Therapy to address the dynamics that keep showing up in your relationships, whether you are working on them individually or with your partner.
You’re likely reading this after another familiar argument, feeling exhausted, confused, and frustrated about how you ended up here again. You might even understand the pattern, but insight alone doesn’t stop it from taking over. I help you access and update these deeply ingrained emotional responses at their source.
What I see in my practice
Whether you’re in a relationship or trying to build one, old relational blueprints tend to repeat. See if any of these sound familiar:
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You find yourself in the exact same arguments over and over, feeling like you’re speaking different languages.
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You swing between wanting close connection and feeling suffocated or needing to pull away.
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You hide your true thoughts or compromise your standards to avoid conflict or rejection.
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You feel hyper-vigilant about subtle shifts in your partner’s tone, posture, or responsiveness.
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You feel resentful because you expect others to anticipate your needs without you asking.
These patterns aren’t proof that you or your partner are broken. They are automatic relational routines triggered by old emotional learning. When we get beneath the surface arguments, the cycle can finally break.
Relationship advice and communication techniques have their place. However, when the same pattern keeps reasserting itself despite your best efforts, the driving force is the emotional logic running underneath. These are the conclusions your mind drew about connection, safety, and what you’re allowed to need, often from a young age.
I use experiential modalities like Coherence Therapy and parts-based work to access and update these foundational patterns directly. For individuals, that means identifying the relational blueprint you operate from and changing it at the emotional level where it formed. For couples, it means decoding the precise emotional histories each person brings into the room. This makes the conflict understandable and workable.
What changes
As we work with the emotional roots of your relational patterns, clients commonly see these changes:
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You communicate needs and feelings directly instead of relying on hints or resentment.
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Conflict changes from a high-stakes battle into an opportunity to understand what’s really happening.
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You stay emotionally connected without feeling trapped, controlled, or erased.
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The urge to pull away or anxiously pursue during stress slows down significantly.
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You cultivate genuine intimacy built on honesty, vulnerability, and mutual autonomy.
This comes from shifting the underlying emotional rules that drive how you relate.
My clinical work is rooted in the relational patterns people carry from early experiences and family systems. I help clients see how those blueprints shape the way they connect, withdraw, and protect themselves in relationships today. Along with extensive experience at the SMU Center for Family Counseling, my specialized training in Dr. Kenneth Adams’s enmeshment model equips me to work with the family-of-origin dynamics that often sit at the center of relational difficulty.
M.S. · LPC Associate · NCC
Supervised by Erin Wysong-Warren, LPC-S.
Currently accepting new clients
In-person (Dallas) & telehealth (Texas)
Do I need to come in with my partner, or can I work on relationship issues individually?
Both. Many people work on relational patterns entirely on their own. The patterns you carry into relationships exist whether or not your partner is in the room. If both partners are willing and want to work together, I see couples as well. We can talk about which format makes sense for you on the consult call.
What if my partner is skeptical about therapy?
That’s common and often protective. You don’t need your partner’s participation to do meaningful work on your own relational patterns. If they’re open to joining later, that option may be available. Some of the deepest shifts happen when one person changes the way they show up, and the dynamic often follows.
Is this about fixing communication, or something deeper?
Communication tools have their place. However, when intense relational difficulty is driven by core emotional histories, we must address the foundation. Teaching better scripts won’t hold up under stress. We work on the underlying patterns so that healthier ways of relating become natural rather than an ongoing effort.
What if I’m not sure whether to stay in my relationship?
That’s a valid place to start. Therapy isn’t about forcing a particular outcome. Sometimes the work leads to a stronger foundation. Sometimes it leads to clarity that the relationship has run its course. Both are productive uses of our time.
How is this different from relationship therapy I’ve tried before?
Most relationship-focused therapy emphasizes behavior change and communication strategies. My approach targets the root: the deeply held emotional learnings each person carries from earlier in life. When those foundational patterns update, the way you relate shifts durably — not as a conscious effort you have to maintain.
Can I do this work over telehealth?
Yes. Secure telehealth is available for anyone located in Texas. In-person sessions are available at my Dallas office (4040 North Central Expressway, Suite 210). We can discuss which format works best on the consult call.
Free 15-minute consultation.