Transform Your Relationship with Emotionally Attuned Counseling: EFT, Gottman Method & Internal Family Systems

If you're reading this, you're likely tired of the same old arguments, the mounting distance, or the feeling that you're no longer on the same team. You don't need a quick fix; you need a real, lasting transformation.

I integrate three of the most powerful and evidence-based approaches to help couples move from conflict and disconnection to genuine, lasting intimacy:

EFT is the gold standard for couples therapy, focusing on restructuring your emotional bond and making it secure.

• Result for You: We'll help you stop the "Negative Cycle"—that predictable dance of criticizing and withdrawing that leaves you both feeling lonely.
• The Focus: You will learn to express your deepest fears and needs (your attachment longings) in a way your partner can actually hear and respond to, creating a safe, responsive, and secure connection.
• Best for: Feeling distant, recovering from betrayal/infidelity, or wanting a deeper emotional connection.

The Gottman Method is a highly respected, research-based approach that focuses on actionable tools and practical skills for daily life.

• Result for You: You will gain a clear roadmap for a healthy relationship, learning to manage conflict effectively and build friendship.
• The Focus: We identify the "Four Horsemen" (criticism, contempt, defensiveness, stonewalling) that predict relationship failure and replace them with specific, constructive communication skills. We focus on increasing shared meaning, respect, and the overall positivity in your interactions.
• Best for: Conflict resolution, improving daily communication, increasing romance and appreciation, and couples blending families.

IFS provides a compassionate framework to address the individual barriers that often derail relationship progress.

• Result for You: We stop the blame game by helping you understand the vulnerable "parts" of yourself (like the Critic, the Pleaser, or the Deflector) that get triggered during conflict.
• The Focus: You will learn to respond to your partner from your Self-Energy (calm, compassionate, curious awareness) rather than reacting from your triggered "parts." This promotes self-accountability and deepens empathy for each other's inner worlds.
• Best for: Breaking habitual patterns, reducing defensiveness, and enhancing individual self-awareness within the relationship.

My approach provides both the deep emotional healing of EFT/IFS and the concrete communication tools of the Gottman Method.

Take the next step toward the partnership you deserve. [Schedule a free 15-minute consultation to see if we're the right fit.]

• Master of Arts in Marriage & Family Therapy
• Bachelor of Science in Psychology
• Certified Gestalt Therapist
• Level 2 Gottman Method Couples Therapy
• Level 1 Trained in Internal Family Systems
• Trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy
• Supervised by Antonio Medina, LMFT-S