My unique approach to couples therapy is integrative, evidence-based, and deeply relational.

 

Drawing from Relational Life Therapy (Terrance Real), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Polyvagal Theory, and The Gottman Method, I help partners move from conflict and disconnection toward mutual understanding, emotional safety, and lasting repair. This is high-level work for couples who want real change. It's not generic or formulaic. It’s deep, nuanced, and designed to change not just how you relate, but who you are in relationship.

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We explore the inner emotional parts that shape each partner’s reactions, build nervous system regulation and co-regulation, identify core patterns and cycles, and develop relational skills grounded in truth, accountability, and compassion.

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If you are looking to go over old patterns again and again, this therapy is not for you.

 

However, if you are hungry for change, seeking ways to restore emotional and/or physical intimacy, desperate to move past infidelity, or wanting strategies to rejuvenate a relationship you always knew you could have, then these are perhaps sessions you should explore.

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​Sessions combine curiosity, insight and education. They include a foundation of safety, security, and non-judgment, while also honouring each individual's perception, struggle or pain. 

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What Sessions Typically Cover (but are not exclusive to):

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• Identifying destructive communication cycles (e.g. criticism, defensiveness, withdrawal)

• Understanding the deeper emotional 'parts' driving conflict (IFS-based exploration)

• Building nervous system awareness and regulation in moments of tension (Polyvagal-informed tools)

• Developing healthy relational boundaries and accountability (Relational Life Therapy principles)

• Practising respectful confrontation and emotional honesty

• Rebuilding trust and emotional safety

• Learning how to repair after conflict and rupture (Gottman "Rupture & Repair" strategies)

• Cultivating empathy, active listening, and validation skills

• Reconnecting through intimacy, appreciation, and shared meaning

• Addressing legacy family patterns and intergenerational wounds

• Learning to move from individual reactivity to relational responsibility

• Creating rituals of connection and shared values

• Developing conflict navigation skills that respect both partners’ nervous systems

• Supporting individual growth within the relationship

• Co-regulating through breath, voice, and safe physical presence

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If you’re ready to move beyond surface fixes and do the work that lasts, this therapy is worth the investment: A few things are more valuable than a relationship that feels safe, strong, and truly alive.

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Sessions are either 55 minutes or 90 minutes and are offered weekly.