Do you feel like your relationship is stuck in the same argument over and over?
Have you noticed more distance, less affection, or more tension between you and your partner?
Do you both want more connection, trust, and intimacy but don’t know how to get there?

All relationships go through difficult seasons, and feeling disconnected does not mean your relationship is broken beyond repair. With couples counseling, you can learn to communicate more effectively, work through conflict without attacking or shutting down, and rebuild emotional and physical closeness.

How Couples Therapy Can Help

In a supportive, nonjudgmental space, we will focus on helping you:

• Improve communication so you both feel heard and understood

• Reduce recurring conflict and learn healthier ways to handle disagreements

• Rebuild trust after affairs, betrayal, or broken promises

• Increase emotional and physical intimacy

• Feel more like teammates again instead of opponents

As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I use evidence-based approaches such as the Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy, and other treatment modalities that focus on creating lasting changes in your relationship.

Common Reasons Couples Seek Counseling

Couples counseling can be helpful at any stage of a relationship, whether you are dating, engaged, newly married, or have been together for many years. Some common reasons couples in the Quad Cities contact me include:

• Communication problems and frequent arguments

• Feeling distant, lonely, or disconnected in the relationship

• Balancing work, life, and family responsibilities

• Blended family and step-parenting challenges

• Coparenting after separation or divorce

• Infidelity and rebuilding trust

• Changes related to chronic illness or mental health

• Stress from extended family or in-laws

• Concerns about affection and intimacy

• Premarital counseling and relationship readiness questions

What to Expect in Couples Counseling

In our sessions, we will identify the patterns that keep you stuck and practice new ways of relating that support closeness and respect. You can expect to:

• Talk about what is not working and what you want your relationship to look like

• Learn practical tools to calm conflict and stay connected during hard conversations

• Practice new communication skills in session with guidance and feedback

• Receive focused “between session” exercises to help you apply what you’re learning at home

• Complete and discuss your primary Love Language together in session after you and your partner complete The Five Love Languages assessment 

• Learn about different personality styles, preferences, and needs after completing the Real Colors® Personality Instrument, and explore how your differences as partners can both support your relationship and contribute to common challenges. 

My goal is to help you feel safer with each other, more hopeful about your future together, and more confident in your ability to handle challenges as a team.

Ready to Start Couples Counseling in the Quad Cities?

If you are looking for couples or marriage counseling in Bettendorf, Davenport, Moline, Rock Island, or the surrounding Quad Cities area, I would be honored to support you.

You can take the next step by contacting my office to ask questions or schedule an appointment. Reaching out for help is a strong first step toward the relationship you both want!