Who is Couples Therapy For?

Dating, engaged, poly, mono, queer, straight, kinky, neurodiverse, married, remarried, ENM, deepening commitments, building family? Dove is here for you and yours.

Are you ‘neurospicy’? Do you and/or your partner have ADHD? Are you on the autism spectrum, and/or is your beloved? I specialize in working with neurodivergent couples.

Every relationship is unique, and neurodiverse partnerships bring their own strengths and challenges. I specialize in helping couples bridge communication gaps, deepen understanding, and foster connection by leveraging differences. Together, we’ll create a space where both partners feel understood and valued.

Could your day-to-day conflicts be incredible opportunities to unresolved attachment wounds?

Many couples struggle with persistent communication patterns that lead to disconnection, fatigue and dissatisfaction. These patterns tend to have roots in our earliest experiences of intimacy.

In therapy, we collaborate to break these intergenerational patterns and get you back to the enjoyment and satisfaction you seek together. My clients often compare me to a choreographer who helps redirect their dance of intimacy to be much more respectful, playful and secure.

We will probably form a great therapy team if you relate to this description:

You and your partner are still deeply in love, but lately you’ve both been feeling concerned for the future of your relationship. You keep finding yourself blowing up over seemingly small matters, in a pattern that drains your vital energy. You are tired of the ups and downs and seek greater stability and peace together, and you have full awareness that the ‘blame game’ has only led you to a painful impasse.

You both value emotional growth, clarity, and authentic connection. In spite of frustration generated by recurring misunderstandings, emotional distance, or unfulfilled expectations, you both yearn for a return to the closeness you once shared.

You and your partner are open-minded, enjoy learning new communication tools in an experiential setting, and are willing to practice new approaches that feel safe, empathetic, and effective. You see couples therapy not as a last resort but as a proactive step towards building a stronger, more resilient partnership. You are ready to exit the pattern of criticism and defensiveness and instead forge lasting solutions together that deepen your bond.

You both seek an active, coaching-oriented therapist who brings concrete guidance and warm humor to the vulnerable work of changing how you communicate, in the name of love.