Hawaii and Minnesota Counseling and Couples Therapy
A space to slow down, connect, and find your way back to each other.
A Compassionate Space to Reconnect and Be Heard
No relationship is immune to hardship. We all struggle, whether it’s growing apart over time, navigating conflict, or not feeling seen. Sometimes the stress of everyday life begins to drown out the connection that once felt so effortless.
As a couples therapist serving Hawaii and Minnesota, I help partners tune back in to themselves, to one another, and to what matters most in their partnership.
Whether you're in crisis, stuck in silence, or simply want to be more intentional with each other, I’m here to help guide you through this season of your relationship.
Benefits of Couples Therapy
Our work together will be tailored to your relationship’s specific needs and goals. Some common benefits partners and spouses often experience through couples therapy include:
-Feel safer and more secure in your relationship
-Understand and meet each other’s emotional needs
-Communicate in a way that’s less reactive and more honest
-Move forward after hurt, betrayal, or long-standing tension
-Remember the connection you once had, and rediscover what makes you a strong team
-Deepen connection and intimacy
Therapy isn’t just about solving problems. It’s about learning how to grow together, even when things are messy or uncertain.
“Love isn’t something you find. Love is something you build and rebuild—together.”
How Is Couples Therapy Different from Individual Therapy?
While individual therapy focuses on your personal thoughts and experiences, couples therapy looks at the dynamic between you and your partner. It's not about one person being the “problem,” but about how the two of you are responding to each other, and what those patterns are trying to say.
In couples sessions, I hold space for both people with equal care. I help you slow down your reactions, hear each other more clearly, and work together to create a relationship that feels safer and more supportive.
It’s about getting back on the same team and moving towards your goals together.
For All Kinds of Partnerships, At Every Stage
I work with a wide range of couples across life stages, identities, and relationship styles. Whether you’ve been together 3 years or 30, are dating, married, or in a long-term committed relationship, couples therapy is a supportive place to heal and reconnect.
Couples therapy can be helpful for:
- Partners considering marriage
- LGBTQ+ relationships
- New parents
- Second marriages
- Blended families
- Couples navigating aging, caregiving, or retirement
- Partners who want to reconnect but don’t know where to begin
Common Reasons Couples Seek Therapy
Couples often come to therapy when something feels off, even if they can’t quite name what it is yet. Common reasons partners and spouses seek support include:
-Communication that keeps breaking down
-Frequent arguments that never seem to resolve
-Feeling emotionally distant or disconnected
-Navigating a major life transition (relocation, loss)
-Parenting or co-parenting
-Healing from infidelity, betrayal, or a rupture
-Differences in parenting, values, or intimacy
-Preventative care—wanting to deepen trust or tune up the relationship
-Premarital counseling
-Unsure whether to stay together or separate
This is a space to be honest and open with one another, with guidance from someone who has supported many couples through these tender, defining moments.
What to Expect in Couples Therapy
Couples therapy gives you a place to pause, reflect, and talk through things that are hard to say at home. Together, we’ll look at the stuck places—without blame—and start to understand what’s happening underneath the surface.
You can expect a process that is:
-Respectful and balanced
-Grounded in warmth, curiosity, and care
-Focused on identifying patterns and unmet needs
-Practical, collaborative, and oriented toward connection and change
Ready to Take the Next Step Together?
Whether you’re feeling disconnected, navigating a tough chapter, or simply want to invest more intentionally in your relationship, couples therapy can offer the support you need to heal and move forward.
Let’s begin this work together.