I specialize in couple therapy, lead Question and Answer sessions for newly training couple therapists, and coach trainings for A Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy®(PACT). This dynamic way of working gives couples the opportunity to experience moving in and out of conflict - rather than just talking about it - right in the therapy room. It combines the best of three areas of cutting-edge research: attachment theory, developmental neuroscience, and arousal regulation to help couples create secure-functioning relationships.

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Attachment Theory: Attachment Theory focuses on how our early childhood experiences create a blueprint for how we relate to those closest to us throughout our lives. If our blueprint is healthy and secure, we will be able to maneuver through difficult terrain with our partner with a greater sense of safety and ease. However, if like many of us, our blueprint holds insecurities, this will cause trouble in our relationships as adults. In the therapy room, we will work together to repair insecure attachment patterns, and will create safety and security in your partnership today. 

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Developmental Neuroscience: Developmental Neuroscience simply means the study of the human brain. New, exciting research gives us useful insights into how our brains drive our behavior. Understanding how our brains act and react within relationships helps us to become aware of relationship patterns, and create lasting change.

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Arousal Regulation: Arousal Regulation refers to the moment-to-moment ability to manage one's energy, alertness, and readiness to engage. In other words, how do you respond to stress? Do you shut down and collapse? Or do you become enraged and scream for hours? Do you react the same as your partner? Addressing these important questions will help you learn how to move in and out of conflict with your partner without detrimental consequences to your relationship.

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I also specialize in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy®(SP), a modality developed by Pat Ogden that integrates somatic, emotional and cognitive processing and integration as a way to understand and move through trauma and relational wounds in our lives. Over the years, I have found that the body is by far the most direct and effective access point for discovery and healing, and when explored with nonviolence and collaboration, we are able to transform our experiences in a profound and sustainable way.

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