Couples Therapy

You're not fighting
each other.
You're fighting for each other.

Most couples wait too long. By the time they get to therapy, the same argument has happened a hundred times and both people are exhausted. Coming earlier — when things are tense but not broken — is not weakness. It's wisdom.

Couples therapy isn't about deciding who's right. It's about understanding what's actually happening between two people, and building something both of you can live in. That work is worth doing.

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What Brings Couples In

It's rarely just
one thing.

Most of the time, the argument on the surface isn't what the argument is actually about. Couples therapy creates space to slow down long enough to find out what's really driving it — the unmet need, the old wound, the pattern that's been running both of you without your permission.

Both people are heard here. Neither person is the patient. The relationship is what we're working on.

The Same Fight, Over and Over

Different day, different trigger — same result. The argument has a shape you both recognize now. That shape has a source. Finding it is where we start.

Feeling Like Strangers

You're living parallel lives. Functional, but disconnected. The distance didn't happen overnight and it won't close overnight — but it can close.

After a Rupture

Infidelity. A betrayal of trust. Something that changed things. You're not sure if it can be repaired — but you're not sure it can't be. This is the right space to find out.

A Major Transition

New baby. Career change. Loss. Relocation. Transitions that stress-test every relationship. The couples who come in early tend to come out stronger.

Who This Is For

Couples at every stage.

There's no right or wrong time to come to therapy. These are some of the places couples are when they reach out.

In a Long-Term Relationship

Years together, real history — and something that used to work that doesn't anymore. You don't want to lose what you've built. You want to rebuild what's shifted.

Newly Together

Things are good — you want to make sure they stay that way. Proactive work before patterns calcify is some of the most effective therapy there is.

Considering Separation

You haven't decided anything yet. You want clarity — about whether this can be repaired, and what it would take. That's a legitimate reason to come in.

How It Works

No sides.
Just the relationship.

My role in couples therapy is not to decide who's right or validate one partner at the expense of the other. I'm here to help both of you understand what's happening — and build the skills to actually change it.

01

Both Voices in the Room

Each person gets heard. I'm not managing who speaks when — I'm listening to both of you, including what's underneath what's being said.

02

Finding the Real Pattern

Arguments have anatomy. We map it — the trigger, the story each person is running, the reaction, the aftermath. Once it's visible, it becomes workable.

03

Building New Communication

Not scripts. Real tools. How to say the hard thing without it becoming a fight. How to hear it without shutting down. Skills that hold up outside the therapy room.

04

Rebuilding Connection

Understanding each other is the foundation. What gets built on top of it — trust, intimacy, stability — that's the work. And it's possible.

"Myke is very personable and made my husband and I feel very comfortable. We didn't feel judged, and he didn't pick sides. He was honest upfront about who he was."
— Couples Client
Common Questions

Before you reach out.

Both partners need to be willing to participate for couples therapy to work. That said, if one person is on the fence, a single session to see what it's like is often enough. What people imagine therapy to be and what it actually is are usually very different.

No. My job isn't to determine who's right. Each person brings their own experience and perspective, and both are valid. What I'm looking for is the pattern — and that involves both of you.

That uncertainty is a completely legitimate reason to come in. Therapy can help you get clear — about what's actually happening, what you each want, and what's realistic. The goal isn't to force an outcome. It's to help you make a decision with clarity instead of confusion.

Yes. Telehealth couples sessions are available across all six states I'm licensed in. As long as both partners can be present and in a private space, online sessions work well for couples work.

Take the First Step

Coming in together
is already something.

The fact that you're both willing to try is real. Let's build on it.

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