Relationship and Couples Therapy in Pasadena, CA
Relationships can be deeply meaningful and deeply challenging.
Even the most loving relationships go through seasons where communication breaks down, conflict becomes repetitive, or partners begin to feel disconnected from one another.
Many couples come to therapy feeling stuck in the same painful cycles — arguments that never resolve, distance that keeps growing, or the sense that they’re missing each other emotionally.
You don’t have to figure it out alone.
Relationship therapy can be a place where all partners feel heard, where patterns start to make sense, and where you can begin rebuilding the connection you’re longing for.
Helping You Find Your Way Back to Each Other
My work with couples is primarily informed by Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), an evidence-based approach that focuses on strengthening the emotional bond between partners.
At the heart of EFT is the understanding that many relationship conflicts aren’t really about the surface issue — they’re about attachment needs. We all want to feel safe, valued, and emotionally connected with the people we love.
When those needs feel threatened, couples often get caught in patterns like:
One partner pursuing while the other withdraws
Escalating arguments that leave both people feeling misunderstood
Emotional distance that slowly grows over time
In therapy, we work together to slow these patterns down, understand what’s happening underneath them, and create new ways of responding to each other with more clarity, empathy, and connection.
The goal isn’t to “win” arguments — it’s to help partners feel safe turning toward each other again.
Inclusive
Relationship
Therapy
I work with couples and partners across many identities and relationship structures, including:
LGBTQ+ couples and partnerships
Consensually non-monogamous relationships (ENM / polyamory)
Open relationships
Intercultural + interracial relationships
Neurodiverse relationships
Kink-affirming partnerships
Partners navigating identity shifts or life transitions
You don’t have to explain or defend your relationship structure in this space. Therapy can focus on what matters most: communication, trust, and emotional connection.
You and your partner(s) might benefit from therapy if:
You keep having the same arguments over and over again.
Conversations quickly turn into defensiveness, withdrawal, or escalation.
One or both of you feels unheard, misunderstood, or emotionally distant.
Trust has been damaged and you’re unsure how to rebuild it.
You’re navigating non-monogamy, relationship agreements, or new dynamics and want support.
You both care about the relationship but feel stuck in painful patterns.
Many couples start therapy not because their relationship is failing, but because they want to understand each other better and build something stronger together.
You Don’t Have to Stay
Stuck in the Same Patterns
Relationships thrive when all partners feel safe, understood, and emotionally connected.
Therapy can help you slow down the patterns that keep you stuck and begin building a relationship where all partners feel valued and secure.
If you and your partner(s) are ready to explore what’s happening in your relationship with curiosity and support, I’d be honored to work with you.
I offer a free 15-minute consultation so we can see if it feels like a good fit.