Couples Therapy

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy in Austin, TX

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Do you feel stuck in the same fights?

It can feel incredibly disheartening to feel like you’re constantly missing each other. Conversations turn into arguments. You try to explain yourself, but somehow end up feeling more misunderstood, more alone, and further apart.

When couples argue, I’m not just listening to the words being said- I’m listening for the emotions, fears, and needs underneath them. Often, the ways partners try to be heard unintentionally trigger each other instead.

The truth is, we all learn how to communicate from our early experiences and relationships. But once we enter adult romantic partnerships, those old strategies often stop working. What once helped us protect ourselves can begin to block connection. And because your partner is the person closest to your heart, mis-attuned responses can feel especially painful.

How EFT can help

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) helps slow down the painful communication cycle that you and your partner may feel trapped in. We won’t jump into problem-solving or “who’s right,” instead, we’ll take time to understand what’s really happening underneath the surface.

We will look at what happens inside of you when you feel hurt, disconnected, overwhelmed, or afraid of losing each other- and how those feelings shape the way you react. We explore what you each long for in the relationship, what you need in moments of vulnerability, and why those needs can feel so hard to share.

Most often, couples aren’t fighting because they don’t care- they’re fighting because they care deeply and don’t know how to safely reach each other. EFT helps you move from protective, defensive communication into courageous, compassionate, and vulnerable communication that your partner can truly hear and respond to- leading to connection.

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Specialties:

I work with couples who genuinely care about each other and want to grow, but feel stuck in painful communication patterns, emotional distance, or cultural differences.

I especially enjoy working with:

  • Couples struggling with communication and arguments, but seeking more emotional intimacy.

  • Intercultural and multicultural couples.

  • Gen Z and millennial couples.

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What We Focus On

In EFT couples therapy, we focus on understanding the emotional pattern you’ve co-created and how that pattern is impacting your connection.

Together, we’ll work on:

  • Recognizing your negative cycle

  • Understanding your triggers and emotional responses

  • Learning how to communicate needs and feelings safely

  • Building emotional closeness and trust

  • Strengthening your bond through vulnerability and empathy

Very simply, EFT is about strengthening the emotional bond between you, which leads to less escalation, more connection, and relational growth.

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What Change Looks Like

My hope is that as you move through therapy, your relationship begins to feel softer, safer, and more steady. That the tension in your eases, and that conversations start to feel like opportunities to understand each other.

I hope you begin to feel more confident sharing your feelings and needs- especially the vulnerable ones- without fear of being dismissed, misunderstood, or shut down. That you start to trust that your partner can be there for you emotionally, and that you can be there for them in return.

My deepest hope is that your relationship becomes a place where you feel safe, supported, and emotionally at home. Where you can be yourselves, face life together, and feel like you can get through anything.

FAQ

  • Sure do! I provide Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples in Austin, Texas. EFT is an attachment-based, evidence-based approach that helps couples strengthen emotional connection, improve communication, and repair relationship wounds.

  • Yes. My office is located in Northwest Austin on 4131 Spicewood Springs Rd. I see clients in person from Monday - Friday.

  • Absolutely, and I would say this is where EFT shines. EFT is especially effective for couples who feel stuck in recurring arguments, shutdown, emotional distance, or feeling misunderstood.

  • During the course of therapy, I tend to meet with partners individually once, at the beginning of treatment, to get a full attachment history. Aside from that, we will meet together only.

  • Yes. And this is a concern that is very close to my heart, as I love watching couples regain trust in each other and deepen their relationships after betrayal.

    EFT is a powerful approach for rebuilding trust, repairing emotional wounds, and strengthening emotional safety after betrayal.

  • Most couples meet weekly or bi-weekly, depending on your needs and goals. Most typically, I suggest that we meet weekly for the first 6-8 weeks of therapy to gain traction.