Couples counseling is a specialty of mine and I am very experienced and successful in my work with couples. I work with straight, lesbian and gay couples at various stages in their relationships (married, engaged, committed, or at the beginning -- or end -- of a relationship). My couples work is interactive and supportive, geared toward efficient problem-solving and the working through of presenting issues by offering concrete, useable interventions.
	Duration of couples therapy varies widely from short-term to long-term and everything in-between. Some couples come in to work through a specific set of issues, while others choose to stay in long-term work to deepen their intimacy and tend the relationship via weekly or bi-monthly sessions.
	I feel that the therapeutic goal of couples therapy is to make myself obsolete, so that there are two people in the relationship, not three.
	Specific areas of expertise include (but are not limited to):
	Relationship crossroads and transitions (moving in, getting engaged, separating, etc) Improving communication Deepening intimacy, connection and trust Working through built up anger and disappointment Discussing difficult issues such as money and sex Working with issues that seem to never get resolved Healing from and making decisions following affairs and infidelities Managing the impact of work and other outside stresses on the relationship
	My couples work is influenced by the work of John Gottman, Ph.D. (author of Why Marriages Succeed or Fail and Seven Principals For Making Marriage Work), Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. (author of Getting the Love You Want and Giving the Love That Heals), and Daniel Wile (author of After the Fight), as well as years of extensive experience working with couples.