Couples Therapy
Couples Therapy for Neurodivergent, Highly Sensitive, and High-Achieving Couples
In relationships where one or both partners are neurodivergent, highly sensitive, or high-achieving, traditional relationship dynamics can sometimes feel like a mismatch. Communication challenges, sensory sensitivities, emotional intensity, and differing processing styles can lead to misunderstandings, frustration, and feelings of isolation. As a trauma-informed therapist, I specialize in working with couples who navigate these complexities, offering a compassionate, structured, and empowering approach to healing and connection.
Couples therapy can be an incredibly powerful tool for neurodivergent individuals, as it allows you to explore and understand the unique ways in which you and your partner relate to each other. Through this work, I help you both build mutual respect, empathy, and communication strategies that honor each person’s individual needs. Whether it's the neurodivergent partner’s sensory sensitivities, emotional regulation struggles, or the highly sensitive partner’s deep emotional awareness, we will work together to create a safe space for both individuals to express themselves authentically.
In therapy, we acknowledge the effects of trauma—whether it's from past relationships, childhood, or life events—and how these experiences can impact your relationship.
Healing from trauma is a process, and I integrate a variety of therapeutic modalities to meet your needs. From traditional therapy sessions to trauma-informed yoga therapy, EMDR, and Parts work therapy intensives, there are many ways we can work together to support the healing of both individuals and your relationship as a whole.
Benefits of Couples Therapy for Neurodivergent Folks:
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Through understanding each other’s neurodivergent traits, we can identify specific barriers in communication and work on strategies that allow both partners to feel heard, respected, and understood.
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Neurodivergent individuals often face heightened emotional responses and sensitivities. Together, we’ll create a therapeutic environment where both partners feel safe to express their emotions, knowing that they will be met with empathy and care.
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For many neurodivergent individuals, past trauma—whether related to relationships, school, work, or childhood—can leave emotional wounds. Therapy helps process these experiences, allowing you both to move toward healing, individually and as a couple.
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I offer a range of therapy options tailored to your unique needs. Whether it's a one-on-one EMDR session to address trauma, Parts work therapy to understand and integrate different aspects of yourself, or a couples retreat for deeper healing, these tools can support lasting change and growth.
In addition to traditional therapy, I offer Trauma-Informed Yoga Therapy to help you reconnect with your body and emotions, offering a holistic way to heal both individually and together. Movement can help release stored trauma, improve emotional regulation, and create a sense of calm and connection.
Whether you’re looking for ongoing therapy or a more intensive experience, like our 1- or 2-day EMDR intensives, or a longer couples retreat to go deeper into healing, I’m here to support you. Healing and thriving as a couple is possible, and I am honored to walk alongside you on this journey.
Couples Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
For couples navigating complex emotional dynamics, trauma, or deep relational challenges, Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) can offer a powerful and transformative approach. In a safe, controlled setting, Ketamine—when used in conjunction with psychotherapy—can facilitate profound shifts in consciousness, allowing you both to access deeper layers of the psyche and enhance emotional connection.
Ketamine has been shown to be effective in treating trauma, anxiety, depression, and emotional dysregulation, all of which are common experiences in neurodivergent and highly sensitive individuals. When integrated with therapy, Ketamine can provide a unique opportunity for couples to break through entrenched patterns, develop a new perspective on their relationship, and reconnect with each other in a meaningful way.
How Couples Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Works
In KAP sessions, you will be guided through a therapeutic process where Ketamine is used in a carefully monitored, low-dose format to help you access altered states of consciousness. In these states, you may find that barriers to communication dissolve, emotional insights arise, and old wounds begin to heal. The experience can deepen emotional awareness, helping both partners process and release past trauma or emotional blockages that may have been hindering your connection.
During the session, you will have the opportunity to work with me in real-time to explore your inner worlds, emotions, and memories that are most present in your relationship. The Ketamine-assisted experience can help you both break through limiting beliefs, develop a renewed sense of empathy, and foster emotional safety and trust.
Benefits of Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy for Couples
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Ketamine can help you access and process emotions that may be difficult to reach through traditional therapy. This can create a new sense of emotional clarity and understanding between you and your partner.
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By experiencing each other’s emotions and challenges in a more profound way, couples can develop a stronger bond and greater empathy, facilitating deeper understanding and mutual support.
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If one or both partners have experienced past trauma, KAP can offer a unique opportunity to process and release emotional baggage, allowing the relationship to heal and grow.
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Neurodivergent individuals, especially those who struggle with emotional regulation or sensory sensitivities, may find it difficult to express themselves or be understood. Ketamine therapy can facilitate easier communication and emotional expression, helping both partners feel seen and heard.
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KAP supports personal transformation, allowing individuals to connect with their inner selves in a way that fosters not only individual healing but also a deeper sense of growth within the partnership.
I provide a supportive and integrative approach to Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy, ensuring that both partners feel safe, understood, and guided throughout the process. Each session is carefully tailored to your relationship and therapeutic goals, with a focus on fostering healing, connection, and growth.
If you're looking for a way to deepen your relationship, heal past wounds, or break through relational barriers, Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy could be an invaluable addition to your couples therapy journey. Together, we can explore this transformative approach and help you both move toward a more connected and fulfilling partnership.
I offer Couples Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy and traditional therapy sessions in-person in the heart of Denver, CO, in Capitol Hill. For those outside of Denver, I also provide virtual therapy services across Colorado, including Boulder, Fort Collins, Colorado Springs, and beyond. Whether in-person or virtually, I am committed to creating a safe, compassionate, and supportive space for you and your partner to heal, grow, and reconnect.