Couples Therapy, Kansas City, MO
Whether going through a difficult time, preparing for marriage or just wanting to strengthen the relationship, this service allows couples to heal and process within the relationship.
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816-226-6433
Supporting Relationships with Intention
I believe healing happens in relationship; with your therapist or with your intimate relationships. I've seen how misunderstandings and unspoken pain can create distance, and I’m passionate about helping couples find their way back to each other. Supporting partners as they learn to truly hear one another, repair trust, and build stronger foundations is deeply meaningful to me. With a supportive partner one has the potential of healing past pain too! I believe every relationship deserves the chance to grow, and I’m honored to walk alongside couples in that process.
Strengthening Relationships Through Therapy
Strengthened Communication
Couple’s therapy helps partners learn how to express themselves clearly and listen with empathy. Many couples struggle not because they don’t care, but because they don’t feel heard or understood. Therapy creates a space to slow down, reflect, and build communication skills that lead to more respectful and meaningful conversations.
Conflict Resolution Tools
Disagreements are natural in any relationship, but how couples handle them makes all the difference. Therapy teaches constructive ways to manage conflict, shift from blame to collaboration, and find resolutions that feel fair and respectful. This helps reduce tension and keeps conflict from becoming damaging.
Reconnection and Intimacy
Over time, many couples that have caused each other pain and have not had repair begin feeling disconnected and distrustful of their partner. Therapy helps partners reconnect by repairing past hurt, connecting with emotional needs, and fostering vulnerability, this then creates space for closeness to grow again. This renewed connection can deepen emotional and physical intimacy and strengthen the bond between partners.

Becoming Connected Again
Repair past hurt
Greater emotional intimacy
Deeper connection with your partner
Learn to validate each other’s emotional needs
Greater physical intimacy
Renewed understanding
Rebuild trust
Feel close and connected to your partner
Stronger communication
How to Get Started
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Understanding the Patterns
Dr. Sue Johnson, therapist and developer of EFT, calls this the dance. I love this analogy. What dance has the couple been dancing that has made them feel emotionally distant and ultimately stuck? Most importantly we do this in a safe therapeutic environment.
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Building New Skills
If we stick with the dance analogy this is the stage of learning new choreography; each partner learns to emotionally regulate themselves, communicate their needs more clearly and listen with more compassion and curiosity.
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Strengthen the Connection
This is where we take the new dance and practice. Couples take the skills they learn in therapy and use them at home. This will not only take practice it is practice and we must have compassion for ourselves and our partners as we make use of our new skills.
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816-226-6433
FAQ
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It's common for one partner to feel hesitant. We can talk about those concerns and create a space that feels safe and non-blaming for both of you. Often, I with the input of my client, decide to move to individual therapy, change can also happen with one person: change yourself, change the system.
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It's common for one partner to feel hesitant. We can talk about those concerns and create a space that feels safe and non-blaming for both of you. Often, I with the input of my client, decide to move to individual therapy, change can also happen with one person: change yourself, change the system.
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No. When working with couples, I view myself as the relationship’s therapist, I work hard not to judge or assign blame. My goal is to understand both perspectives and help you both feel heard and respected.
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It varies. Some couples benefit from just a few sessions, while others need more time. We’ll work together to set goals and check in on progress regularly.
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Yes. Therapy can support couples in making thoughtful, respectful decisions—whether that means repairing the relationship or parting ways with clarity and care.