I offer individual psychotherapy with a relational focus, working with adults who want to better understand the patterns that shape their relationships.
Psychotherapy with a relational focus is about helping you understand your role in these dynamics—how you show up, what you tend to repeat, and how patterns take shape over time.
This work can be particularly helpful when relationships feel disorienting, effortful, or difficult to sustain—especially when differences in needs or communication styles make connection challenging.
It is especially helpful for individuals whose relationships or needs may not align with conventional societal expectations, including those who are queer, non-monogamous, and/or neurodivergent.
While this work focuses on relationships, it is done individually, with an emphasis on understanding your experience within relational dynamics and developing ways of relating that feel more aligned with who you are.
Common reasons people choose relational therapy
Difficulty staying connected to sense of self within relationships
Challenges in prioritizing needs or setting boundaries
Feeling stuck in recurring relational patterns that are difficult to shift
Navigating differences in needs, communication styles, or expectations
Feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, or discouraged by relationships
Wanting to better understand your role within relational dynamics
Noticing patterns of codependency (e.g., becoming overly focused on others’ needs while neglecting your own, or giving in ways that feel unsustainable or depleting)
What this work focuses on
A central part of relational psychotherapy involves developing a clearer sense of yourself within relationships. This can include:
Staying connected to your own needs, values, and experience while in relationship with others
Increasing your capacity to tolerate differences in needs, expectations, and ways of relating
Understanding how you respond when relationships feel uncertain, tense, or emotionally charged
Rather than trying to eliminate differences, this work focuses on helping you navigate relationships in a way that feels more intentional, sustainable, and grounded.
Shifts this work can support
Becoming more aware of your own thoughts, feelings, and needs—separate from those of others
Feeling more grounded and steady when expressing difficult thoughts, feelings, or needs
Staying connected to yourself when receiving difficult or unexpected responses from others
Developing a stronger sense of self within relationships
Relating to others without losing connection to yourself
Recognizing and shift patterns that no longer feel aligned
Developing ways of connecting that feel more sustainable and intentional
Navigating differences with greater clarity, openness and flexibility
Neurodivergence and relationships
Relational psychotherapy can be particularly helpful for neurodivergent individuals, including late-identified autistic adults, whose relational needs may not align with conventional societal expectations.
Differences in communication style, emotional processing, sensory needs, or capacity for connection can significantly shape how relationships are experienced. Rather than working toward neurotypical norms, this work focuses on understanding and honouring these differences, and supporting you in developing ways of relating that are sustainable and aligned with who you are.
This can include exploring how your needs show up in relationships, how you navigate differences with others, and how to build connections that do not require you to override or mask core aspects of yourself.
