Relationship therapy
FOR INDIVIDUALS ONLINE ACROSS CA, FL, WA, & OR
Understand yourself. Transform your relationships.
You’re exhausted from giving so much of yourself to relationships—only to feel unseen, disconnected, or never quite enough.
You want healthy, fulfilling relationships, but somehow you keep ending up in the same place. Despite all your best efforts—the reading, the podcasts—the same patterns seem to follow you from one relationship to the next.
Over time, it can leave you questioning yourself instead of understanding what’s really happening. You may start to wonder if you’re asking for too much, if you’re the problem, or if healthy relationships just aren’t meant for you.
The truth is, many of the ways we show up in relationships have deep roots—and once you understand them, you can begin engaging in relationships with greater connection and more confidence.
Maybe you…
Keep ending up in the same kind of relationships, despite wanting something different.
Struggle to set boundaries without feeling guilty or worrying you’re going to let the person you love down.
Carry all the emotional weight, planning every single date night and initiating intimacy every time, draining you both mentally and emotionally.
Second-guess yourself after conflict, replaying conversations and wondering if you were too sensitive or asked for too much.
Realize you’ve become an expert at explaining away someone else’s behavior while your own needs continue to go unmet.
Desperately want closeness but your fear of rejection gets in the way, leaving you feeling guarded and disconnected.
Want a healthier relationship but hold onto hope that your partner will change.
How it works
The way you show up in relationships has a story. Together, we’ll connect the dots between your past experiences, the patterns that keep showing up, and how you want to be in your relationships moving forward.
Many of the ways you think, feel, and respond in relationships didn’t develop overnight. They were shaped by your childhood, the relationships you’ve had before this, and the ways you’ve learned to protect yourself along the way.
In therapy, we’ll explore how your family, attachment experiences, and significant life events continue to influence your relationships today. As we begin making sense of those connections, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of yourself, your needs, and what’s been getting in the way of the kind of relationships you want.
Throughout the process, I’ll ask thoughtful questions, share observations you may not have considered, and help you recognize the connections that have been difficult to see on your own.
How I can help
Relationship therapy can help you…
Trust yourself instead of second-guessing every decision — Feel more confident making relationship decisions without constantly wondering if you’re overreacting, asking for too much, or settling for too little.
Recognize relationships that truly align with you — Better understand your values, needs, and non-negotiables so you can make choices that support the life you want.
Navigate conflict without losing yourself — Express your needs, set boundaries, and work through disagreements without becoming defensive or abandoning yourself just to keep the peace.
Build relationships that feel emotionally safe — Experience more trust, mutual respect, and genuine connection instead of uncertainty, people-pleasing, or walking on eggshells.
Feel more like yourself again — Develop a stronger sense of identity so your relationships become a source of support, not the place where you lose yourself.
The relationships you want are possible.
FAQs
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There’s no one-size-fits-all timeline. Some clients come to therapy with a specific relationship concern, while others want to explore long-standing patterns that have affected multiple areas of their lives.
Over the course of our work together, we’ll untangle the experiences, beliefs, and relationship dynamics that have brought you here—one 50-minute session at a time.
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Not at all. Relationship therapy isn’t just for people who are currently dating or partnered. Whether you’re navigating a breakup, feeling discouraged by dating, or simply noticing the same dynamics showing up over and over again, therapy gives you the opportunity to slow down before repeating them.
Instead of jumping into the next relationship hoping things will be different, you’ll have the space to reflect on what’s worked, what hasn’t, and what you want to do differently moving forward.
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Couples therapy focuses on the relationships between two people. Individual relationship therapy focuses on you: your experiences, relationship history, attachment patterns, boundaries, communication, and the ways you’ve learned to navigate connection.
By understanding yourself more, you’ll be better equipped to build healthier relationships moving forward.
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I specialize in relationship therapy and have advanced training in Relational Life Therapy (RLT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), along with trauma-informed and neurodivergent-affirming approaches. I draw from these methods to tailor therapy to the individual or couple in front of me.
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They can be. Early relationships and experiences can shape how you communicate, handle conflict, set boundaries, and experience closeness as an adult. In therapy, we’ll explore those connections when they’re relevant without assuming your childhood explains everything happening in your relationships today.