Couples Counseling
The Relationships & Couples page covers the clinical work. This one answers the logistics: who attends, how sessions run, and what the first month looks like.
Logistics
The opening sessions are an assessment: the relationship's history, the recurring cycle, each partner's own background, and what each of you is hoping for. Amber then reflects back what she sees and proposes a focus, so nobody is guessing at the plan.
Sessions are structured enough that neither partner has to fight for airtime. Amber will interrupt an escalating exchange. That is part of the job, not a sign it is going badly.
Recurring conflict that changes subject but not shape. Distance that has replaced arguing. Rebuilding after a breach of trust. Parenting differences. A transition (a move, a baby, a career change) that shifted the terms without discussion. Also couples who are deciding whether to continue, which is legitimate work.
Couples therapy is not appropriate where there is ongoing intimate partner violence, and Amber will help identify safer, more suitable resources if that is the situation.
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