Relationships don’t change because people suddenly become perfect communicators. They change through small, consistent shifts in how we listen, respond, and repair.
Whether you’re feeling stuck, disconnected, or simply ready to grow, therapy can help you build practical skills that support more satisfying and intentional relationships.
We offer sessions in person in San Diego and via telehealth throughout California.
Relationships rarely fall apart because people stop caring. More often, couples get stuck in patterns of miscommunication, defensiveness, emotional distance, or conflict that keeps repeating no matter how hard they try.
My couples therapy work is informed by the Gottman Method, an evidence-based approach that helps partners better understand what’s happening beneath the surface and learn practical tools to change how they relate. Together, we focus on managing conflict more effectively, strengthening friendship and trust, increasing intimacy, and building a relationship that supports both partners’ needs and values.
Sex can be one of the most meaningful parts of a relationship, and one of the hardest to talk about. When conversations around desire, boundaries, pleasure, or sexual connection feel tense or scary, it can affect the relationship as a whole.
I work with individuals and couples navigating differences in desire, changes in sexual connection over time, healing from betrayal, opening relationships, and exploring intimacy with more honesty and care. My approach is affirming, collaborative, and grounded in the belief that there is no one “right” way to have a healthy sexual relationship — only what feels respectful, connected, and pleasurable for the people in it.
Sometimes harmful relationship patterns begin long before the relationship itself. Individual therapy offers space to better understand how your experiences, attachment history, beliefs about sex, and emotional patterns shape the way you connect with others.
I work with individuals who want to explore intimacy concerns, relationship transitions, recurring relational patterns, and their internal relationship to sex, sensuality, and closeness. Together, we’ll help you build insight, emotional awareness, stronger boundaries, and more intentional relationships.
A lot of couples tell me they have “communication issues.” Usually what they mean is: we keep having the same conversation, and it never goes anywhere helpful.
Communication is about more than saying the right thing. It’s about understanding what happens when emotions get activated, learning how to slow things down, and creating enough safety to actually hear each other. In our work together, you’ll learn practical tools for navigating conflict, repairing after difficult moments, expressing needs clearly, and responding with more empathy instead of reactivity.
Our “Communication Basics for Relationships” package is a good starting point if you’re looking for some support but aren’t sure you’re ready to commit to ongoing couples therapy. For some couples, it offers a practical way to learn foundational skills, get unstuck, and better understand what they need more help with moving forward.
