Therapy for Relationship Challenges
Relationships come in all forms, and all relationships can be challenging at times. Whether you’ve faced challenges in relationship with family members, friends, coworkers, or partners, all can feel confusing, painful, and frustrating.
You may have experienced relationships that didn’t feel loving, supportive, or mutual. Perhaps you’ve faced conflict, confusion, communication issues, neglect, and/or relational trauma.
No matter the issue, you don’t have to hold it alone.
Therapy can help you take stock of the connections in your life and support you as you tend to your relationship with yourself and others.
As humans, we are social creatures by nature—wired for connection. This is what makes the inevitable challenges of relationships feel especially painful.
We are tasked with navigating unique dynamics, personalities, and challenges within each of them. We are also given opportunities for growth and greater self-awareness.
Our connection to others is our lifeline.
How we relate to others is also the foundation of every interaction we have in the world. Much of what we learn about relationships begins with our earliest connections— to caregivers, family, and other important figures in our lives.
Seeking therapy to explore relationship issues you have faced or are currently facing is an incredible step towards better understanding yourself and your connection to the people in your life.
I help clients to process difficult feelings, understand relational patterns, communicate effectively, set boundaries, and build stronger, more satisfying relationships.
Relationship issues can look like:
loss of trust
imbalance or relationship not feeling mutual
power struggles
disrespectful or demeaning actions/words
tension & conflict
lack of conflict resolution
miscommunication
emotional disregulation
lack of emotional or physical safety
feeling misunderstood
feelings being invalidated
gaslighting
not feeling heard/listened to
difficulty compromising
How therapy can help:
better understand your relationship to early caregivers and family
identify relationship patterns and beliefs
explore attachment styles
cultivate communication tools
support with boundary setting
cultivate greater connection to self
support in addressing difficult feelings
address and heal relational and complex trauma