Couples Therapy
Finding Your Way Back to Each Other
Breaking painful cycles, rebuilding trust, and creating the connection you both want.
When Love Isn't the Problem
Most couples who come to therapy still love each other. What has broken down isn't the love. It's the pattern between you. One partner reaches, the other pulls away. One raises a concern, the other hears criticism. Over time, the same painful cycle plays out no matter what the argument is about, and both of you end up feeling alone in the same house.
Couples therapy is a place to slow that cycle down, understand what's actually happening underneath it, and build a different way of reaching each other.
Couples I Work With
How I Work With Couples
I use Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), a well-researched approach grounded in attachment science. In EFT, the negative cycle is the problem, not your partner. My role is to help both of you feel genuinely seen and heard. Never triangulated, never blamed.
We work in three broad phases: de-escalating the cycle that keeps hijacking your conversations, helping each of you reach for the other in new ways, and consolidating the connection you've built so it lasts.
Curious about the research and the method? Learn more about how EFT works.
If Your Partner Isn't Sure About Therapy
It's very common for one partner to arrive more ready than the other. That's okay. One of you reaching out is enough to begin. The free consultation is a no-pressure way for both of you to ask questions and get a feel for how I work. Reluctant partners often relax once they experience that sessions aren't about deciding who's right. They're about understanding the cycle you're both caught in.
The Practical Details
In person in Bend
Sessions at the downtown office on NW Wall Street.
Telehealth across Oregon
Secure video sessions from anywhere in the state.
Daytime & evening times
Appointment times that can work for two schedules.
Free 15-minute consultation
A relaxed conversation to see if this feels right for both of you.
Insurance coverage for couples therapy varies by plan. We can talk through coverage and options during your free consultation.
Take the First Step Together
Even if only one of you feels ready, that's a fine place to start. I'd love to connect with you both.
Contact ElizabethCurrently accepting new clients · Daytime and evening appointments