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Your Trusted Marriage & Family Therapist in Charlotte, NC
As a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I bring over two decades of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families in navigating relational challenges. My practice integrates evidence-based methodologies like Gottman's research on relationship longevity and Terry Real's Relational Life Therapy to address communication breakdowns, attachment patterns, and systemic dynamics. With a background in corporate America and academic training in Psychology, Sociology, and Marriage and Family Therapy, I specialize in helping high-achievers, anxious/avoidant attachment types, and pre-marital couples cultivate self-awareness and healthier connections. My approach balances clinical rigor with relatable authenticity, prioritizing practical tools for conflict resolution, emotional intimacy, and sustainable personal growth. 
Services
Couples Therapy
Pre-Marital Counseling
Communication Strategies
Attachment Style Support
Family Therapy
Divorce Recovery
Religious Trauma Recovery
Highlights and features
- Specialized training in Gottman Method and Relational Life Therapy
- 25+ years of clinical experience with attachment-based interventions
- Proven strategies for communication and conflict resolution
- Tailored support for high-achievers and anxious/avoidant attachment types
- Holistic approach integrating systemic and trauma-informed frameworks
What people say
Effective communication strategies
Supportive therapist approach
Transformative relationship insights
Practical conflict resolution tools
Safe space for vulnerability
Services
Couples Therapy
Address recurring conflicts and emotional disconnect through evidence-based interventions. This service helps couples identify destructive patterns, improve communication, and rebuild intimacy using Gottman Method frameworks and Emotion-Focused Therapy techniques. Ideal for partners feeling disconnected or stuck in cyclical arguments.
Pre-Marital Counseling
Build a strong foundation before marriage through structured sessions addressing financial planning, conflict resolution, and cohabitation expectations. Focuses on developing communication tools and shared values to prevent future relationship stress while addressing modern challenges like career balance and parenting philosophies.
Attachment Coaching
Specialized support for anxious or avoidant attachment styles impacting relationships. Combines neurobiological research with practical exercises to help clients understand their relational triggers, develop self-awareness, and create healthier connection patterns in personal and professional relationships.
Divorce Recovery
Navigate emotional healing and life restructuring after relationship dissolution. Offers strategies for co-parenting communication, identity redefinition, and rebuilding social networks while addressing grief and future planning through a trauma-informed lens.
Religious Trauma Recovery
Specialized counseling for individuals recovering from high-control religious environments. Focuses on rebuilding personal identity, establishing healthy boundaries, and processing spiritual disconnection while supporting clients through the deconstruction process with compassion and cultural sensitivity.
People
Harmony Psychotherapy
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
25-year Charlotte resident with military/corporate background turned therapist. Specializes in systemic dynamics, attachment theory, and trauma recovery. Uses evidence-based methods while maintaining approachable, authentic style that resonates with high-achievers and relationship-focused clients.
Questions
What therapeutic approaches do you use?
I integrate Gottman Method for relationship dynamics, Relational Life Therapy for communication patterns, and Emotion-Focused Therapy, tailoring interventions to each client's unique needs and goals.
How do you address communication issues?
We identify destructive patterns like criticism or stonewalling, then implement practical tools for active listening, expressing needs constructively, and repairing connection during conflicts.
Do you work with individual clients?
Yes, I support individuals exploring self-identity, attachment patterns, and personal growth, including those transitioning from religious trauma or navigating life changes.
What's your approach to pre-marital counseling?
We address financial planning, conflict resolution strategies, and expectation alignment through structured sessions that build communication tools and strengthen partnership foundations before marriage.
How do you handle attachment style challenges?
Through psychoeducation about attachment theory, pattern recognition exercises, and practical strategies to develop secure connection behaviors in both romantic and professional relationships.
