Why the same conflicts keep returning
You may find yourself drawn to unavailable people, unable to trust reassurance, reluctant to set boundaries, or repeatedly caught between wanting closeness and needing distance. A conflict in one relationship may echo patterns that appear at work, with family, and in friendships.
These patterns are not evidence that you are incapable of connection. They often reflect adaptations to earlier relationships and the expectations you developed about what closeness requires.
How individual therapy can help
This service is individual psychotherapy focused on your relationship experiences. We explore what you want from others, what you fear, what you communicate directly or indirectly, and how you respond when you feel unseen, controlled, rejected, or needed.
The therapeutic relationship itself can also provide useful information. Paying attention to moments of trust, misunderstanding, distance, or repair can make familiar dynamics more visible and create opportunities for a different experience.
We may work on
- Attachment, trust, and fear of abandonment
- Boundaries and difficulty saying no
- Conflict, anger, and withdrawal
- People-pleasing or taking excessive responsibility
- Loneliness, dating, separation, or changing relationships
If you are seeking couples therapy, contact me so I can clarify current services or help you consider an appropriate referral.