Quick Detials
- Session Length: 53 Minutes
- Investment: $180
- Session Location: In-person at Dallas Office | Virtually across TX
- Insurances Accepted: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Baylor Scott & White, Optum, and UMR
Who Is It For
- LGBTQ+ couples looking for a queer therapist
- Gay male couples wanting a gay male couples therapist
- Couples looking to deepen their emotional intimacy
Does This Sound Like You?
You keep trying to bring up the hard conversations, but every time your partner either shuts down or gets defensive, leaving a painful distance between you two.
You feel emotionally distant from your partner, and you're scared to even talk about it because they take it as a personal jab.
You're feeling resentful toward your partner because every time they bring something up, it feels like they're attacking you.
You feel like your world has been shattered after the affair, and you're just looking for some clarity and relief on how to move forward.
My Unique Approach
I use Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples, a research-backed treatment method considered the gold standard for couples therapy by the American Psychological Association.
During our sessions, I'll regularly slow you down to piece together your emotional experience so you can understand why you feel the way you do and share that vulnerability with your partner. I'll regularly use the phrase "the cycle" to help you and your partner see relationship challenges as a systemic issue rather than a personal character flaw of either person.
My approach is warm and focused, meaning I want to build a strong, safe relationship with you while making sure we get to the heart of the matter and don't leave sessions feeling aimless.
I engage in weekly consultation with other EFCT-trained clinicians to provide the best support for my clients. Watch this short video to learn more about how EFCT works.
My clinical experience includes working with couples in private practice in the North Dallas area, helping partners navigate emotional disconnection, open relationships, trauma, and infidelity.
What To Expect in Couples Therapy
I do couples therapy in three stages. First, I'll learn about you and your partner's relationship history and identify the common cycles between you two. By the end of this first stage, you'll both have a stronger awareness of the cycle you get caught in and ideally be able to reconnect quicker after arguments.
In the second phase, I'll help deepen your emotional connection by identifying and sharing your more hidden emotional needs.
In the final stage, couples therapy shifts into more of a maintenance role, with monthly or every-other-month check-ins. By the end of treatment, you should be able to reconnect more quickly after arguing, understand how you and your partner feel and function during conflict, and lean more into your relationship as a source of support.
