Gottman Method Therapists in Hopkins, MN

Are you frustrated with your marriage or committed relationship? Are you and your spouse or partner arguing frequently? Maybe you feel really disconnected from your partner and you're exhausted trying to get through to them. Or maybe you're overwhelmed parents and can't find the time for each other anymore. We all want to feel heard and respected in our marriages and partnerships. Conflict in normal, but unhealthy patterns of fighting over the same thing over and over is not. I help couples figure out a better way to get through to one another. I can help you both feel more connected.

I believe that the key to a successful therapeutic experience is the strength and quality of the relationship between the client and the therapist. Building trust and rapport is where we start. My experience as a psychotherapist has affirmed my belief that each of us has a great capacity to change and grow. I specialize in working with clients to process emotional pain that has resulted from different stressors that occur through the life cycle. Developing one's emotional awareness can result in more intimate, loving relationships.

I offer a strength based, caring approach to creating change. I treat each person with respect and dignity. Decades of experience and intensive trainings ground my clinical work in evidenced based practices. I work with individuals, couples and families to identify core issues, negotiate conflicts, enhance coping skills and create behavior change. My work with couples and families encourages and teaches healthy communication skills and enhances attachment. I have Gottman Method and Emotionally Focussed Couples training. I work with individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, effects of trauma and relationship issues.

Relationships require continued trust, communication, and deep awareness of each other’s worlds. I work with couples, including polyamorous, non-monogamous, kinky, etc., to build connection, trust, and intimacy in their relationships. I also help partners learn to manage conflict more effectively. I help partners find ways to communicate about difficult and sensitive issues. This is important when partners struggle to connect around each other's unique sexual wants and needs. These conversations need an atmosphere of trust, acceptance, and non-judgment, as partners learn to validate and respond to each other's sexual selves.

I am a licensed marriage and family therapist and I have been working in this field for many years. I provide a wide range of mental health services including diagnostic assessments, individual, couple and family therapy. My main focus with clients is to create a safe, supportive, and positive therapeutic relationship so that healing and growth can occur. Areas of particular interest to me include life transitions, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, and relational difficulties.

Therapy: Emilee provides therapy services in Minnesota using video/phone. I come alongside clients looking to understand themselves clearer and have more fulfilling lives and relationships. I use an attachment lens and incorporate mind-body-spirit approaches. Family Coaching: Family coaching can be provided across the United States. Coaching around transitions, improving communication, and problem solving is available. Emilee has 20+ years experience as a parent and over 15 years supporting parents and families. I offer a free 15 minute phone call to see if we are a match.

When you and your partner started dating things were great! You had so much in common, your communication was great, and your sex life was fireworks. But now those days feel like ancient history and that spark has been replaced with the same old arguments, resentment, and feeling more like roommates than partners. If you’re convinced it doesn’t have to be this way, you’re right. I help couples just like you identify negative conflict patterns, navigate betrayal and infidelity, and have better sex.

Are you or your loved one autistic, feeling misunderstood or experiencing related challenges? Do you need a therapist who understands your family and your unique situation? If you are a neurodivergent adult or parenting an autistic child and are looking for a safe place to process your feelings, address trauma, improve communication or problem solve daily challenges, I would be honored to help. As both an experienced therapist and a parent of an autistic young adult, I understand how autism, anxiety or ADHD impacts you and your family.

Life can often throw us into moments of uncertainty and confusion. My mission is to guide you through these challenging times, empowering you with the tools to navigate life's complexities with grace and resilience. Whether you're an individual seeking personal growth, a family striving for harmony, or a couple aiming to strengthen your bond, I am here to support and facilitate your journey toward positive change and greater well-being.

Are you and/or your partner feeling like you're in a constant state of disconnection and frustration? I'm here to guide people like you through those difficult moments. My mission is to help you break through the barriers that are holding you back from the love, understanding, and happiness you desire. Together, we can rediscover the spark in your relationship and create a path to a more fulfilling future.

I serve as a counselor, coach and consultant to individuals, couples, families seeking to make change. My approach is integrative insofar as I utilize practices from different approaches depending on what works for the client and what can be scientifically validated from the field of neuroscience; the work may involve verbal and/or somatic interventions to address problems and opportunities. I consider validation or empathy to be an important foundation for the work. Insight and awareness can also be critical; however, I also stress the need to try new actions to break old patterns that no longer work but are known and familiar.

There's no shame in the sex therapy or coaching game! LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX! Sex therapy can help heal shame, feel sexy AF, increase confidence, and more! Deep down you've hidden who you really are and shame takes over when you think about asking for help. Feeling safe is your goal in therapy and you want to feel comfortable with a sex therapist before SPILLING THE TEA! If you are ready to SLAY ALL DAY, tell anxiety to shut the fuck up, ask your partner to dominate you while you call them daddy, play around with makeup to explore your gender, or put yourself on the MFing to-do list for a change, then you are in the right place!