Working Together Towards Relational Change
What Brings Men Here:
Most of the men I work with want to show up well—in their relationships, in their work, in their lives.
They care. They try. They take responsibility.
But when things get tense, or when something really matters, they don’t always show up in the way they want to.
They might shut down.
Push too hard.
Or lose track of what they’re actually feeling or needing.
And afterward, there’s often a sense of:
“That’s not how I wanted that to go.”
Not because something is wrong with you—
but because something is getting in the way.
That’s where our work begins.
What we’re building isn’t just insight- It’s capacity.
Relationship to Yourself
Develop a stronger relationship with your emotions, needs, and values.
Self-esteem isn’t something we simply think our way into. It grows through how we live—learning to trust ourselves, stay present with what we feel, and respond differently when old patterns take over.
Relational Integrity
Learn to stay connected without losing yourself.
That means bringing what is true for you into relationship while making room for another person’s reality. Owning your impact. Speaking directly. Setting boundaries. And learning to act in ways that align with the person and partner you want to be.
Emotional Intimacy
Build the capacity to know and be known.
Intimacy asks us to stay connected when pain, fear, shame, or defensiveness would normally pull us away. To listen. To reveal more of ourselves. To repair when we hurt one another—and find our way back into connection.
These are the foundations of a Relational Life—how we learn to know ourselves, stay connected, and build relationships that can hold what’s real.
If this is the kind of life and relationships you want to build, I’d be glad to talk with you about working together.
The Path of This Work:
This work isn’t just about talking or reflecting.
We work with what’s happening in real time.
That starts with your relationship to yourself—learning to recognize what you’re feeling, what you need, and the patterns you fall into when things get hard.
We pay attention to where you shut down, push, avoid, or react—and begin to work with those patterns directly.
When a pattern shows up, we don’t just talk about it—we interrupt it.
This is what accountability looks like. It’s where integrity is built—and where real self-esteem begins.
From there, we bring that work into your relationships—shifting how you communicate, how you respond under stress, and how you stay connected when it matters most.
Over time, this builds something more solid: the ability to show up with clarity, stay grounded under pressure, and create relationships that feel honest, mutual, and connected.
This is how change actually happens.
Charting The Course Together
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Initial Consultation
✶ Discussion of current challenges, expectations and goals for therapy. Introduction to experiential relational therapy approach.
✶ Explore schedule availabilities
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Session 1
EXPLORE
✶ Narrow in on the issues and develop goals
✶ Get to know each other
✶ Chart a path for your therapeutic journey.
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Session 2 - 6
UNCOVER
✶ Begin to uncover behavior patterns in your life, known and unexamined feelings, defenses, and developmental experiences.
✶ We'll work to engage emotional breakthroughs that help to free you from binding and dysfunctional patterns.
✶ I'll assign reflective exercises to further support connecting with yourself and the obstacles.
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Session 7- 10
CONNECT & HEAL
✶ Connect with the truth of underlying pains driving dysfunctional patterns with compassion.
✶ Walk into the Pain: Develop emotional maturity and emotional intimacy with yourself and others.
✶ Begin to develop strategies for emotional intimacy through communication, regulation,
✶ Apply practices to begin rewiring your relationships and self by
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Moving Forward Together
✶ Maintenance and practical application, honing strategies and engaging obstacles that arise
Contact Me
Schedule a Free Initial Consultation to discuss how we may work together.
