Marriage counseling that Heals in Farmington, MN. Restore Your Relationship.

Struggling in your relationship? Get help now. I use a practical, research-based approach to helping couples rebuild their connection and resolve struggles related to affairs, lack of intimacy, communication, conflict and more. Couples sessions are 90 minutes long.

I see relationship problems as a result unfulfilled needs that no longer feel safe to share with your partner. I use Emotion-Focused Therapy to help partners understand, and safely share their vulnerabilities in order to re-establish deeply desired connection.

Relationships are tough and we can find ourselves acting in ways that surprise even ourselves when things go wrong. So, you won't find me occupying the moral high ground, playing therapy tricks on you, or judging you.

Couples, Families and Relationships. Heather typically sees individuals and families. Her approach is eclectic and practical, developing skills within the family to create a better quality relationship.

Frustrated? Stuck? If your relationship isn't what you expected it to be, I can help! Whether you have been hurt by an affair or are in need of a marital tune-up, LIFE Counseling will help to equip you with the tools needed to have a thriving, loving relationship.

I work with couples and can help address issues related to communication problems, parenting, sexuality, infidelity, money, addictions and coping with mental health problems. Couple therapy is complex and I work you to develop a treatment plan that will work for you.

I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I am certified as a Prepare & Enrich Counselor for premarital and married couples. I specialize in communication and conflict management with couples.

I work with couples to identify and alter troublesome patterns in their relationships, often with insight into how they developed in the first place, so that new ways of relating can emerge in the therapy and allow for greater security, love, intimacy, and connection.

Most relationships are imbalanced in certain areas, leading to recurring power struggles and arguments. We will work together to identify unproductive patterns which may lead to a closer more fulfilling relationship. Open and affirming of straight and same sex couples.

Military couples and families have a unique struggle with deployments, weeks of active duty, and the challenge of reintegration. I have firsthand knowledge of what it is like to go through that process and would enjoy walking with you during that time.

In therapy, we consider you both as separate individuals, each with strengths and growth areas. We also explore each of your families of origin, which has helped shape who each of you are today. And finally, we look into the relational issues between you as a couple.

Relationship counseling is my specialty and my passion. I love helping couples move from gridlock to freedom, from distance to intimacy, and from anger to affection. I welcome relationships of any type, regardless of sexual orientation or level of monogamy.

Our work often addresses how to foster supportive and loving relationship patterns, reconcile personal differences, overcome barriers to problem resolution, trust building, enhance feelings of intimacy, improve communication styles, and balance needs of self/partner.