COUPLES
People come into couples therapy for different reasons. Sometimes there is an inciting incident albeit a particularly intense and hurtful argument, a major shared life transition or loss, or an affair. Other times, one partner might ask for couples therapy due to a desire to grow closer and strengthen the relationship. Maybe there has been some felt distance or disconnection, or the same arguments have been occurring over and over again with no resolve.
Longterm, committed relationships ebb and flow. There are seasons of closeness in which it is so easy to enjoy and cherish one another as well as other seasons marked by disconnect or conflict. As life goes on and transitions come, the relationship changes as well and requires new care to continue growing and adjusting. Whether you and your partner are in a more tranquil season and wanting to strengthen your foundation as a couple and deepen your connection, or whether you are both struggling to have hope for the future of your relationship, Karin can help.
Karin works best with couples who are in this first 15 years of their relationship and who want to stay together — they might not know how to keep moving forward in their relationship, but both partners ultimately want to. Karin is more than happy to connect with you if you are outside of this situation to either discuss working together anyways (as an individual or as a couple) or to provide referrals to other stellar local couples therapists who would work well with your particular situation.
Couples Therapy Specialties
Finding deeper, more vulnerable connection surrounding painful topics rather than either avoiding or arguing — You can get closer AND decrease the frequency and duration of conflict.
Exploring and understanding how past trauma or a challenging family of origin impacted one or both partners and currently impacts the relationship.
Preparing to be parents in the best way possible: healing each partner’s wounding from their own families, smoothing out communication in the relationship, and building understanding for how each partner can support the other in a season of stress and transition.
Creating connection surrounding differing perspectives in a cross-cultural relationship and together discerning what they want their relationship and family to look like.
Bridging understanding and building connection between two very different partners — such as a feelings-based and a logic-based person — who want their relationship to flourish but who don’t feel supported or understood in moments of stress.
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