Therapy in person in Orange County & online across CA, MA, & OH
Relationship Therapy
for individuals, families, & couples
Your relationships are important to you, but at the same time they feel like they’re taking a toll.
You care about the people in your life—your partner, your parents, your family, your friends–but you find yourself feeling on edge and resentful. These relationships feel harder than they should. Maybe you’ve tried to communicate how you feel—a hundred different ways—but it still feels like you’re running into the same problems again and again. There’s tension, miscommunication, and moments where you feel like you’ve acted out of character. Maybe there’s no space to express your feelings with them, so you’re left to sort it out all alone and it’s been chipping away at you.
Maybe you…
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Your shoulders are tense. Your jaw tightens. You snap at them or just shut down. Sometimes, you hear yourself being short, sarcastic, or saying things you didn’t mean. Other times, you bite your tongue and push it all down, only to feel the resentment build inside you. You feel guilty afterward. You tell yourself to be more patient, more loving. But it’s hard to keep showing up with softness when you don’t feel seen. You’re frustrated, burned out, and exhausted from overworking in the relationship. You know relationships aren’t supposed to be perfectly balanced, but it would be nice to feel like you get to take up some space too.
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Maybe that looks like lashing out. Maybe it’s avoiding them, people-pleasing, or over-functioning to keep the peace. But no matter what you try, nothing seems to shift. And when the anger and anxiety run out of steam, you pull away.
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You want things to get better, but you’re also wondering if they ever will. You want to stop feeling so resentful and drained. You just want to feel calmer, more connected, and more like yourself in the relationships that matter most. And that makes sense.
Gain clarity, foster connection
Relationship therapy isn’t just about learning to communicate better—it’s about understanding what’s happening beneath the surface. Whether you’re struggling with family dynamics, navigating challenges with a partner, or trying to make sense of your own patterns, this work can help you feel more grounded and more like yourself in the relationships that matter most.
Over time, you’ll build an awareness of how past experiences and different parts of you are showing up in your current relationships—how you protect yourself, how you react, how you long to connect. We’ll explore those patterns with gentleness, care, and curiosity, not judgment.
We’ll start by making space for whatever you’re carrying—anger, guilt, resentment, sadness. You don’t have to filter here. We’ll talk about what’s not working, help you name what you need, and begin identifying the patterns that leave you feeling stuck or unseen.
Through this work, you’ll begin to feel more confident setting boundaries, expressing your needs, and showing up more fully—for yourself and the people you care about.
My Approach to Relationship Therapy
My work draws from IFS, DBT, ACT, feminist theory, and attachment theory. What that really means is: I’m here to help you build more fulfilling relationships—internally and externally.
You won’t get a generic, one-size-fits-all treatment plan. You’ll get therapy that adapts to you—your relationships, your identities, your needs. Because your life isn’t cookie-cutter, and your therapy shouldn’t be either.
Therapy for relationships can help you…
Identify your own needs
Understanding your needs can provide insight into how you’d like to show up and feel in your relationships. This can pave the way for healthier and improved connections.
Improve your communication
Knowing how to communicate from a place of self-understanding and compassion can be powerful. It can shift dynamics and help you feel more seen and heard, significantly improving your relationships.
Establish healthy boundaries
Learning to take care of your needs and establish boundaries can lead to more fulfilling relationships for all parties. It deepens awareness and understanding of what feelings, needs, and experiences belong to who; creating deeper clarity and peace.
Build and deepen connection
Fostering mutual respect, understanding, and growth takes relationships to new heights. When you can listen and be heard, understand and be understood, and empathize and feel empathized with, it creates balance and harmony in your relationships. You start feeling safe, grounded, and nourished, substantially improve your life.
Make sense of your relationship patterns and gain clarity on your path forward.
FAQs
Relationship Therapy- Frequently Asked Questions
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Individual therapy can be a powerful way to understand and improve your relationships, even when the other person isn’t in the room. It gives you space to explore what’s feeling off, unpack past hurts, and identify patterns that keep showing up. You might be working through a strained relationship with a parent, trying to set healthier boundaries with friends or partners, or simply wanting to feel more grounded and clear in how you show up with others.
Together, we’ll help you get clear on what you’re comfortable with, what’s not working, and what changes might help your relationships feel more balanced, sustainable, and supportive of your well-being.
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I do! I work with adult family members, adult siblings, and couples.
Areas that I support families and couples with include navigating conflict resolution, communication, and improving connection with one another.
Additionally, I support families and couples in working through the challenges that can come up when a loved one is experiencing an eating disorder.
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Yes, as long as all family members are located in states where I’m licensed.
I can work with families across state lines as long as each person is physically located in California, Massachusetts, or Ohio at the time of our sessions. If your family lives in some combination of these states, we can absolutely work together!