Couples Therapy Scholarship available
Thanks to the generosity of a beautiful soul who wanted to pay it forward (this is a perfect example of taking care of each other in community!), I have an offer for a couple in need:
Initial 90 minute Couples Therapy session
Two 60 minute individual Attuned Resonance Therapy sessions (one for each)
Followup 60 minute Couples Therapy session
To be considered for this scholarship, a couple should be married, having difficulty in their relationship, and have a need for financial support. If this sounds like you, please Email me and we can discuss.
Couples Therapy
We were designed to be in relationship. The wounds we carry from relationships in our early years present themselves for healing in our committed partnerships. Left unattended, we may find ourselves moving from relationship to relationship, further wounding our own hearts, and the hearts of those around us.
A committed, lifelong marriage is the perfect place to be seen and felt in our imperfect wholeness - allowing ourselves to be vulnerable, open, honest, scared, angry, excited, held, nurtured, and loved. When given the space to truly see and feel what our loved one needs in order to thrive with an open heart, we can grow a healthy bond that nourishes, letting dysfunctional patterns of relating fall away, creating a supportive environment where those old wounds can heal.
Couples Therapy with me looks a little bit different from traditional couples therapy because I will utilize Attuned Resonance to guide each person to feel into their partner’s experience, helping to step out of the usual patterns and find common ground. The framework from which I work is informed by Attachment theory, Family Systems theory, Emotionally Focused Therapy, the Gottman method, and the Catholic Church.
Couples therapy can be more powerful than individual work because of the need we all have for intimate connection, and the ability to heal the wounds we all carry through the loving acceptance and connection of another vulnerable human. No one makes it to adulthood unscathed, but we can help each other grow through and past whatever traumas have affected our ability to be the open loving partner we desire. The ripples from this growth are unstoppable.
I also offer (and highly recommend) premarital counseling for young couples preparing for lifelong commitment. Begin the greatest adventure with proven tools to weather the inevitable storms.
All couples work begins with a 90 minute joint session, followed by 60 minute individual sessions for each spouse, and then ongoing 60 minute couples sessions for as long as needed.
My husband and I had gotten into a terrible place where we were unable to see eye to eye, or even hear one another. Marriage can be hard, and we had gotten ourselves into a negative cycle we just couldn’t shake. Cheri has been an amazing tool in building our bond once more. She has been able to feel what each of us are feeling and able to help us communicate those feelings in a way we both understand. She is the steady calm that has helped us to remember how to communicate. She has been able to hold space for each of us in turn, so we can truly hear, understand and be receptive to one another. She has helped me, in particular to understand my part in this lousy cycle we are in, which has helped me to let go and forgive myself, as well as my husband- which has brought huge relief to us both. We have put in so much time and effort, over and over, to try to find a way through this rough patch. We were really stuck. Cheri has been a true gift in helping us to finally get over that sticky patch.
Please note: I practice as a faith-based counselor, and am exempt from licensure, in accordance with ID Code § 54-3402.