Couples Therapy

Every couple faces issues.

Maintaining a healthy, committed relationship takes a lot of work.

You see your own diagnosis or your partner’s diagnosis interfering with the health of the relationship.
Often, one partner’s diagnosis of ADHD, Autism, OCD or other neurodivergence makes it hard to get along or be on the same page. You feel like you are walking on eggshells and fear making your partner upset by expressing your feelings or needs.

I see how much you do to make it work, often putting the relationship’s needs before yours. Your job, raising children, dealing with in-laws, trying to keep financially afloat, and tending to everyone’s needs take most of your time. Guess what suffers? You and your relationship with your “significant other.”

No matter how hard you try, the connection and love you once shared seem to be getting further away. Sharing emotions and feelings is out of the question. Most of the time is spent arguing and avoiding unresolved issues.

No matter what you say or do, it makes everything worse. He takes your comments wrong, and she fails to understand how you feel and what you want. You each talk past one another – fearful of being honest about your feelings.

Feeling disconnected? Couples therapy can help.

You don’t have to continue to feel alone and disconnected from your partner or yourself. Couples counseling is an excellent approach to therapy that can help you feel more connected.

In couples therapy, my main concern is ensuring you feel heard and understood. I am on the side of the relationship and do not take sides. In our sessions, the emphasis is on expressing how you feel without judgment. We work to see you or your partner’s diagnosis as a strength in the relationship, use it as an opportunity to feel closer, and not as something to blame.

It may seem challenging at first, but things will improve as you learn new ways of expressing yourself and listening to what your partner has to say. By learning and engaging in improved communication skills and enhancing an understanding of your needs and feelings, you can express them correctly, leading to more connection instead of conflict.

You deserve to feel loved and supported in your relationship; couples therapy can help you get there. Your relationship is too important, so it is time to resolve what keeps you apart. Contact me today for more information about couples therapy and how I can help.