Couples therapy

About me as a couples therapist – specializing in EFT

I am a couples therapist specializing in Emotional Focused Therapy (EFT) and help couples strengthen their emotional connection, create safety and rebuild closeness in the relationship.
EFT is a well-documented and evidence-based method that is based on our basic needs for connection, contact and emotional security in relationships.

My work is based on a safe, empathetic and structured approach where you as a couple get help to understand and change the patterns that create distance, conflict or repeated misunderstandings.

Emotional Focused Therapy (EFT) – the heart of my work

EFT focuses on the emotions and attachment needs that lie beneath conflict and stuck interactions. Often repeated arguments are not about what we believe, but about the longing to be seen, heard and emotionally met.

In EFT, I help you to:

  • Identify the negative interaction patterns you are stuck in

  • Understand the underlying feelings and needs of both of you

  • Create new, safer and more supportive ways to connect

  • Rebuild trust, emotional closeness and cohesion

EFT is particularly effective at:

  • repeated conflicts

  • emotional distance

  • Jealousy and insecurity

  • Infidelity and breach of trust

  • The experience of being alone in the relationship

An integrative approach – EFT with support from other methods

Although EFT is the foundation of my work, I also integrate elements of other evidence-based practices when it makes sense for you:

Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)

CFT helps you work with self-criticism, shame and difficult inner voices that often affect relationships. I support you in facing yourself and each other with greater kindness, understanding and emotional spaciousness.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

ACT provides tools for dealing with difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them control the relationship. At the same time, we work with your shared values – how you want to be in the relationship, even when it is challenging.

Mindfulness in relationships

Mindfulness strengthens presence, awareness and the ability to listen – not to respond, but to understand. It helps you to be more present in your interactions and respond more consciously and lovingly to each other.

Inspiration from Esther Perel

I am inspired by Esther Perel’s work on desire, intimacy and relationship dynamics. In particular, her perspectives contribute to the understanding of the balance between closeness and autonomy, as well as how emotional and physical intimacy can develop – also in long-term relationships.

My goal as a couples therapist

My goal is to create a safe and respectful space where you can explore your relationship together and get support to create lasting change.
I believe that all couples – regardless of starting point – have the potential for development when working with the right methods and in a climate of safety, empathy and hope.

With EFT as a foundation, I help you build:

  • greater emotional security

  • Deeper understanding of each other

  • More closeness, intimacy and contact

  • A stronger and more sustainable relationship