Couple Therapy and Sex Therapy with a Trauma-Informed Therapist in Chicago

You love your partner(s), and you’re committed to your relationship, but sometimes, it just feels so hard.

Maybe you’re fighting hard and loving hard, and it’s become too much. Or maybe you’re barely talking at all, feeling more like roommates than partners. You’re stuck. Or maybe you’re the one feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or alone, and wondering if therapy might help you both find your way back.

You’re not broken. You’re human. And couples therapy can help you untangle what feels messy, painful, or stuck

You Don’t Have to Do This Alone

Many couples I work with come to therapy feeling stuck, exhausted, and unsure if things can change. Some have tried therapy before and felt judged or misunderstood. Others are trying this for the first time and wondering if it’s too late.

The truth is, if you’re here, you’re already doing something courageous.

You might relate to some of this:

Communication & Emotional Disconnect

• "We love each other, but keep missing each other emotionally."

• "We can’t talk without fighting or someone getting hurt."

• "We’re stuck in cycles we don’t know how to change."

• "I feel like we’re just co-managing a household, not really in a relationship."

Intimacy & Sexuality

• "Talking about sex is awkward. Or we just avoid it altogether."

• "Sex has changed, and I feel ashamed or alone in that."

• "We avoid intimacy, and when we try, it feels awkward or tense."

• "I never learned how to talk about sex, and now I’m trying to unlearn shame and discover what I want."

Identity, Stress & Trauma

• "We didn’t realize how much neurodivergence or trauma shapes how we show up."

• "My partner doesn’t understand what I’m going through—my work stress, my identity shift, my changing body."

• "We come from different cultural backgrounds, and sometimes it’s hard for us to understand each other."

• "The stress from family or cultural expectations feels overwhelming."

Loss & Disconnection

• "We're healing from infidelity or betrayal and need support to rebuild trust."

• "We’ve lost the emotional and physical closeness we used to have."

• "We're married, but I feel so lonely."

• "I just want to feel close again."

• "I’m just exhausted and don’t know where to begin. We’re stuck. I’m stuck."

• "We lost someone important, but we don’t know how to grieve together—the loss pulled us apart."

In our work together, you’ll have space to untangle what’s been painful and learn to communicate, reconnect, and repair in ways that honor both your nervous systems and your stories.

Whether you're navigating parenting, infidelity, identity shifts, cultural scripts, or the complexities of grief, this work is for you. Therapy can help you feel less alone, less ashamed, and more understood.

What This Work Can Offer Your Relationship

Trauma-informed, culturally responsive sex and relationship therapy is more than just tools. It’s a compassionate, attuned space to slow down and rebuild safety, trust, and connection—emotionally and physically.

Through our work together, you can:

• Understand your and your partners’ nervous systems, triggers, and stress responses

• Improve communication and move from reactivity to repair

• Navigate conflict without spiraling into blame or shutdown

• Explore needs, identities, and desires with honesty and compassion

• Rebuild trust after infidelity, secrecy, or emotional distance

• Navigate differences in intimacy, sexual desire, or sensory needs

• Reconnect emotionally and sexually, without pressure or judgment

• Talk about sex and intimacy openly, even when it feels awkward or vulnerable

• Support each other through parenting

• Grieve and process together through major life events or losses

• Understand how neurodivergence, cultural scripts, and family patterns impact your dynamics

• Reimagine your relationship, not as perfect, but as more honest, kind, and resilient

Whether you’re rediscovering sex after a lifetime of shame or learning how to parent and partner more intentionally, you’re not alone. Therapy can be a space to reconnect, with yourself and with each other.

Not sure if you want to come in together or individually? Learn more about individual therapy here.

The Heart Behind My Work

I bring warmth and deep compassion to this work. Together, we make sense of the emotional and relational patterns you’ve been living through, and begin to untangle them with curiosity, not shame.

While I no longer offer play therapy for children, as a Registered Play Therapist, my work is shaped by years of supporting parents, especially those raising neurodivergent kids or navigating overwhelming systems. I hold space for the exhaustion, isolation, and grief that can come with caregiving, and help you reconnect with your partner and yourself along the way.

I’m currently under supervision as I work toward certification as a sex therapist, which means I’m actively deepening my skills and staying engaged in thoughtful, ethical practice.

My work is rooted in trauma-informed, sex-positive care, nervous system awareness, and a deep commitment to anti-oppression, decolonization, and honoring the full spectrum of relationship structures and identities.

If you’re curious about the frameworks I draw from, you can learn more about my approach here.

Learn more about me

Healing Is Possible, Even If It’s Hard

Couples therapy isn’t easy. It can bring up grief, anger, and fear. But it can also bring clarity, connection, and even joy.

We’ll make space to:

• Grieve what’s been lost or painful

• Identify joy-stealers and joy-creators

• Explore individual healing alongside relational repair

• Work on communication, conflict, and sex in a way that’s shame-free

Whether you’re working through betrayal or just trying to reconnect emotionally and sexually, therapy can help you move from surviving to thriving.

Let’s Begin With a Free 15-Minute Consultation

If you and your partner(s) are located in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Oregon, or Massachusetts and are ready to begin trauma-informed sex and relationship therapy, I’d love to connect. Whether you’re healing from rupture, rebuilding connection, or exploring what it means to feel safe and seen in your relationship(s), you don’t have to do it alone.

Schedule a free 15-minute consultation today, and let’s see if we’re a good fit.
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