Relationship Therapy for Couples AND FAMILIES in St. Louis

It’s time to renew and reconnect.

Are you ready to get on the same page with your loved one?

 

You may feel like you and your loved one keep talking past each other.  Maybe you’re fighting all the time, or you hardly talk at all.  Or one person talks while the other withdraws.  It can be painful when you have the same arguments over and over.  You may feel stuck and unable to move ahead.  Or you may feel misunderstood and that your needs aren’t being met.  

When we are unhappy in our home life, this can often bleed over into other areas of our lives.  Friends or coworkers may say you’re irritable or they’re tired of hearing you constantly complain about your partner or family member.  Or maybe you keep your unhappiness to yourself and it plays out in a constant sadness or anxiety that can affect your sleep, your eating or your physical well-being.

 

If you want to break these destructive relationship patterns and restore that connection, it may be time to learn a new way to communicate and interact. 

Let me help you find a better path forward. 

When you learn how to communicate more effectively with your partner or family member, you start to feel heard and understood again.  Sometimes this means we have to learn how to be vulnerable again in order to reconnect.  Stopping destructive relationship patterns can be difficult, but with hard work and the right guidance you can get there.  

When I work with couples or families, I treat the relationship as the client.

Instead of getting caught up in the back and forth of daily fights, my approach is to look at the bigger picture and see patterns so we can identify them and work through them together.  

In our first session, I will get to know both of you, your relationship, and the issues that brought you to counseling.  In our second session, I will meet with each of you individually to better understand each person’s perspective on their relationship.  The purpose of this meeting is not to keep secrets, but rather allow for candor without the worry of hurting the other person. 

From there we’ll set goals together addressing both of your concerns and then start addressing them in a way that feels constructive and healing.   

I’m here to help you…

  • Identify common goals.

  • Improve communication and understanding.

  • Find better ways to address conflict.

  • Reconnect.

  • Feel heard and understood as an individual.

It’s possible to find a new way forward.  It’s time to rediscover joy.

FAQS

Common questions about relationship therapy for couples and families

  • Sessions are generally 50 minutes, but can be extended to 75 if that makes sense for all parties. I use the first session to gather background information and learn more about why you’re here. I like to use the second and third sessions to meet with each of you individually to better understand your relationship histories. We will meet again jointly for the 4th session and going forward unless issues come up that would make sense to meet individually again.

  • That is up to you. Generally, I recommend a minimum of 4 sessions with additional sessions dependent on your needs and goals.

  • If the couple or family counseling has truly ended, then yes I can see a single person on an individual basis.

  • I generally recommend meeting weekly, but I also understand that may not work for all schedules. I try to be as flexible as possible to accommodate your schedules.

  • Yes. That is always an option.

  • Yes. I consider that family counseling and I apply the same format as explained above.