Couples Counseling Therapists in Loveland, CO

Many will enter therapy thinking, “What have I been doing wrong to get here?” I meet clients and think, “What have you been doing right to make it this far?” Yes, I think a bit backwards, but it’s what allows me to find innovative ways to help clients move forward using their strengths. Individuals, couples , and families who have previously felt stuck in complex issues with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief & loss, adoption, parenting, and relationships report finding relief through embracing their strengths and being reassured that their experience is valid. This helps tap into their innate ability to heal and renew balance.

I am a relationship and sex therapist who works with individuals and couples struggling with intimacy issues. At times we face problems in our sex lives that leave us feeling isolated or misunderstood. We may be experiencing a crisis, such as the discovery of an affair or conflict over pornography, or struggles over one partner 's loss of interest in sex, or a life transition, such as the addition of a baby, that leads to conflict rather than connection in the bedroom. Whether you are married or single, straight or gay, if you are experiencing sexual problems and/or relationship problems, I can help.

Everyone tells a story: "I am a success," "I am content with my life," "I am a failure," or "no one cares about me." If your story is increasingly negative, perhaps we should talk about it. I use narrative therapy, which helps you separate yourself from your problems and then conquer them. It's like rewriting your story; your problems become the villains, and therapy helps you defeat them. In addition to narrative therapy, I am also an EMDR Level I & II practitioner, a therapy which helps you to reprocess traumatic memories so that you are no longer triggered by them.

Using an integrative and holistic approach to psychotherapy, I work with individuals, couples and families to overcome a variety of life difficulties, including trauma and PTSD, relationship problems, overwhelming emotions, life transitions, and parenting issues. My goal is to help you identify and change patterns of thought, emotion, communication and behavior getting in the way of your goals and relationships, and to help you create a satisfying life. I specialize in a number of evidence-based and somatic (body-mind) psychotherapeutic techniques including:

In our work together, you will learn how to relate to yourself and the painful realities of life skillfully. To begin, I'll support you in slowly turning attention inward while remaining grounded and open. From this connected space, we'll inquire into the thoughts, behaviors, emotions, and sensations that color your experience of life. Naturally, unresolved trauma and grief will call attention to themselves. We'll meet them together, with genuine curiosity and compassion. Insights emerge both spontaneously and gradually when relating in this way and 'the work' begins to feel more authentic, enjoyable, and healing.

I believe that you have innate goodness and worth, coupled with the need to be seen and valued for your creativity and unique contributions. It requires strength to find more clarity and possibility in your life, and I honor your courage. With my patient and innovative counseling methods, I will support you to remember and revitalize those aspects of yourself that may have become forgotten and lost. My warm and engaging style not only enables you to become aware of your limiting self-judgments, but also provides the necessary encouragement and tools for creating empowered, life-affirming, and embodied transformation.