It's hard to say when things 'shifted', but you realize that you barely recognize the person you've been living with. It's both heart wrenching and horrifying to imagine that you and your partner have grown so far apart. You're questioning your relationship - maybe ALL of your relationships. You're a stranger to your partner, and they, to you. What brought us together to begin with? And why can't we work through even the simplest things? At some point maybe you convinced yourself that 'this will pass'. Maybe it started when you got that new job, when your kids were born, when... But now, the distance between you can't be ignored.
You want so much more for your relationship - feeling like you did in the beginning, back before you got consumed with 'life' and you want to feel like partners again. You want your needs to be met, to feel loved & heard, and wanted! And your partner likely wants the same. We can help you!
Janice
Janice, LCSW-R
She/Her
We all have a story, a journey, a lifetime of experiences
I fell in love with the psychology behind advertising and business while studying Marketing & Finance as an undergrad student. Entering a career in finance & banking, I then pursued a Master's in Business Administration. And then....I became a parent to four boys and my world expanded in ways I couldn't have imagined. Through my experiences as a parent my interest in relationships and people's life stories grew. With the birth of each of my four boys my story evolved. I had a front row seat in the most amazing lesson on what it means to give and receive love. To love and be loved .... simply, and unconditionally. I began to have an extraordinary fascination with relationships: how we function in relationships, how we choose relationships, and how we are shaped by them throughout our lives. I was struggling in my marriage and losing site of who I was, while also trying to be a role model and "good" mother, wife, daughter, and friend. I realized that I wanted to explore more deeply how we become who we are, the stories we have about ourselves, and how that path evolves over time - and most importantly, how all of that shapes relational experiences. I made the decision to go back to school for a graduate degree in Clinical Social Work and made a drastic career change.
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In my clinical training, I've worked with individuals and families, run groups with a focus on integrated and holistic care, trauma informed and gender affirming care and mindfulness. I've been committed to assuring that conversations around gender and sexual identity become an integral part of health care - behavioral & physical health. My early experiences and training took place in a busy community health center and I remain in a faculty role in their residency program for family medicine providers.
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Making the complicated easier to understand
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I enjoy helping people to better understand complex aspects of the human condition in simple terms and ensuring that they feel understood while confronting challenges and motivating toward change. I continue to study attachment, family dynamics, parenting, sexuality, gender, relationships, and the transmission of intergenerational trauma. My work always starts and ends with a relational-life focus.
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Outside of work, I enjoy trail running and exploring new places with my partner. We travel as often as possible with our family for climbing and snowboarding adventures!
Dave, CPC
He/Him
A Path to meaningful change
I'm a certified relationship coach, entrepreneur, and father of adult children. I grew up in a home with a mother who was a therapist. She never met a retreat she didn't like so she signed me up for umpteen health & wellness retreats. As a teenager I definitely didn't appreciate them, and it was well after college and into my adult life that I began to see how they shaped me. I found that much of what I absorbed helped me in my professional life in the world of finance. But it wasn’t until I became a partner and parent to four young boys that I truly appreciated what I gained from those experiences. My desire to learn more about human nature and how we grow in relationship was fueled by my desire to be a better partner and parent. I stepped into my role as a long-term partner and parent later in life and while I felt deep love in both of these roles, it was a transition - to say the least! This eventually started my journey training in coaching and relational work. I know the struggle of trying to grow outside of my comfort zone of familiar reactions, behaviors, and patterns in my relationships. I also know the work it takes to nurture a loving relationship with those I love most dearly while balancing work and life. In my coaching practice, I work with individuals and couples to develop tools and strategies - while providing support - to help create meaningful change in their lives. I practice from the perspective that in general our relational health - relationships with a partner, business colleagues, and friends - is an indicator of our emotional well-being.
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Rediscovering joy
I love that I get to play a role in helping people to feel more present, passionate, and fulfilled! Lives are complicated and sometimes messy and I get it. I've faced many of same challenges my clients face - blended families, learning to 'get along' and communicate better, feelings of inadequacy, career changes, wildly successful professional life and financial hardship, busy family life and obligations, and now an empty nest. I know that in the midst of all of those things we can find our way and maintain stability, and more authentic connections in our professional and personal lives. Because I continue to experience the immensely rewarding world of coaching, I eagerly share what I've learned. The focus of much of my training has been on relational life practices and helping couples to have the relationships they always imagined. My practice helps individuals and couples rediscover their intimacy and joy.
Along with coaching, I continue to direct consulting assignments for clients around the world. Year-round I love being outdoors - rock & ice climbing, biking, snowboarding, kayaking and traveling. Much of which I get to enjoy with my wife and our kids!