"Skilled & Effective Guidance for Couples in Distress"

Intensive Couples Therapy grounded in mindfulness, neuroscience & attachment

Couples Specialists

Yes we’ve specialized in helping couples since 2003. Yes we’ve trained in multiple models and techniques. And yet, it often seems that having a transformed relationship as a couple is why we are able to bring loving presence and full aliveness to the couples that seek us out. We don’t see our own challenges as couple as a “psychological” problems but rather as a challenges to living in full aliveness together. Why work with one of us?

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In-Person Couples Work

Many of us have experienced great losses since COVID, losses of connection, loved ones, routine, even security.  Returning to normal (even knowing what normal is) feels riddled with fear, confusion and reactivity, keeping us stuck. If distance, numbness, or frustration dominates your relationship, then call us and learn to cooperate with the growth trying to happen and reclaim your love.

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Couples Counseling

We are all wired from birth to thrive when our needs for safety, nurturance and connection are met. We “magically” meet each others needs when we are “in love”. Couples in distress have realized their partner is now the person who wounds, rather than the person who has their back. Can this really be repaired?

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The dance of attachment

Sue Johnson’s work on adult attachment and bonding has had a huge impact on the field of...

Brene Brown on Empathy

A great little cartoon that is both funny and profound. Check out the many other great...

Stephen Porges: The Polyvagal Theory

Stephen Porges: The Polyvagal Theory This December 2015 interview with Stephen Porges on...

It’s not about the nail.

Poignant and hysterical. Hard to imagine how they both keep a straight face during this...

The Power of Connection.

The Power of Connection. TED Talk by Hedy Schleifer, our mentor and the creator of...

Hedy Schleifer describing Crossing the Bridge

Hedy Schleifer describing Crossing the Bridge and the art of hosting and visiting your...

Coping with Infidelity

Coping with Infidelity – Q & A with Michele Weiner-Davis, the author of Divorce...

The New Frontier of Sex & Intimacy.

The New Frontier of Sex & Intimacy. TED Talk by Sue Johnson, the founder of...

How Your Childhood Affects Your Adult Relationships.

How Your Childhood Affects Your Adult Relationships. Narrated by Oprah. Demonstrates a...

Stanford’s Robert Sapolsky On Depression

Stanford’s Robert Sapolsky On Depression.  Sapolsky explains why depression is the...

How can I help make my marriage stronger?

How can I help make my marriage stronger? video message from Hedy Schleifer on embracing...

The Backwards Brain Bicycle

This short video is a really fabulous teaching on neuro-plasticity, the ability of the...

Porcupine Sex

A very cute short clip by Marital Researcher John...

Why do we sleep?

Why do we sleep?  TED Talk by a Neuroscientist. Engaging talk on the importance of sleep...