Couples Therapy

Relationships are complex — and even the strongest couples experience moments of disconnection, unmet needs, or unresolved conflict.

Couples seek therapy for many reasons, including:

  • Communication issues

  • Emotional or physical neglect

  • Infidelity, betrayal, or trust issues

  • Parenting disagreements

  • Life transitions and stress

  • Trauma histories or unresolved individual pain

  • Addiction or behavioral concerns

  • Mismatched expectations and long-term goals

Often, couples enter a relationship without fully defining what love, commitment, or partnership truly means to each person. We carry assumptions, unspoken expectations, and unconscious triggers — many of which are shaped by our earliest attachments and experiences with family. Over time, these patterns can erode connection and create frustration, isolation, or resentment between partners.

The Past Impacts the Present

What you learned about relationships didn’t start with your current partner — it started with your earliest caregivers. The way you show up in a relationship today is influenced by what you observed and internalized growing up: how love was expressed (or withheld), how conflict was handled, and how emotional needs were met.

Therapy helps you recognize and work through these patterns so you can respond with intention instead of reacting from old wounds.

How Couples Therapy Helps

Couples therapy provides a safe, structured space to:

  • Improve communication and emotional expression

  • Rebuild trust and connection

  • Repair ruptures from past hurt or betrayal

  • Navigate parenting challenges together

  • Explore individual triggers and shared patterns

  • Foster intimacy and mutual understanding

  • Make values-based decisions — whether that means continuing the relationship or consciously uncoupling

This work isn’t just about solving problems — it’s about healing together, developing a shared language, and creating the foundation for a healthier, more resilient relationship.

Therapy for Every Stage of the Relationship

Whether you’re dating, engaged, married, or considering separation, couples therapy offers support through every phase. Amanda provides trauma-informed, compassionate guidance to help you and your partner grow both individually and together — with empathy, honesty, and collaboration at the center.