Individual Relationship Therapy

For people who want help with a relationship even when their partner is unwilling or unable to attend. Sessions can focus on communication, boundaries, conflict patterns, relationship decisions, emotional regulation, and how your own responses may be affecting the relationship. These sessions are also helpful for persons dating and wanting to discover ways to connect better with others.

Please briefly describe the relationship concern you would most like help with. This might include communication difficulties, dating patterns, boundaries, recurring conflict, uncertainty about a relationship, difficulty connecting with others, or challenges responding to a partner.

If you are currently in a relationship, you may also briefly indicate whether your partner is aware that you are seeking individual support. Your partner does not need to participate in these sessions.

Please do not include detailed medical, diagnostic, trauma, or other sensitive health information in this form. More complete clinical information can be discussed through the appropriate secure intake process.

Q: Is this service only for people who are currently in a relationship?
A: No. These sessions can also be helpful if you are dating, between relationships, or trying to understand patterns that keep showing up in your relationships.

Q: Can I come to therapy about my relationship even if my partner refuses to attend?
A: Yes. You can make meaningful changes in how you communicate, set boundaries, respond to conflict, and make relationship decisions even when your partner is not participating in therapy.

Q: Can you help me decide whether to stay in or leave my relationship?
A: We can explore the concerns, needs, values, and patterns affecting your decision. My role is to help you think clearly about your situation rather than make the decision for you.

Q: Can these sessions help me with dating and finding a healthier relationship?
A: Yes. We can look at how you choose partners, communicate needs, recognize compatibility, establish boundaries, and build stronger connections as a relationship develops.

Q: What if I keep having the same problems in different relationships?
A: Repeating patterns are a common reason people seek individual relationship therapy. We can examine what happens in those situations and identify changes you can make in your own responses and choices.

Q: Will you tell me whether my partner is the problem?
A: Rather than assigning blame, we’ll focus on understanding what is happening in the relationship, what you can control, and what changes may help you move forward.

Q: Can my partner join a session later?
A: Possibly, but that should be discussed beforehand. Individual therapy and couples therapy have different expectations and boundaries, so we would decide together whether including your partner is clinically appropriate.

Q: What happens in the first session?
A: We’ll talk about the relationship concerns bringing you in, what you have already tried, patterns you have noticed, and what you would like to be different.

Q: How long are sessions?
A: Standard individual sessions are 50 minutes unless another session length has been arranged.