Couples Therapy.

Deepening Connection, Trust, and Intimacy.

New love can feel like a cotton-candy meadow—sweet, playful, and full of possibility. Over time, every relationship shifts and changes. You grow together and apart, discovering that love is not a static feeling but a living process that asks for attention, compassion, and courage.

Conflicts inevitably arise. How you navigate them—how you speak, listen, repair, and stay open—determines whether your relationship deepens or drifts. In couples therapy, we work together to understand the patterns that keep you stuck and to create new ways of being that foster trust, intimacy, forgiveness, and joy.

Understanding Your Relational Story.

Each partner carries a personal story of love and attachment—an emotional map shaped by early relationships and family of origin experiences. These formative “life chapters” influence how you connect, protect, and communicate with the person you love today.

Rather than seeing these as “baggage,” I view them as invitations to greater self-awareness. When you understand the emotional inheritance you both bring into your relationship, you can begin to soften old defenses and move toward one another with more empathy and understanding.

My Integrative Approach.

My work with couples draws from Dialogue Therapy, Jungian Depth Psychology, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Mindfulness—four complementary approaches that honor both the inner world and the shared space between you.

Dialogue Therapy helps partners slow down reactive patterns and create a structured, mindful dialogue. You learn to listen without defensiveness, speak from your own experience, and respond with clarity and compassion. It’s not about winning or losing—it’s about truly hearing and being heard.

Jungian Depth Psychology invites us to explore the unconscious dynamics that often underlie conflict—projections, shadow material, and the symbolic roles we play in love. When couples understand the deeper emotional forces at work, they can move from blame toward curiosity and meaning.

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on the emotional bond between partners. Together we identify cycles of disconnection and create moments of secure attachment—where vulnerability, trust, and safety can re-emerge.

Mindfulness is woven throughout our work as a foundation for awareness and presence. Through breath, reflection, and intentional pauses, you’ll learn to stay grounded during conflict, recognize your emotional and somatic cues, and meet your partner with openness rather than reactivity. Mindfulness deepens empathy and allows couples to experience one another beyond words—through attunement, compassion, and shared stillness.

What to Expect.

In our sessions, we explore:

Communication patterns that fuel misunderstanding;
Emotional needs and attachment styles;
Family-of-origin influences and cultural narratives about love;
The interplay of autonomy and connection; and
Pathways toward repair, forgiveness, and renewed intimacy.

You’ll practice mindful dialogue, develop tools for conflict resolution, and learn to speak and listen from the heart. Together, we work toward creating a relationship that feels emotionally safe, resilient, and alive with curiosity.

The Goal.

Couples therapy is not about perfection—it’s about presence.

When both partners feel seen, valued, and understood, love becomes a place of growth rather than fear. My goal is to help you rediscover one another, strengthen trust, and cultivate a relationship that feels grounded, authentic, and sacred in its everydayness.

Issues for Therapy.

Parenting, attachment, communication, infidelity and betrayals, gender roles, illness and caregiving, transgender decisions, in-laws, gay/lesbian/queer, work/life balance, miscarriage/abortion/infertility, death and dying, and retirement, among others.

Couples Therapy with Lisa.

Deepening Connection, Trust, and Intimacy.

Couples therapy is a collaborative, time-limited process designed to help partners understand one another more deeply, communicate more effectively, and strengthen the emotional bond that sustains their relationship. My work integrates Dialogue Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Jungian Depth Psychotherapy, and Mindfulness—four complementary approaches that address both the practical and the emotional dimensions of love, conflict, and repair.

Rather than fostering dependence on the therapist, our work helps you become experts in your own relationship—to carry forward new insights, communication skills, and relational awareness that empower you to navigate conflict and connection with confidence and compassion.

Structure & Duration.

Couples therapy with Lisa typically consists of twelve to seventeen 55-minute sessions, with a six-month follow-up to support integration and closure. A three-month follow-up is also available as needed.

The therapeutic process may include:

Evaluation of the Relationship (4–6 sessions) – Understanding patterns, strengths, and areas for growth.
Working Through Conflict (5 sessions) – Practicing skills to de-escalate tension and enhance mutual understanding.
Empathy and Emotional Connection (2 sessions) – Cultivating compassion and responsiveness to each other’s needs.
Integration and Refinement (2 sessions) – Reinforcing communication tools and deepening emotional intimacy.
Mindfulness and Creative Reflection (woven throughout) – Engaging in practices such as kintsugi, composition work, and mindfulness song listening to enhance presence, compassion, and insight. These reflective exercises help couples slow emotional reactivity, find beauty in imperfection, and integrate new awareness into daily life.

Each 60-minute session is $200, and payment is expected at the time of service.

An Inclusive Space for Every Couple.

This work is open to couples of all backgrounds, orientations, and relationship structures—married or unmarried, heterosexual or LGBTQIA+, long-term partners or those newly navigating life together. Whether you are deepening a strong bond, healing from betrayal, or discerning the future of your relationship, our sessions provide a compassionate and nonjudgmental space to explore what love asks of you both.

Every relationship holds the possibility of growth, and it begins with two people willing to listen, learn, and begin again.

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