Couples Therapy

A safe, trauma-informed space to understand patterns and rebuild connection.

Conversations may quickly turn into reactivity, shutdown, or overwhelm.

You might feel distant, misunderstood, or unsure how to reconnect.

Often, these patterns aren’t just about communication—they’re shaped by past experiences, attachment wounds, and how each partner’s nervous system responds under stress.

Feeling stuck in patterns you can’t seem to change?

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A different way forward is possible

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We focus on nervous system regulation, attachment patterns, and the underlying experiences shaping your relationship—so you can create meaningful, lasting change.

Change happens when you stop reacting from old patterns and start responding with awareness.

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What we help with

If you’re feeling stuck, disconnected, or caught in repeating patterns, you’re not alone.

This work supports you in understanding what’s driving those patterns—and how to shift them.

You don’t have to keep navigating this on your own.

  • Learn how to communicate more effectively and navigate conflict without escalation or shutdown.

  • Work through hurt, rebuild safety, and begin the process of repair at a pace that feels manageable.

  • Understand how past experiences and attachment wounds may be influencing your current relationship patterns.

  • Strengthen emotional and physical closeness in a way that feels safe and aligned for both partners.

  • Learn to recognize triggers, regulate responses, and create a greater sense of safety within the relationship.

  • Navigate changes such as parenting, career demands, or major life shifts together.

  • Address how substance use may be impacting the relationship and rebuild trust, stability, and communication.

  • Navigate the unique pressures, transitions, and stressors that come with these roles and their impact on connection.

How we help Couples

We draw from evidence-based, trauma-informed approaches to support meaningful change in your relationship.

Each approach is tailored to your unique dynamic, helping you understand patterns, improve communication, and rebuild connection in a way that feels safe and sustainable.

  • EFT focuses on attachment and emotional connection, helping couples improve communication, rebuild closeness and create a more secure bond.

  • Provides practical tools to improve communication, manage conflict, and strengthen the foundation of your relationship.

  • Unlike traditional couples therapy, EMDR allows us to work directly with the experiences driving your reactions—not just the patterns themselves.

Our Couples Therapists

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Yasmin Goldie

Registered Psychotherapist

Yasmin works with couples using a blend of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), EMDR for Couples, and Gottman-informed approaches.

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Kristin works with couples using trauma-informed and Gottman-informed approaches. Her specialty includes supporting military members, veterans, and their families.

Registered Social Worker

Kristin Harriet

You don’t have to keep having the same conversations on repeat. Change is possible.

Book a FREE video consultation call with Denise, today.