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If you clicked on the read more, then I will assume you enjoyed my Santa story, or you really love Christmas. Both work for me. So now that clickbait worked, let me tell you a little bit more about my approach toward therapy, relationships, and coaching.
More about my approach on Relationship Therapy and Coaching
As a Relationship Coach, I am committed to supporting you on your journey toward better, healthier, and more fulfilling relationships.
My approach is a combination of many different principles, including basic human biology, sociology, attachment theory, the Gottman "Sound Relationship House" theory, and basic needs modeling. I am currently studying the Gottman psychotherapy principles and incorporating them into my practice.
Like in all aspects of life, there is not one school or one train of thought that can explain the complexity of our everyday interactions and the issues that may arise from them.
Therapy focused on relationships can include the couple or the individual, although I must say the couple ideally.
For individuals, we work together through reflection, exploration, and accountability to develop a healthier understanding of your needs and your relationships with others. You will enjoy exercises that will help you understand yourself better and become more aware of how you relate to others.
But most importantly, who you are! There is no exercise, method, or secret that can help someone who doesn't know who they truly are and what they need to find a happy and fulfilling relationship.
For couples, my approach is based on the Gottman Method for Couples Therapy, which is research-based. It is designed to strengthen relationships by increasing intimacy, respect, and affection while managing conflict.
Individual Coaching
Personal/Business
There are a few basic differences between Therapy and coaching, and hopefully, this helps you choose which one is better suited for you at this point. Coaching is more focused on the current and future state, while therapy is mainly focused on the past. The emphasis of coaching is usually around growth, performance, future goals, accountability, and behavior change, and is quite action-oriented. Therapy on the other side explores the past and the present and looks deeper into the underlying causes of emotions, thoughts, and behaviors.
To put it in a metaphor, Therapy is like taking your car to the mechanic to repair the engine so it can run safely again, and Coaching is like a skilled GPS that will help get you to your next destination.
My approach, informed by both psychological training and coaching practice, allows these two modalities to intersect when appropriate. In practice, one can naturally lead into the other, as the client’s needs may evolve or become clearer over the course of the work. I therefore adopt a client‑led stance, allowing the individual to guide the direction and depth of the process. The primary distinction in my work lies in the focus and clinical scope: coaching emphasizes the client’s agency, goal orientation, and responsibility for change, whereas therapeutic work may also address psychological symptoms and underlying patterns when present.