LGBTQ+ Couples Therapy
Downtown Los Angeles In-Person and Online LGBTQ+ Affirming Couples Therapy
trans and non-binary gender exploration. cohabitation and marriage. loss and parenthood.
It’s possible to feel a sense of connection and support in your relationship as you navigate change.
In any relationship over time, intensity, and transitions there will be conflict. For LGBTQ+ Couples, our relationship models growing up oftentimes are only straight ones. Leaving you confused at how to navigate this stuck point with your partner. It takes courage and vulnerability to understand how to navigate these challenges with care and compassion, while also unlearning unhelpful patterns that perpetuate cycles of disconnection.
Through couples therapy I help clients learn how to engage in generative conflict and non-violent communication so that they feel connected and supported as they navigate change, transition, and loss together.
I support couples through conflict, transitions, and grief as it relates to:
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Exploring one’s gender identity while in a relationship can bring up a mix of feelings such as hope, relief, anxiety, stress, and loneliness.
My clients who go through couples therapy for gender identity exploration share that they are able to:
Communicate to their partner honestly and openly about their needs, anxieties, and hopes
Establish a deeper understanding gender identity development
Have more clarity what this means for the relationship dynamic and what support looks like
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Whether it’s moving-in together or preparing for marriage, you and your partner want to take this next step intentionally with less conflict and more connection.
My clients who go through couples therapy for cohabitation and marriage share that they are able to:
Develop a shared understanding of what it means to “take the next step”
Establish practices that help each person feel like they are an active participant in decision making
Talk openly about how to establish a sense of safety when interacting with unsupportive, anti-queer, and anti-trans family members
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Experiencing a miscarriage, stillbirth, and infertility are painful experiences that leave people with trauma, grief, anxiety, emotional fatigue, and complex decision making.
My clients who go through couples therapy for perinatal loss and fertility loss share that they are able to:
Explore the impact of the loss and process any feelings of grief, stress, pain, and guilt
Feel more connected to and supported by their partner during this time
Make sense of what life can look like in the future with a history of loss
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Whether you’re in a queer relationship and want to start a family, or are navigating supporting your queer and/or trans child, this is the space for you.
My clients who go through couples therapy for queer parenthood and parenting queer and trans kids share that they are able to:
Feel confident in their pathway to building a family whether it be adoption, foster care, sperm donation, or surrogacy
Process and learn how to cope with the stress and anxiety that comes with the legal implications related to queer parenthood
Identify how they can support their child’s sexual orientation or gender identity development
Discuss topics of safety, sense of belonging, and empowerment with their child
Couples therapy with me is an opportunity for you to practice different ways of communicating, connecting, and caring for one another.
Offering in-person LGBTQ+ couples therapy in Los Angeles in Little Tokyo / the Arts District near Highland Park, University Park, Silver Lake, and online in California
FAQs
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After the initial free consultation, the first two sessions will focus on gathering information about the history of your relationship and the current issue to assess the relationship dynamic. In the third session, I’ll offer my insights on the relationship dynamic and will work with you and your partner(s) to develop goals and a pathway forward. The following sessions will focus on offering space to process the primary issue and learn new skills so that you can work towards your goals.
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I offer 55-minute sessions at $200 per session and 75-minute sessions at $250 per session.
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Couples therapy with me is first and foremost anchored in establishing a space for safety, respect, connection, curiosity, and communication. I utilize my training in the Gottman Method, Non-Violent Communication, and Multicultural Counseling to support clients in managing conflict, understanding each other’s world views, and finding new ways to connect with and care for one another.
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While I specialize in LGBTQ+ Couples Therapy, I am available to support all types of relationships. Straight, ethically non-monogamous, polyamorous. Even friends, roommates, and siblings.