Individual Therapy for Relationships & Dating

in Long Beach, Orange County, & Los Angeles

Working with Individuals 1:1 to Improve Their Relationships

Romantic Relationships

  • Again, it’s the same argument playing out like it always does. The words feel sharp, but underneath them is something deeper—a growing distance you can’t quite bridge. You’ve tried to explain yourself, to be patient, but somehow, they just don’t seem to get it. Trust feels fragile, and no matter how much you want to move forward, the weight of past hurts keeps pulling you back. You wonder if this is just how it’s going to be—stuck, disconnected, and exhausted.

  • In individual therapy, you’ll gain tools to navigate relationship challenges with greater clarity and confidence. Using EMDR, IFS, and an Interpersonal approach, I help you process past experiences that may be impacting your current relationship while fostering deeper self-awareness, emotional regulation, and more meaningful connection with your partner.

Family Relationships

  • Relationships mean everything to me—just like they probably do to you. Cutting people off might seem like the only solution when the hurt feels overwhelming, but what if you could heal the pain that surfaces around your loved ones? Imagine facing those moments with clarity and strength, creating connections that nurture you instead of drain you.

  • Working with me, you can gain tools to navigate family conflicts with greater clarity and confidence. Through approaches like EMDR, IFS, and an Interpersonal focus, we’ll address unresolved emotions and patterns that keep you stuck. You’ll develop healthier boundaries, improve communication, and create stronger, more fulfilling family relationships.

Dating

  • You want to put yourself out there, but something always seems to hold you back. Maybe it’s the sting of past heartbreak that still lingers, the fear of being rejected again, or the nagging doubt that you’re not enough. You find yourself drawn to the wrong people, unsure how to set boundaries, or questioning if you even know what a healthy relationship looks like. It’s exhausting, and no matter how much you want to move forward, it feels like you’re stuck in the same painful cycle. But what if dating didn’t have to feel this way?

  • By working with me, you’ll gain the confidence to show up authentically and build healthy, fulfilling relationships. Together, we’ll uncover and heal patterns that no longer serve you, using approaches like EMDR, IFS, and an Interpersonal focus. You’ll develop stronger boundaries, a deeper sense of self-worth, and the tools to create the love life you deserve.

DO YOU…

feel stuck in a cycle of miscommunication, misunderstandings, hurt, or disconnection in your relationships, unsure of how to heal and move forward?

ARE YOU READY TO…

Heal relationship wounds, stop the negative cycles, and transform relationships into more meaningful and less stressful connections.

How do you know you need Relationship Therapy…

  • Feeling disconnected or distant from their partner

  • Struggling to communicate effectively

  • Experiencing frequent arguments or conflict

  • Feeling misunderstood or invalidated

  • Difficulty trusting their partner

  • Holding negative beliefs about themselves or their partner

  • Ruminating on past hurts or mistakes

  • Worrying about the future of the relationship

  • Feeling trapped or hopeless in the relationship

  • Feeling anxious or insecure in the relationship

  • Struggling with jealousy or possessiveness

  • Feeling emotionally neglected or unloved

  • Engaging in negative patterns of interaction

  • Withdrawing from the relationship

  • Seeking validation or attention from others

  • Having difficulty resolving conflicts

  • Experiencing a lack of intimacy or physical connection


How Relationship Therapy in Long Beach, CA can help you

What you gain…

  • Confidence

  • Feeling Secure in your relationships

  • Clarity

  • Peace

  • Understanding

  • Compassion for self and others

  • Improved connection in relationship

  • Safety

  • Courage

What Is Relationship Focused Therapy?

Personal and Relational Growth: Relationship-focused therapy emphasizes both individual healing and strengthening bonds with others, empowering clients to create fulfilling and resilient relationships.

Improving Communication and Interactions: With Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), this approach focuses on building better communication skills, resolving conflicts, and fostering meaningful, healthy connections.

A Space to Explore Connections: Relationship-focused therapy helps individuals and couples navigate challenges in their relationships, whether romantic, familial, or social. It provides a safe environment to understand and improve relational patterns.

Addressing Emotional Wounds: Using approaches like EMDR, this therapy addresses past traumas or unresolved pain that may impact current relationships, allowing for healing and growth.

Understanding Internal Influences: Through Internal Family Systems (IFS), clients explore their internal dynamics—such as conflicting emotions or beliefs—that influence how they show up in relationships.

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What I can expect to gain after working through past pain from relationships?

  • Increased fulfillment in relationships

  • Healing childhood trauma or attachment wounds

  • Improving romantic relationships

  • Understand patterns in your relationships

  • Overcoming relationship anxiety

  • Building self-esteem and confidence in handling conflict

  • Understanding attachment styles

Reasons to Get Support for Your Relationships in Long Beach, CA

Relationships, whether romantic, familial, or platonic, are an essential part of life, but they can also be a significant source of stress and emotional pain. You might seek relationship therapy if you're facing persistent conflicts, communication breakdowns, or a loss of trust and intimacy. It can also help when navigating life transitions, rebuilding after betrayal, managing unmet expectations, or setting healthy boundaries. Whether you're experiencing disconnection, unresolved tension, or struggles with balancing your own needs and those of others, therapy provides a safe space to explore patterns, heal wounds, and foster stronger, more fulfilling connections.

My Therapy Approach To Improving Relationships

  • EMDR supports you in processing past relationship traumas or painful experiences that may still impact your current dynamics. By releasing these emotional blocks, you can break free from patterns rooted in the past and approach relationships with clarity and confidence.

  • I use IFS to help you explore and understand the different parts of yourself that influence your relationships. By fostering self-compassion and harmony within, you can address triggers, resolve internal conflicts, and show up more authentically in your connections.

  • IPT focuses on enhancing communication and addressing interpersonal challenges in your relationships. This approach helps you better navigate conflicts, rebuild trust, and develop meaningful and supportive connections with loved ones.

  • Combining these approaches, I help you build emotional resilience and foster secure, fulfilling relationships. Together, we’ll work to address past hurts, transform current challenges, and empower you to create healthier, lasting bonds.

What types of Relationships can you work on with Relationship Therapy?

  1. Romantic Relationships: Couples at any stage—whether dating, engaged, married, or separating—can benefit from therapy to improve communication, rebuild trust, or navigate transitions like marriage, parenthood, or divorce.

  2. Family Relationships: Therapy can address dynamics between parents and children, siblings, or extended family members, helping to resolve conflicts, set boundaries, and foster understanding.

  3. Friendships: Relationship therapy can assist with navigating misunderstandings, repairing friendships, or processing the emotional impact of a friendship ending.

  4. Workplace Relationships: Professional relationships can also benefit, particularly when communication challenges, power dynamics, or workplace conflicts affect mental well-being.

  5. Self-Relationship: While not traditionally thought of as a "relationship," therapy can help individuals explore their own patterns, self-esteem, and emotional responses, which influence all other relationships.

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