Couples Counseling Therapists in Richland, WA

You don’t have to be sick to be Building Healthier Relationships (BHR). BHR is about developing a better toolbox to enhance relationships with yourself and others, and to provide a safe, nurturing environment for learning and healing. Life isn’t just a bowl of cherries—it also includes the PITs. In life, the PITs (Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment) provide the seeds for future cherries. While we are all victims at times, healing starts with moving from a victim mentality of blaming others to the survivor mentality of taking responsibility—not for what happened in the past, but for how to go forward.

Many couples want to communicate better, and at the core, partners want to feel emotionally connected to each other. Oftentimes, the negative interaction cycles of blame-withdraw, attack-defend, demand-withdraw are actually the indicators for the loss of emotional disconnection between partners. By identifying the cycle, couples can become more open to and engaged with each other, can create new emotionally attuned connections, and can revitalize their relationship . Attention to the couples sexual relationship is interwoven throughout the couples therapy. Visit my website to connect with me more.

My therapeutic method includes using a blend of the current proven treatment modalities including the Strengths Perspective, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in order to meet each clients needs as an individual and in order to empower clients to make changes in their lives. In the 20 years I have been in this field in Tri-Cities, Washington I have seen over 2000 children, adolescents, and adults having spent over 150,000 hours in psychotherapy sessions assisting clients in navigating through difficult situations resulting from divorce, relationship issues, sexual addiction, anger, depression, anxiety, and feelings of discontent.

Feeling lost, hurt, emotionally drained and afraid, let me help. I know that asking for help is so very hard especially when at times it feels as if no one could possibly understand and you're alone in pain but I am here to help. I have been helping for over 15 years and I am honored when I get to be a part of your life. If you allow me, I will go with you through your difficult journey to find that peace, relief and sense of purpose you so desperately seek.

You must master a new way to think before you can master a new way to be; Maryanne Williamson. To create lasting change at the level of thought requires an acknowledgment and understanding of how the nervous system states influence our brain states and drive our responses to life and to ourselves. I work to help my clients find emotional and spiritual wellness through learning how to manage and navigate the emotional challenges in life. I do this through understanding and working with the nervous system and the body as well as building awareness and challenging thoughts and deeper core beliefs.

I truly believe that our internalized model of safety begins when we're just a child. Dr. Sue Johnson shares, "All of us, from cradle to grave, are happiest when life is organized as a series of excursions, long or short, from the secure base provided by our attachment figure(s)." I work with individuals and couples who have struggled to feel safe and secure in their most valuable relationships. For many of them, understanding how to connect to themselves personally, or with a loved one, is difficult terrain to navigate. I work with issues around experiences with anxiety, depression, trauma, and/or neglect.

I believe each of my clients has the capacity to live a whole-hearted, fulfilling, and authentic life. Each of us struggles from time to time with obstacles that can make it difficult or even impossible to access that authenticity. As a counselor, I have the privilege of supporting my clients in identifying and then moving through these barriers in order to obtain positive health and well-being.

Got his master's in Counseling Psychology at Walla Walla University, College Place. He has worked with individuals and couples in College Place and in the Tricities for the last 5 years. He has attended all the Core Skills for EFT counseling and is working towards certification in this as well. He is passionate about helping his clients move toward their full potential and helping couples heal and maintain lasting bonds. Working with couples is is his specialty.

“If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can’t survive.” - Brene Brow. Sex therapy is a type of talk therapy aiming to alleviate physical and emotional roadblocks to sexual satisfaction. Sex and sexuality are often associated with shame. If you find yourself navigating these feelings, you’re not alone. Sexual dysfunction is a common problem among all genders and sexualities. I provide therapy for individuals and couples /relationships.

I am passionate about helping individuals/ couples heal from the anxiety, depression and trauma of sexual issues (including unwanted pornography use). Through my own experience, I know how difficult and awkward it can be to find someone who understands what you are going through. I have my own personal recovery story so I strive to provide empathy and insight to help you find the right next step for you. I believe in considering the biological, psychological, social and spiritual factors involved in any person’s life and making treatment recommendations based on accurate assessment, understanding and compassion.