Therapy to help you build healthier, more fulfilling relationships.
About me …
Hi, I’m Darlene, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). EFT helps individuals understand and transform deep emotional patterns rooted in attachment needs—often shaped by past relationships and life experiences.
Together, we’ll identify patterns of emotional avoidance or anxiety that may keep you stuck in unhealthy relationship dynamics. I support individuals who want to build stronger connections with themselves and others, improve emotional regulation, and create more secure, fulfilling relationships.
If you’re feeling tired of repeating the same patterns and are ready for meaningful change, I invite you to reach out to schedule a consultation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes. I work extensively with individuals who identify with anxious, avoidant, and mixed attachment styles.
Using an attachment-focused and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) approach, we explore how early relational experiences shape current patterns in dating, relationships, and family dynamics. Together, we work to increase awareness of these patterns, strengthen emotional regulation, and develop more secure ways of relating to yourself and others.
Whether you find yourself seeking reassurance, withdrawing from closeness, or feeling stuck in push–pull dynamics, individual therapy can help you understand your attachment needs and create healthier, more fulfilling connections.
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Yes. Therapy can help you understand and change the patterns that keep showing up in your relationships.
In individual therapy, we explore the emotional and attachment-based patterns that often operate outside of awareness and lead to repeated dynamics such as pursuing unavailable partners, avoiding closeness, or staying in relationships that don’t feel healthy. By identifying these patterns and the underlying attachment needs driving them, therapy helps you respond differently rather than repeating automatic reactions.
Over time, this work supports greater emotional awareness, improved boundaries, and more secure ways of relating—allowing you to build relationships that feel safer, more balanced, and more fulfilling.
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Attachment styles play a significant role in how we experience relationships and dating, particularly in how we connect, communicate, and respond to closeness or distance.
Attachment styles develop early in life and shape how safe we feel in relationships. For example, anxious attachment may show up as fear of rejection, overthinking, or seeking reassurance, while avoidant attachment may involve discomfort with vulnerability, emotional distance, or pulling away when relationships deepen. These patterns can create cycles of miscommunication, insecurity, or push–pull dynamics in dating and partnerships.
In therapy, we work to identify your attachment style and understand how it influences your relational choices and emotional responses. With increased awareness and emotional regulation, it’s possible to develop more secure patterns that support healthier, more satisfying relationships.
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Attachment style plays a significant role in how we experience closeness, communication, and conflict in relationships.
Attachment patterns develop early in life and influence how safe we feel relying on others. For example, an anxious attachment style may show up as fear of abandonment, overthinking, or seeking reassurance, while an avoidant attachment style may involve discomfort with vulnerability, emotional distance, or pulling away when relationships become close. These patterns can create cycles of miscommunication, insecurity, or emotional disconnection between partners.
In therapy, we work to identify your attachment style and understand how it shapes your reactions and relationship choices. With greater awareness and emotional regulation, it’s possible to develop more secure patterns that support healthier, more connected relationships.
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Yes — individual therapy can be very effective even if your partner isn’t in therapy.
In individual therapy, we focus on understanding your attachment patterns, emotional responses, and relational dynamics that show up in your relationships. By increasing awareness and strengthening emotional regulation, many clients notice meaningful changes in how they communicate, set boundaries, and respond to conflict — which can positively impact the relationship as a whole.
You don’t need your partner to change in order to begin creating healthier patterns. Individual therapy can help you clarify your needs, reduce anxiety or emotional reactivity, and build more secure ways of relating, whether your partner chooses to participate in therapy or not.
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Individual therapy with me is a collaborative and supportive process focused on helping you better understand your emotional experiences, attachment patterns, and relational dynamics. I place importance on exploring the “why” behind your reactions so that your emotions and behaviors feel more understandable rather than overwhelming or confusing.
Using an attachment-focused and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) approach, we work together to identify patterns that may be keeping you stuck and explore how past experiences continue to shape present relationships. Sessions provide space to reflect, build emotional awareness, and develop healthier ways of responding to stress, intimacy, and conflict.
Therapy moves at your pace and is tailored to your goals. The focus is on creating emotional safety, self-compassion, and meaningful, lasting change.
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Yes. I offer a brief consultation to help determine whether my services are a good fit for your needs. This time allows you to ask questions, share what you’re looking for in therapy, and decide next steps before scheduling ongoing sessions.
Therapy Services
I offer attachment-focused therapy for adults, teens, and couples who are navigating relationship challenges, emotional distress, and life transitions.
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Individual therapy for adults offers a supportive space to explore anxiety, relationship patterns, dating concerns, family dynamics, and life transitions. I work with adults who feel stuck in repeating emotional or relational patterns and want greater clarity, emotional regulation, and connection.
Using an attachment-focused approach, we explore the underlying experiences that shape how you relate to yourself and others. Therapy focuses on understanding emotional responses, increasing self-awareness, and developing healthier ways of coping, communicating, and engaging in relationships.
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Individual therapy for teens provides a safe, supportive space to navigate emotional challenges, identity development, and relationship stress. I work with teens experiencing anxiety, mood changes, family conflict, peer dynamics, and difficulty expressing emotions.
Therapy helps teens better understand their feelings, build emotional awareness, and develop skills to manage stress and relationships more effectively. Sessions are tailored to the teen’s developmental needs while also supporting healthy communication and boundaries within the family system.
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Couples therapy focuses on strengthening emotional connection, improving communication, and addressing recurring conflict. I work with couples who feel disconnected, stuck in unhelpful patterns, or struggling to understand each other’s needs.
Using an attachment-based and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) approach, couples therapy helps partners slow down, identify underlying emotions, and create more secure and supportive ways of relating. The goal is to foster greater understanding, trust, and emotional intimacy within the relationship.
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Family therapy provides a supportive space for families to address conflict, improve communication, and strengthen relationships. I work closely with teens and their parents to help them move out of unhealthy communication patterns and into more understanding, trust, and emotional connection.
Using an attachment-focused approach, family therapy helps each member feel heard while exploring how family dynamics, expectations, and emotional responses impact the relationship. Together, we work to reduce conflict, improve emotional regulation, and rebuild trust in ways that support both individual growth and healthier family functioning.
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Contact me..
If you’re interested in starting therapy or have questions about working together, you’re welcome to reach out. I offer a brief consultation to help determine if my services are a good fit for your needs.