Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

Cognitive-behavioral therapy stresses the role of thinking in how we feel and what we do. It is based on the belief that thoughts, rather than people or events, cause our negative feelings.

Dialectical (DBT)

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is the treatment most closely associated with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Therapists practice DBT in both individual and group sessions. The therapy combines elements of CBT to help with regulating emotions through distress tolerance, mindfulness, and working on interpersonal relationships.

Family / Marital

Family and Marital therapists work with families or couples both together and individually to help them improve their communication skills, build on the positive aspects of their relationships, and repair the harmful or negative aspects.

Family Systems

Family Systems therapists view problems within the family as the result not of particular members' behaviors, but of the family's group dynamic. The family is seen as a complex system having its language, roles, rules, beliefs, needs, and patterns.

Eclectic Approach

Many practitioners take an eclectic approach to therapy, drawing upon various aspects of cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic methods to create their own custom-made approach. Such therapists often work with their clients to create a treatment plan that encompasses different techniques to best address the client's particular problems and to appeal to their sensibility.

Gottman Method

In my work with couples, I draw deeply from attachment theory. This powerful, research-based approach helps us understand how we connect, communicate, and respond to one another in close relationships. Attachment theory suggests that we all have an innate need to feel safe, seen, and emotionally connected to our partner. When these needs are met, we thrive. But when they’re threatened—through conflict, disconnection, or misunderstanding—we often react in ways that create distance or tension, even when we want closeness.

I help couples identify the underlying patterns in their relationship that may be causing hurt or disconnection. Often, these patterns come from early attachment experiences and are expressed in how we seek closeness, respond to conflict, or protect ourselves emotionally.

While I am not certified in the Gottman Method, I have received training and actively incorporate Gottman-informed techniques into my work with couples.

Through therapy, you will:

  • Understand your own and your partner’s attachment styles (such as anxious, avoidant, or secure)

  • Recognize how your emotional responses are rooted in the need for connection

  • Learn new ways to express vulnerability, listen with empathy, and repair emotional wounds

  • Build a relationship that feels safe, secure, and emotionally fulfilling

I often use Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), an evidence-based model grounded in attachment theory, to guide couples toward more profound understanding and lasting change.

No matter where you're starting from, attachment theory offers a compassionate and hopeful roadmap for strengthening your bond.