You’re trying to hold it together while everything feels like it’s coming apart.
Does this sound familiar?
"We can't talk without it blowing up."
“I don’t know if I want to stay, but I don’t know how to leave either.”
You try to stay busy or strong, but the quiet moments bring a flood of sadness or self-doubt.
“We love each other, but something is deeply wrong.”
“We tried therapy before—it didn’t help.”
When trust has been shaken or divorce is on the table, you aren’t looking for communication tips. You're looking for real, lasting change or clarity for deciding your next steps.
If This Is Where Your Relationship Is Right Now, You’re in the Right Place
Couples Therapy in Natick, Massachusetts
Most couples don’t look for couples therapy because things are “a little off.” They reach out when something feels unrecognizable—about their relationship, or about themselves.
You might be stuck in the same fight over and over, even when you promise it will be different this time. One of you pushes, the other shuts down. Or you’re both worn down, living more like roommates than partners. Sometimes trust has been broken, and every conversation feels loaded - fragile, tense, or one wrong word away from exploding.
I specialize in working couples who want to rebuild and those considering divorce or separation. Many of the couples who contact me are exhausted, scared, and unsure whether their relationship can- or should - continue. Something has shifted: an affair or disclosure, years of escalating conflict, emotional distance, or the quiet realization that you’re no longer on the same team.
Couples therapy isn’t about deciding who’s right or wrong. It’s about slowing things down enough to understand what’s actually happening between you. I help couples identify the patterns that keep pulling them into the same painful cycles and learn how to reach for each other differently—especially when emotions run high.
What’s often happening underneath isn’t a lack of effort or commitment. It’s a cycle that has taken over—one that leaves both of you feeling unseen, unsafe, or alone, even when you’re sitting in the same room.
This is where couples therapy can help—not by rushing you toward forgiveness, compromise, or big decisions, but by creating enough structure and safety to understand what’s actually driving the pain.
I work with couples in Natick and across Massachusetts who are motivated to do real work. I keep a small caseload so I can stay deeply engaged, remember the details that matter, and focus on helping you move back from the abyss.
Discernment Counseling for Couples Stuck
Between Staying and Leaving
Some couples aren’t ready for traditional couples therapy—and that’s okay. If one or both of you are unsure whether you want to stay in the relationship, Discernment Counseling offers a structured way to slow things down and figure out what comes next.
Discernment Counseling is a short-term process (typically 1–5 sessions) designed to help couples gain clarity about the future of the relationship—without pressure to fix everything or rush toward a decision. Rather than trying to solve all the problems, we focus on understanding how your relationship arrived at this point and what each of you would need to change for the relationship to continue in a healthier way.
If you’re feeling stuck between staying and leaving, Discernment Counseling can help you move forward with understanding instead of urgency. You can learn more about this process on my Discernment Counseling page.
Frequently Asked Questions About Couples Therapy in Natick, Massachusetts
What kinds of couples do you work with?
I work with couples who are struggling with communication, disconnection, conflict, infidelity and decision‑making around staying together or separating. Many of the couples I see have tried therapy before and felt it didn’t go deep enough or moved too quickly. Many of my couples saw a therapist for a certain issue but felt that the therapy didn't address the underlying reasons their relationship was struggling.
Do you help couples decide whether to divorce?
Yes - when that’s the question you’re facing. If you’re unsure whether you want to stay in the relationship, I recommend Discernment Counseling rather than jumping straight into couples therapy. If either of you is unsure about healing your relationship, couples therapy will stall out or become frustrating. Discernment Counseling has a different structure, designed specifically for couples on the brink.
What if one of us is more invested in therapy than the other?
This is extremely common. Couples don’t come in perfectly aligned. My role is to help create enough safety and structure so both partners can engage honestly—even if you’re starting from very different places.
Is couples therapy with you more emotional or more practical?
Both. The work is emotionally focused, but it’s also grounded and practical. We don’t just talk about feelings - we connect them to real patterns and real changes in how you relate to each other outside the session. I want to help you have different conversations, to lean on each other more, and become the team you planned for when you got together.
How long does couples therapy usually take?
There’s no one-size-fits-all answer. (Helpful, right?) If trust has been broken or conflict has been building for years, your nervous systems need time to recalibrate to a new way of relating.
A way where your partner can begin to feel like your ally again. Where vulnerability isn’t dangerous or foreign. Where turning toward each other - rather than away - becomes possible, even when things feel hard.
This takes time, structure, and repetition. Our sessions together becomes that repetition - the steady place where you practice a different way of being with each other, and where we work through the blocks that inevitably show up along the way.