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I specialize in helping couples with relationship and communication issues. I also work with individuals who feel bogged down and want to make changes but aren't sure how, or who feel that depression, anxiety, or grief holds them back. My clients and I work together to create a way forward while feeling supported.

I help couples with communication by understanding the cycles couples get stuck in and the dreams behind what each partner wants in their ideal relationship. I help people through crisis and transition in relationships, increasing communication skills and fostering the development of the feelings of security needed for increased intimacy.

I use various approaches, including the practical focus of Dr. Gottman and cognitive-behavioral therapy as well as traditions of mindfulness and Emotionally Focused Therapy.

I believe in the power of couples therapy, and using the EFT model in particular. I understand how painful it can be to experience ongoing conflict or distance in our most important relationships. Sometimes we need a new way of looking at things—within us and between ourselves and our partner—to understand what's going on. With this new understanding, we can start to make the changes that will lead to a closer, more connected relationship.

Oftentimes, couples wait a long time before seeking help. It can be scary not knowing what to expect, and wondering if it will really help. By this time, they have experienced a lot of pain, and have established negative ways of interacting as a way to cope with the stress.

I've recently relocated to San Juan Island. I'm available for therapy sessions via videoconferencing. I'm also available in person if you're interested in traveling to Friday Harbor for an extended session, such as half a day, a full day or even two days.

Don't wait! Help is available—just take the first step. Call or email me today and we can talk about how I can help.

I am passionate about helping couples establish strong foundations so they can not only withstand difficult times, but also grow and thrive over time. I draw on my thorough training in various couples therapy approaches (primarily EFT and Gottman), as well as over two decades of experience as a therapist (not to mention my own 30+ years of marriage). My goal is to offer a safe, encouraging environment in which couples can learn to navigate through difficult times and deal with conflict more effectively ... but also an environment in which they can learn how to cultivate greater depth and emotional intimacy in their relationship. Ultimately, I want to help couples deepen their connection and find a “safe haven” in one another.

Roy is an individual, couple, and family therapist who provides a supportive, thoughtful, and encouraging place for you. He is experienced in the medical, educational, and mental health fields and holds two master's degrees. Roy is a licensed marriage and family therapist, and a supervisor and trainer of other therapists in the state of Washington.

Roy works with divorced and blended families, and with clients who may be depressed, worried, or sad, having family problems, dealing with sexuality issues, or faced with creating a new family and couple. He respectfully treats single parents, families, and ethnic and sexual minorities. Free 20-minute phone consultation.

I believe that the process of healing begins through authentic and vulnerable connection with another. My counseling orientation is informed by attachment theory and the relational psychodynamic therapeutic model, which looks at patterns of relating from early life up to the present. Additionally, working with Emotionally Focused Therapy provides an opportunity for couples to experience attachment and deeper emotional intimacy in their relationship.

I hold Substance Use Disorder Professional Trainee certification from the state of Washington.

I am in training to be an EFT supervisor.

According to Sue Johnson, strong loving relationships are increasingly correlated with individual physical and psychological health. I support clients in discovering how they contribute to their relationship dynamic. Once they understand how they cocreate their dance, I help them explore new ways of managing their emotions in connection with each other.

My husband and I work as a team to help couples grow together. As former high-tech and legal professionals, we understand how work demands can affect relationships. As parents, we get how children are a source of both joy and stress. As an intercultural couple, we recognize the challenges in bridging different world views.

I help couples get underneath cycles of criticism, stonewalling, and distress so that they can find intimacy and connection and a way forward. I also specialize in working with blended families and parenting conflicts. My work is attachment trauma–informed, and it is greatly influenced by the couple-oriented work of Sue Johnson and Emotionally Focused Therapy. I am currently certifying as a sex therapist and invite couples and individuals working through sexual dysfunction to seek me out.

I believe in creating a non-judgmental, safe place for couples to resolve distress and discover intimacy. I welcome clients of all sexual orientations and gender identities.

Counseling can help you get unstuck, set goals, reduce anxiety and depression, take action to feel better, and help you have more control of your life. With a compassionate and supportive approach, I help people find real solutions to important issues in life, work, and relationships. I help people identify negative emotions and limiting beliefs and replace them with healthy coping skills and positive strategies to change their lives.

Through integrating current research in neurobiology and attachment, I help couples acknowledge, respect, and understand each other better. I help couples break negative patterns that undermine their relationships and find real tools for improving their communication and connection. Education and understanding of each partner's emotional regulation is an important part of the process. Conflict is a normal part of couple communication. Every couple has both a positive and negative communication cycle. Conflict intimacy is learned and an important part of growing together. When couples understand how their emotions, needs, and behaviors affect each other in the communication cycle, they learn how to maintain secure attachment and foster positive relationships.

You and your partner are struggling right now, and maybe have been for a long time. Life's transitions such as retirement, marriage, or birth of a new child can make staying connected with your partner quite difficult at times. Or other challenges in your relationship can leave you with difficulty trusting and feeling alone or like roommates. You both are tired of being stressed, tired of all the yelling, tired of being tired. Going to therapy can be scary, but you won't be alone. With me, you and your partner will cry, laugh, and work hard together!

Now also offering Short-Term EFT Couples Intensives and ongoing couples therapy!

Please contact me for a complimentary 15–20 minute phone consultation to see if we'd be a good fit.

When your relationships struggle, your entire life can be a struggle. At times it can seem that even though you desire rewarding and fulfilling relationships, countless obstacles prevent this from happening. We can all find ourselves stuck in this place at times, unable to change personal situations or navigate difficulties in relationships.

I provide evidence-based care using EFT to help couples connect rather than fight. Working with individuals, I help navigate depression, anxiety, grief, loss, and life transitions. I am particularly drawn to working with individuals in addiction recovery, as well as those impacted by other people's addictions. I provide a free 20-minute phone consultation for prospective clients.

I believe that sometimes in our partnerships when we try to connect we can end up in a cycle of communication that is not helpful. This is no one’s fault. Couples therapy can be a place to slow down, unpack this cycle, help you both understand your own individual experiences and share it with the other in a way that is digestible in service of creating healthier and loving dynamics. I am here to help you to work together we will work to clarify your values, understand your motivations and behaviors, and implement healthier patterns within your relationships. I can help you discover and move towards what truly matters to you. Let me help you be the best versions of yourselves in your partnerships. My areas of specialization are inter-racial, intercultural and neurodivergent couples.

I provide couples and individual Emotion Focused Therapy helping clients who are often dealing with anxiety, depression and struggling with relationships. I provide a free initial consultation and would be happy to see if I might be the right fit to work with you.

My therapy practice is both in-person (Seattle) and online (serving all of Washington state).

I also provide life coaching services to anyone online and in-person in Seattle. The focus of my work ranges from business development services to executive, relationship and individual coaching. People often come to me looking for help with career transitions or improvements, improving relationships, dealing with workplace conflicts, job struggles, desiring to improve family interactions, developing their character, setting and achieving goals and executive or organizational development to name just a few areas.

I am a bilingual (Spanish-English) psychotherapist who helps couples and individuals improve their communication and develop their potential, to grow as personally and in relationships. Through EFT I have found the framework to enable my clients to see where their relationship is trapped without blaming one person. We focus on how 'my behavior influences how you react, which at the same time influences how I respond to your response.'

I can help you adjust to major life changes (acculturation process, medical illness, separation, empty nest, PTSD, depression, anxiety, and more) and strengthen your ability to cope with adversity and regain peace. I am interested in the psychological, biological, social, and spiritual well-being of the person.

I am originally from Chile, where I studied and provided therapy for 4 years. I earned my master’s degree in marriage and family therapy and a certificate in medical family therapy at Seattle Pacific University.

Healing is possible. I empower individuals and couples to tell their stories, understand themselves, feel unburdened by past traumas so they can have more peace, joy, and freedom in their lives. Together we can build a therapeutic relationship on the foundation of safety, trust, compassion, and authenticity. I have seen people grow and heal in incredible ways when they are allowed to be their true selves, free from the fear of oppression, violence, and judgment.