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Relationship Therapy

Feel stronger in your connections

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You’re sick of swiping, getting your hopes up, and feeling disappointed. You aren’t even sure what you’re looking for anymore or you feel too focused on whether someone likes you to notice if you’re into them. Maybe you’re in a relationship but something doesn’t feel right or you’re getting triggered in a way that doesn’t make sense to you.

Your friends lean on you but you have a hard time asking for help. You might be the first person they call when they need to vent or the one who will jump into action when your friend is going through it. You’ve heard the term “people-pleaser” thrown around and wondered if that fits. Maybe you draw a complete blank when your friends ask what you want to do this weekend or you’ve noticed you don’t feel confident around a certain group of people. 

Your family thinks of you as the glue or the “easy one.” You keep the peace, make everyone feel comfortable, and play family therapist. It’s exhausting, and you keep getting pulled into other people’s drama. You leave a family vacation and feel like you weren’t able to be your authentic self. You wonder how you can have healthy family relationships as the person you are today.

You feel like something isn’t working in your relationships.

Relationship therapy can help you:

  • Navigate the dating scene without losing your sense of self

  • Identify and speak up for what you need

  • Understand your relationship triggers and learn how to communicate them to your partner

  • Create the healthy boundaries needed for good relationships

  • Grieve the relationships that aren’t working for you anymore

FAQs

  • Absolutely! You can always work on your relationship with yourself, your friends, family, or coworkers. Therapy is also a place to explore past relationships (what worked and didn’t) and help you figure out what you’re looking for in your next romantic partnership.

  • Absolutely! We can identify family roles and expectations, communicate boundaries, and explore how to show up more as yourself with family.

  • It’s so tough, especially for folks socialized as women. We’re taught to put other people’s needs before our own and at some point along the way, “I don’t know / I don’t care” became part of our vocabulary. We can work on identifying and communicating needs in relationships, establishing healthy boundaries, and deciphering when you’re acting from a place of generosity or people-pleasing.

  • You can contact me here to schedule a free consult. We’ll chat for about 15 minutes about your therapy needs and ensure we’re a good fit before scheduling.