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Therapy for Relationships

In-person therapy in West Los Angeles and online therapy throughout California

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Understanding Patterns in Our Relationships

Our earliest relationships shape how we love, communicate, and protect ourselves in connection with others. When relationships become painful or disorienting, it’s often because old patterns of relating are being repeated in the present, unconsciously re-enacted with partners, friends, or family. In our work together, I help bring these patterns into awareness as they emerge in the therapeutic relationship itself, creating space for greater flexibility and freedom in how you relate to others.

Located in West Los Angeles, my practice offers a thoughtful, open space to explore these struggles and gently uncover their deeper, unconscious roots.

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Common Signs of Relationship Struggles

  • Recurring arguments about the “same thing,” even when the topic changes

  • Feeling unseen, criticized, or responsible for others’ emotions

  • Pulling away (shutting down, stonewalling) or pursuing (reassurance-seeking)

  • Jealousy, mixed signals, or difficulty with trust and boundaries

  • Patterns of codependency or low self-worth in relationships

  • Trouble naming needs, setting limits, or tolerating disagreement

My Approach to Working with Interpersonal Relationships

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How we learned to love, speak up, and self-protect begins in our earliest bonds. When relationships feel confusing or painful now, it’s often because those early templates are quietly replaying with partners, friends, or family. In our meetings, we notice these patterns as they surface, in your stories and in the space between us, so there’s more room for flexibility, choice, and ease in how you relate.

In our sessions, we will:

  • Map your pattern: Identify when you pursue, pull back, appease, or take charge, and what each move is trying to safeguard.

    Find the origins: Connect today’s triggers to earlier relationships to understand why certain moments carry such intensity.

    Practice in real time: Use our sessions to try clearer language, set workable boundaries, and repair after missteps.

    Strengthen choice: Build the capacity to stay present in conflict, hold mixed feelings, and act in line with your values.

Frequently Asked Questions about Relationships

  • Yes. We look at how early attachment experiences shaped the way you seek closeness, handle distance, and respond to conflict, then build new ways of relating that feel steadier.

  • Early patterns don’t disappear—they often reappear with partners, friends, and at work. We trace how you learned to protect yourself (pursue, pull back, appease, control) so those moves become choices, not reflexes.

  • Often, difficulty with sex, touch, and emotional openness reflects deeper fears of need, rejection, or loss of self. We work at both levels, language and body, so closeness can feel safer and more genuine.

  • Patterns will show up between us. We notice in real time what gets repeated (pulling away, rescuing, testing), name it together, and try different responses in a steady, respectful space.