Couples & Individual Therapy for Flower Mound, Online

Flower Mound holds a special place in my career. For two years, ending in January 2009, I worked as a contract family therapist at Youth and Family Counseling in Flower Mound. I saw individuals, couples, and families there, and I took part in the First Offender Program, which offered family therapy to teens as an alternative to legal consequences.

Today I work only with adults, but those years shaped how I see couples. Sitting with families under real pressure taught me how much of what happens between two partners was learned long before they met: how conflict was handled at home, whether feelings were welcome, who was expected to keep the peace. When a couple gets stuck, I'm often curious about those older patterns, not to assign blame, but because understanding where a reaction comes from makes it much easier to change.

It also taught me to respect the whole system around a couple. Parents, siblings, in-laws, and children all have a way of showing up in the room, even when they're not on the screen.

Flower Mound sits in a busy corner of North Texas, between Grapevine Lake and Lewisville Lake, with many people commuting along FM 2499, I-35E, or SH 121 to jobs in Dallas, Denton, or near DFW Airport. Fitting in a weekly drive to an office can feel impossible.

Meeting by video takes that off your plate. You can close a door at home and be in session within a minute, without running into anyone you know. And because the patterns you want to change happen at home, practicing new skills there tends to carry over well.

In couples 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, and I also focus on the space between you, the place where you become we and us. Common concerns include:

• Conflict and communication problems
• Distance and intimacy
• Preparing for commitment through premarital counseling
• Stress between partners and their families of origin

I integrate the Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, mindfulness, and skill-building. Read more about couples and marriage therapy.

Some of the most hopeful work I do is with couples who aren't in crisis at all. I don't run a set premarital program, but I do work with engaged and committed couples to prepare for a lifelong, loving commitment.

Before a wedding, it's easy to focus on the day itself. In therapy, we focus on the years after: how each of your families handled conflict and money, what you expect from each other around work, faith, children, and in-laws, and how you'll repair after the hard moments that every couple eventually has. It can be a relief to finally say out loud the things you've been quietly worrying about, with someone there to help you hear each other.

Every new couple begins with a free phone consultation, which I require before the first appointment. Both partners attend from the first session. We meet on SimplePractice, a secure telehealth platform, and both of you need to be located in Texas at the time of the session.

Couples sessions are $230, individual sessions are $200, and adult family sessions of three or more are $245. I'm out of network with all insurance and provide superbills for reimbursement. See rates and insurance.

People and the way they relate to each other have fascinated me since I was young. I trained at Northwestern University's The Family Institute, which has students seeing clients from the first year, and I've been a fully licensed Texas LMFT since 2009. Read more about my experience.