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When a relationship is under chronic stress, it doesn’t usually fall apart in one moment.
It wears down through miscommunication, emotional distance, repeated arguments, and the feeling that you’re living alongside each other instead of with each other.
This is common in relationships affected by:
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High-stress professions and irregular schedules
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Trauma exposure and cumulative stress
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Burnout, emotional shutdown, or irritability
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Pressure to stay functional while connection quietly erodes
Couples therapy provides a structured space to slow the pattern down, understand what’s happening underneath it, and build practical changes that hold up at home — not just in session.
How I Treat It
I use a Gottman Method–informed approach that begins with a structured relationship assessment and draws on research-based interventions from the Sound Relationship House framework. Sessions focus on practical tools to reduce escalation, increase emotional clarity, and build skills around repair, trust, friendship, and shared meaning.
What sessions typically look like:
This is not about blaming either partner. It’s about changing the system you’re both stuck in.
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Assessment & Clarity
Mapping Your Conflict Style
Communication Tools
Trust & Connection Work
Sustainable Structure
what's working, what's stuck, and what needs to change
triggers, escalation points,
shutdown patterns
repair attemps, conflict
de-escalation, stress conversations
rebuilding closeness, strengthening friendship, improving emotional responsiveness.
routines and agreements that work with shift schedules and real-life stress
Frequently asked questions
Trauma & EMDR
First Responder Therapy
Anxiety & Stress
Couples Therapy
Telehealth Services
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