses on finding solutions rather than dwelling on problems. It helps couples and families identify what is working and build upon strengths to create positive change.

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT helps identify and change negative thought patterns that affect relationships, teaching concrete skills for more effective communication and problem solving.

Structural Family Therapy

This approach examines and adjusts the organizational structure of the family to improve functioning, clarify boundaries, and strengthen appropriate hierarchies.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Couples and family therapy is often shorter-term than individual therapy, typically ranging from 8-20 sessions. However, this can change depending on the complexity of the issues, level of distress, and your specific goals.
While it’s best to have all relevant family members present, therapy can still be beneficial even if not everyone is willing to attend. Positive change can occur in a family system when even one member begins to interact differently.
Couples therapy can help you gain clarity about your relationship and make thoughtful decisions about your future. If you decide to separate, therapy can assist in navigating this transition in the healthiest way possible, especially when children are involved. If you choose to rebuild your relationship, therapy also provides tools and strategies to strengthen your connection.