Individual relationship therapy

In-person therapy for one in Shoreview and virtually across Minnesota.

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Heal the relationship you have with yourself.
Other relationships will follow.

Is your relationship on its last legs?

The years-long relationship you’ve been in isn’t moving along the way you’d like?
Are you tired of carrying most of the burden in your relationship?
Are you at the break-up point? or Your partner recently cheated on you or left you?

Queue the feels.

You’re shocked, angry, and confused. Everyday is a rollercoaster, and you just want to scream or hide forever.

Smiling woman taking care of herself after individual relationship counseling

Take care of YOU.

Feel the feels. Scream at the world. Now take care of you. I don’t mean take a bath (though one of those could be nice).

You’ve stayed in draining relationships. Said “yes” when you really meant “no.” Let others take advantage of you. All in the name of love. Or friendship. Or because we’re family.

Hoping for change has been a constant. If he’d only do more around the house. If sis finally got a clue. If only…something changed.

Except that nothing changes, years go by, and now you’re wondering why you’re feeling sad, frustrated, overwhelmed, and stuck. Seemingly with no way out.

That’s where individual therapy comes in.

The support you need.
When you need it.

Individual relationship therapy can help you figure things out.

We’ll address relationships, boundaries, fears, your protective parts, and more.

You’ll heal from past experiences, so they stop affecting your present life.

Small and big discoveries about yourself, your relationships, and your world are a given in therapy. Knowing what’s standing in your way of having the relationships you desire helps in healing the parts that need to be healed.

Then you decide what relationships are good for you, which ones you want to keep, and which ones have outlived their purpose. And it will all come from a healed you, not the wounded and scared you. That’s a big difference.

Answers about individual relationship therapy in Minnesota.

What does relationship therapy for one look like?

No two sessions are alike. Each session combines discussion, perspectives, processing, and tool-building. One week we may talk about a recent event and how it affected you. Another week, we may spend time processing feelings from experiences you haven’t thought about in years that have recently risen to the surface.

While therapy can sometimes be challenging, emotional, or uncomfortable, I strive to create an environment where you are secure experiencing and processing difficult feelings and experiences.

Will therapy help if I haven’t experienced relationship trauma?

Yes, individual therapy can help. As for trauma, it’s the less significant events that often have significant impact on how we view ourselves and how we relate to ourselves and others. It’s the teacher that called you a name, the expectation a parent, friend, or significant other put on you, the way the brain interpreted relational information outside of your consciousness. Experiences likes these (and many more) shaped you whether or not you recognize or acknowledge it.

If you are tired of putting on a brave, happy face and are tired of constantly feeling “not enough,” “like a failure” or “can’t handle this", then you will benefit from individual relationship therapy.

How long will I need to be in therapy?

That depends on your needs and wants. We’ll meet for the initial session and from there decide what our work together will look like. We’ll create a treatment plan and length that works for you. Ultimately, the duration of our work together is up to you.