Therapy & Therapeutic Coaching for International, Intercultural, and Multilingual Couples
Using a mindfulness-based IFS approach to help end the battles within your relationship and to start to connect more deeply.
I work with couples to:
deepen connection & understanding across language and culture
work through trauma-related issues
address issues related to long-term addiction recovery
adapt to living abroad
“Please don’t just tell us to have a date night, schedule intimacy, or get a shared hobby. We’ve heard it all and we know we need something more.”
We say in Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO), the IFS-based approach to couples therapy, that couples have the same one or two core conflicts that show up over and over again in a thousand different ways. My experience (both personal and professional) is that simply creating more time to be together won’t get to the heart of the issue and allow you the depth and joy that come once you do. Especially if you haven’t found a way to both understand and be understood by your partner.
My role is to facilitate you and your partner in having the kinds of conversations that can finally illuminate those underlying battles, allow for a genuine truce, and finally create a sense of choice in how you respond to your partner where it has felt so automatic and out of your control. By counter-intuitively asking each person to get more deeply in touch with what happens inside of you when you are in the heat of your relationship tensions, you become more able to hear yourselves, communicate effectively, and truly be open to understanding one another.
As we work together, these kinds of conversations become second nature and you are able to sustain and build on the depth of connection that can come from truly understanding and being understood.
Couples Therapy Sessions
€168 PER 50-MINUTE SESSION - plus VAT/IVA, if applicable
(limited sliding scale spots available)This is for couples who are looking to be accompanied on their journey to heal past hurts or address painful patterns in the present in ways that honor each person’s autonomy and the shared desire for connection.
What You Can Expect
You will receive personalized support specifically designed to identify and address the challenges you face in your relationship. We will focus on the internal aspect of your struggles, supporting each of you to tend to yourselves and one another in ways that bring you closer together rather than pushing you apart.
What You’ll Get
Identification of core issues and the patterns that get in the way of addressing them
Support in communication that supports both of you to understand and be understood by one another
Greater choice in how you respond to your own internal experience and to your partner
To Get Started
Schedule a Discovery Session to determine what your needs are and how we can best work together.
Couples Coaching Sessions
€168 PER 50-MINUTE SESSION - plus VAT/IVA, if applicable
(limited sliding scale spots available)This is for couples who have a shared relationship goal, such as moving abroad, having children, or changing their relationship structure, and are looking for support in navigating the process.
What You Can Expect
You will receive individualized support to navigate moving toward both shared and individual goals within the context of your relationship. This includes identifying and addressing any barriers that feel that they are getting in the way of being able to make decisions or take actions that move you forward confidently.
What You’ll Get
Clarity around shared and individual goals within the relationship
Identification of steps to move towards goals and barriers to taking them
Support to gain and build on communication skills that create space to navigate barriers, increase resilience in the face of challenges, and build connection
To Get Started
Schedule a Discovery Session to determine what your needs are and how we can best work together.
