Learn Skills. Change Patterns. Find Relief.

Online Individual Therapy for Relationship Issues in Northern Virginia

Does it feel like your relationship issues are sucking the joy out of life?

Your needs are not getting met. Your relationships have you running on empty. You’re overwhelmed trying to find a therapist. Your emotions feel so intense and you’re easily stressed when interacting with the people in your life.

Maybe you….

  • Feel unheard & unappreciated in your relationships

  • Are exhausted from always giving but not receiving 

  • Have a hard time saying no to requests from others

  • Are tired of people not showing up for you

  • Apologize even when you know it’s not really your fault

  • Do whatever you can to avoid confrontation

Your relationships do not feel good to you - instead they feel stressful and draining. You can’t focus at home or at work because you keep thinking about the argument - how the issue feels unresolved and how you wished you handled it differently. You’re not getting anything done that you need to because these relationship issues consume your thoughts. You don’t have energy to put into other areas of your life or trying to take care of yourself. You’re losing sleep at night thinking about and feeling stressed by your relationships. You wonder if things will ever change.


I get it. I can help you create that change so you can have relationships that are balanced, peaceful, and enjoyable.

Helping you find joy in relationships and in life

Imagine not dreading interactions and being fully present to enjoy time with your loved ones. Once you’re back in control - you can feel more confident and focus on what you want for your life. You can feel calm, balanced, and content. Breaking free from relationship issues means you can feel good about your relationship with yourself and others.

Individual therapy for relationships issues can help you feel mentally & physically better, have improved sleep, and enjoy your relationships rather than feel weighed down by them. 

Together, we’ll meet weekly to work on:

Learning Skills: I’ll teach you practical skills to use in your day to day life so you can take back control rather than being stressed by relationship issues. You’ll learn to navigate difficult and challenging relationship issues in a calmer and clearer way. You’ll go from feeling drained to proud of yourself.

Changing Patterns: I’ll provide you a supportive place to explore unhelpful patterns without judgment, learn new ways of doing things, and move forward with you being in control towards creating healthier patterns. You’ll be better able to communicate and set boundaries in your relationships.

Finding Relief: I’ll help you find peace by learning to take control back of your relationships, be purposeful to get what you want, and build confidence in yourself. You’ll know what to do to get your needs met and see the changes that you’re looking for in how you feel and your relationships. You’ll feel more content and empowered in your relationships.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Relationship Issues

Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers relief backed by research. DBT can help you look at what is getting in the way of having the relationships you want & that feel good to you.

The Interpersonal Effectiveness Module of skills teaches you which is the best skill to use depending on your goal for the relationship - getting what you want, keeping the relationship, or maintaining your self-respect.

Through DBT you can gain clarity about your priorities, learn how to get others to take your opinions seriously, navigate how to say no effectively, and create & maintain balance in your relationships.

DBT is an effective approach to transform your life by changing unhelpful patterns. You can have the life & relationships you want.

Therapy for Relationship Issues can help you:

  • Gain clarity about what is important to you in relationships

  • Take control of your relationships by setting healthy boundaries with loved ones

  • Stop abandoning your personal needs for the needs of others

  • Have healthy balanced conversations rather than stressful arguments

  • Learn to identify and communicate your needs in relationships

  • Feel more confident in yourself and your relationships

Move from stressed & overwhelmed to confident & empowered.

Let’s create the relationships you truly want and enjoy.

Frequently Asked Questions about Individual Therapy for Relationship Issues

  • In individual therapy for relationships issues we discuss what you can do to improve your relationships, feel more in control, and find relief from stress caused by relationships issues. We often talk about communication patterns, skills, and boundaries. You’ll leave sessions with tools to use in your daily life that will improve how you feel about yourself and your relationships.

  • No, I do not work with couples. I specialize in working with individuals that want to focus on how they relate to others and how past relationships are currently impacting them. The skills you learn in session can help improve romantic relationships as well as other types of relationships with friends, colleagues, and family.

  • Yes, absolutely! We will explore your relationship issues during sessions. Then, we’ll identify your goal for the relationship, possibly create a script for a conversation you want to have, and build a plan for skills to use during your next interaction with that person. At the next session, we will discuss how it went and problem solve any challenges that arose. During our work together, you’ll learn to change unhelpful patterns and improve your relationships.

  • You can click this link for my contact page and complete the consultation request form so we can spend time connecting to see if we’re a good fit to work together.