Couples & Individual Therapy for Denton, Online

Denton is where I opened my private practice in 2010. Before that, from 2007 to 2011, I led social-skills groups and provided individual therapy in alternative education settings in Denton. Working with people who didn't fit the usual mold taught me to slow down, listen for what's underneath, and never assume I already know someone's story.

I moved my practice full-time to Southlake in 2015 and went fully online in 2020. Denton still feels like home turf, and I'm glad that online sessions let me keep working with couples here. Whether you live near the Square, south of town, or out toward the lake, you can meet with me without the drive down I-35E.

With UNT and TWU, Denton has a mix you don't find everywhere: graduate students and faculty, young couples just starting out, longtime residents, and a well-known live music and arts scene around the Square. Those relationships come with their own pressures:

• Two demanding schedules, like a dissertation and a full-time job, competing for the same evenings.
• Couples deciding whether to commit, move, or follow one partner's career.
• Irregular hours and financial uncertainty for musicians, artists, and performers.
• Unmarried, same-gender, and nonbinary or transgender partners who want a therapist who simply gets it.

I welcome all of you. I've worked extensively with artists, musicians, and performers and with LGBTQIA+ clients, and I see adults 18 and up who are working through the transition into adulthood.

In therapy, we explore the assumptions and emotional blocks that get in the way of intimacy and healthy communication. I get to know each of you as individuals and also focus on the space between you, where "you and me" becomes "we." I integrate the Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, mindfulness, and skill-building. Learn more on my couples and marriage therapy and premarital counseling pages.

Some of the Denton couples I hear from aren't in crisis. They're early in their relationship and want to build good habits before the harder years arrive. I love this work. It's far easier to learn how to have a fair fight, ask for what you need, and repair after a rough night before years of resentment have piled up.

Young couples are often working out big questions at the same time: Where will we live? Whose career comes first? How involved will our families be? How do our backgrounds, faith, or identities fit together? Therapy gives those conversations some structure, so they become a way to know each other better instead of a source of anxiety. If one of you is working through something on your own, I also offer individual therapy for adults.

Every new couple starts with a free phone consultation, which is required before the first appointment. Both partners attend from the first session. We meet on SimplePractice's secure telehealth platform, and both of you need to be located in Texas at the time of the session. Phone sessions are available if you prefer.

Couples sessions are $230 and individual sessions are $200. I'm out of network with all insurance and provide superbills for out-of-network reimbursement. See rates and insurance for details.

People and the way they relate to each other have fascinated me since I was young. I hold an MS in Marriage and Family Therapy from Northwestern University's The Family Institute and a BA from UT Austin, and I've been a licensed Texas LMFT since 2009. Read more about me.