The Art of the Gentle Start-Up
Learn how gentle start-up can transform conflict, reduce defensiveness, and improve communication. A Washington couples therapist explains how to be heard.
A Therapist’s Guide to Feeling Heard: the Gottman-Rapoport Exercise
Do you ever walk away from an argument wondering how it escalated so quickly? Maybe you feel like you talk in circles, but somehow your partner isn’t hearing what you are saying. You’re not alone. Read more to learn new tools for slowing down and listening during conflict.
Regulating in Your Relationship: Why It Matters (Especially in Moments of Conflict)
A Washington couples therapist explains how self-regulation can transform conflict cycles and improve communication. Learn simple tools to stay grounded and reconnect with your partner.
The Four Horsemen: Understanding and Healing Relationship Patterns
As an online couples therapist in Washington, I help partners recognize and heal destructive patterns using Gottman’s Four Horsemen approach. Reconnect, communicate better, and rediscover closeness from the comfort of home.
How to Prepare for the Holidays: Tips from a Relational Therapist
Feeling stressed about the holidays? Learn how to manage family dynamics, set boundaries, and stay connected with your partner during the holiday season. Written by a Washington state relationship therapist offering virtual individual and couples therapy.
What Is the Sound Relationship House and How Can It Strengthen Your Relationship?
Discover how the Gottman Method’s Sound Relationship House can help you build connection, trust, and understanding. Learn how virtual couples therapy in Washington can help you apply these principles in real life.
What Is Premarital Counseling? And Topics You Might Cover in Sessions.
Premarital counseling is a helpful way to build a stronger foundation before marriage.
What to Expect in a Therapy Consultation (And Why It Matters).
Finding a new therapist can be nerve wracking! Washington based individual and couples therapist, Kelsey Graham, breaks down what her consult calls are like.
Coping Skills: What’s in Your Mental Health Toolkit?
Tips building coping skills for anxiety from a Washington based individual and couples therapist, with a virtual office in Spokane.
Love Maps: A Simple Way to Connect With Your Partner.
Learn more about the Gottman Love Maps from a Washington State Couples Therapist. Virtual Office in Spokane.
How Hobbies Helped Me Heal - from A Washington State Therapist
A Washington State individual and couples therapist talks about how hobbies can help with perfectionism and make way for healing.
Relationship Questions - And Why You Should Ask Them.
Discover why asking the right questions can deepen your connection. Virtual individual & couples therapy available in Washington, online office in Spokane.
Feeling Your Feelings: A Guide to Emotional Processing
Struggling with difficult emotions? Learn how to acknowledge, accept, and understand your feelings with insights from a Washington virtual therapist. Individual and couples therapy available online across Washington.
