Couples Therapy
Couples therapy offers a place to understand not only what is happening in your relationship but also the patterns underneath it.
Why Couples Therapy?
I work with couples to explore how they communicate, respond to conflict, seek or avoid closeness, navigate differences, repair after disconnection, and experience emotional and sexual intimacy. Rather than applying a standard set of techniques to every relationship, I tailor the work to the particular couple—their history, strengths, vulnerabilities, relational patterns, sexuality, and the concerns that bring them to therapy. The goal is to help partners understand one another more clearly, interrupt patterns that are no longer working, and develop more flexible and meaningful ways of being in relationship.
2101 W 69th St, Suite 103
Sioux Falls, SD 57108
(605) 740-6557
Professional Education and Consultation in Couples Therapy
My work with couples extends beyond the therapy room. I provide clinical consultation and professional education for psychotherapists and other healthcare professionals working with complex relationship, intimacy, and sexual concerns. Drawing from clinical experience, current research, and advanced training in couples and sex therapy, I help clinicians think more deeply about relational patterns, sexual dynamics, trauma, attachment, conflict, and the psychological and physiological processes that can shape intimate relationships.
I also develop continuing education programs, workshops, and presentations that translate research and clinical theory into thoughtful, clinically useful practice. Sex Plus Symposium is one example of this work—a professional education initiative I developed to explore topics at the intersection of sexuality, relationships, mental health, and clinical care. The topics below represent selected areas previously addressed through the Symposium and reflect the range of questions that continue to inform my clinical, educational, and consultation work.
Gaps in Desire and Desire Discrepancies
Building Capacity for Sexual Consent
Sexual Consent and Healthy Relationships
Healing from Affairs, Erotic Recovery and Getting Past Betrayal
Putting Satisfaction at the Center of Sexuality
Developing Skills for Long-Term Sexual Satisfaction