Couples Therapy

with Wendy Brown, MFT, CGP*

I specialize in working with all types of couples who come to me with a wide range of life issues.

People come to couples or marriage therapy with some fear about being heard or about being labeled as the problem. The two of you are probably more on the same page than you realize. We will work together to identify and meet the goals each of you have for moving your relationship into a more healthy, nurturing, and enjoyable experience for you both.

In couples therapy, I help partners put feelings into words. Talking openly about your relationship issues will allow us to hear and understand the underlying hurts. This will make it possible for you to learn how to take better care of your needs. We will focus on improving your communications skills. Usually this leads to feeling more connected.

We will make space to understand what is really going on and work to solve the problems. This may mean saying more, even though you may think you are doing more than enough talking. We will focus on developing some new skills.

Culture is an important consideration in couples therapy. Each partner comes from the culture of their own family, which influences how we approach and experience relationships. Growing up, we were assigned family roles, that we bring into our adult relationships.

I create the space to name and understand the way culture and your family history impacts your relationship. I will help you further develop the art of hearing and understanding each other.

I am a sex-positive therapist, which means that I believe it is important to talk openly about intimacy, sexuality, preferences and orientation. I work with all sorts of families and partners; traditional, monogamous, polyamorous, alternative, straight, gay and transgender.

It isn’t necessary for the two of you to have decided to stay together for couples or marriage therapy to be helpful. Often, couples in crisis need the help of a therapist to decide whether or not to stay together and what changes they would want to make in order for the relationship to feel alive again. Sometimes couples decide to part ways, and we work to minimize the amount of misunderstanding, hurt and anger so common in separations.

Couples therapy can help the two you learn to understand each other better. It can put you on the road to get the two of you where want to be. I love working with couples who enjoy growing their relationship.

Please call me with any questions that you may have @ (415) 753-5800, or contact me via email.

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