Relationship Counseling Seattle

Your relationships have changed significantly because your loved one is sick. You’ve become the person that does everything and don’t have time for yourself. Your doctor says you need to reduce your stress. ‘No one else is going to take care of things’ you say to yourself. You wonder who is supposed to help you while you’re the one giving so much support. You are the one that deals with the meals, medication, medical appointments, not to mention your own emotions around the health changes of your loved one. On top of all of that, you still must work and show up in other areas of your life. You’re tired, lonely and feel like most people can’t understand what you’re experiencing. You often feel guilt when you need time away, you feel helplessness when things get hard. You feel a pit in your stomach when you must break bad news, have a difficult conversation, or notice physical and/or cognitive changes. Being a caregiver has changed your relationship with your loved one. Sometimes you miss the old days but feel guilty saying that out loud.

I work with caregivers feeling the impacts of burnout re-engage with what’s important to them, build collaborative problem-solving skills, and provide non-judgmental emotional support. I help caregivers improve their communication skills to effectively manage daily life with more ease and build better relationships. Caregiving is hard, you are not alone; finding more stability and peace is possible. Schedule a free consultation today to learn more about relationship counseling in Seattle.

This infertility journey has been hard on your relationships. You and your partner fight more, you don’t have much fun together anymore, and sex is non-existent. Your whole focus has been on getting pregnant and having a baby. You don’t see your friends as often as you’d like. Many of them just don’t understand what you’re going through, and it takes a lot of energy to update people each time you see them. You’d rather just avoid seeing people. The hormones make you do and say things you wouldn’t normally. There’s not a lot of joy felt in your day-to-day life because you feel so isolated. People try to be helpful, but they say stupid shit. You avoid babies and families. When you see a pregnant person or a baby you feel a deep pain, even anger sometimes.

I help birthing people dealing with infertility and pregnancy loss (including TFMR experiences) prioritize relationships and increase self-care. I help people cultivate self-compassion, valued action, and peace. Start the road to feeling like yourself and schedule a therapy consultation today. Learn more about how relationship counseling in Seattle can help.

Your divorce or breakup has changed most of your relationship in one way or another. You lost a lot of friends or just realize you don’t have much in common with them anymore. You now more clearly know who is there for you and who never really have your back. You want to make sure you don’t replicate the same relationship in the future. Ideally, you’d like to learn from this experience and come out stronger. If you’d like to build back your sense of self, your confidence and learn helpful relationship strategies to use in future relationships, schedule a counseling consultation today. Relationship Counseling in Seattle can help.

Since becoming a parent, you notice a lot of issues with your family come up. Not only are you dealing with your parents, but your in-laws and extended family. You’re not sure you know what you want your boundaries and expectations to be around your new reality. You wonder what your friendships are going to look like now that you have a kid. I help birthing people during the perinatal period gain clarity on their relationships, boundaries, and support systems. Let’s work together to make this a positive experience, schedule a relationship counseling consultation today.