Relationship Issues Therapists in Salt Lake City, UT

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Holly Stone
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Life is both endlessly beautiful and complex. I approach each client relationship with the goal that through individual sessions I can help clients tap more deeply into their own beauty while better understanding their own complexity. I work to give you concrete tools that you can use in everyday life to more adeptly navigate change, relationship difficulties, trauma, depression, anxiety, and ADHD. My approach is collaborative. Together we will use multiple therapeutic tools to dig deeper into patterns of thought and behavior, including DBT, CBT, and Mindfulness techniques.
Life is both endlessly beautiful and complex. I approach each client relationship with the goal that through individual sessions I can help clients tap more deeply into their own beauty while better understanding their own complexity. I work to give you concrete tools that you can use in everyday life to more adeptly navigate change, relationship difficulties, trauma, depression, anxiety, and ADHD. My approach is collaborative. Together we will use multiple therapeutic tools to dig deeper into patterns of thought and behavior, including DBT, CBT, and Mindfulness techniques.
(385) 238-1592 View (385) 238-1592
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Eric Einhorn
Marriage & Family Therapist
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84107
Hi. I’m Eric Einhorn. Right now, you are probably in pain, but there is hope. You have already taken an important first step toward healing by searching for help. We all need and deserve loving, supportive relationships. Individuals struggle without fulfilling relationships in their lives. Couples get stuck in negative cycles of behaviors. My therapeutic practice focuses on Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples and individuals, proven to be the gold standard for healing matters of the heart and maintaining positive relationship change.
Hi. I’m Eric Einhorn. Right now, you are probably in pain, but there is hope. You have already taken an important first step toward healing by searching for help. We all need and deserve loving, supportive relationships. Individuals struggle without fulfilling relationships in their lives. Couples get stuck in negative cycles of behaviors. My therapeutic practice focuses on Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples and individuals, proven to be the gold standard for healing matters of the heart and maintaining positive relationship change.
(385) 462-2851 View (385) 462-2851
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Adryon Burton Denmark
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84105
I can provide you with a variety tools to free yourself from unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. I use research-supported techniques within a warm, transparent, and active therapeutic relationship. Specifically, my approach integrates mindfulness-based and cognitive-behavioral therapies within a neurobiological framework for understanding and optimizing wellness. I work with each client to increase awareness, acceptance, and compassion. My therapeutic style is open, authentic, and self-disclosing.
I can provide you with a variety tools to free yourself from unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. I use research-supported techniques within a warm, transparent, and active therapeutic relationship. Specifically, my approach integrates mindfulness-based and cognitive-behavioral therapies within a neurobiological framework for understanding and optimizing wellness. I work with each client to increase awareness, acceptance, and compassion. My therapeutic style is open, authentic, and self-disclosing.
(435) 201-8347 View (435) 201-8347
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Jeff Kocherhans
Psychologist
Verified Verified
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
I am also dedicated to helping individuals with eating disorders, dissociative disorders, relationship difficulties, parenting concerns, and problems having to do with negative emotions, such as anxiety and depression.
It takes courage to seek the help of a therapist. My primary concern when I first meet a client is to respond with empathy and sensitivity to the distress which brings you to my office. In an atmosphere of genuine safety and acceptance we can begin the process of collaborating to understand and resolve your concerns. I draw on a number of theoretical perspectives and more than 20 years of clinical experience to provide therapy that is as effective as possible, in a compassionate, confidential and comfortable setting.
I am also dedicated to helping individuals with eating disorders, dissociative disorders, relationship difficulties, parenting concerns, and problems having to do with negative emotions, such as anxiety and depression.
It takes courage to seek the help of a therapist. My primary concern when I first meet a client is to respond with empathy and sensitivity to the distress which brings you to my office. In an atmosphere of genuine safety and acceptance we can begin the process of collaborating to understand and resolve your concerns. I draw on a number of theoretical perspectives and more than 20 years of clinical experience to provide therapy that is as effective as possible, in a compassionate, confidential and comfortable setting.
(801) 719-5314 View (801) 719-5314
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Erin Monson
Marriage & Family Therapist Intern, MFT, Intern
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84124  (Online Only)
You might be convinced there is something is wrong with you. Your relationship is struggling once again. You keep finding yourself in these patterns with partners, families, and friendships and you think to yourself, “is this how it’s really supposed to be”? I can assure you - we can heal these patterns that are keeping you stuck.
You might be convinced there is something is wrong with you. Your relationship is struggling once again. You keep finding yourself in these patterns with partners, families, and friendships and you think to yourself, “is this how it’s really supposed to be”? I can assure you - we can heal these patterns that are keeping you stuck.
(385) 503-2710 View (385) 503-2710
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Lennie Knowlton
Counselor, CMHC, CDWF
Verified Verified
Salt Lake City, UT 84109
I am a Clinical Mental Health Counselor with 15 years of experience working with trauma, anxiety and relationship issues. I work with individuals, couples and families struggling with depression, anxiety, boundaries and emotion regulation with a goal to attain individual wellness and meaningful connection. My specialization in relationship trauma extends to family, marriage, adoption, family of origin, LGBTQA, minority and other counseling arenas. I am experienced in evidenced-based modalities for trauma and emotional regulation.
I am a Clinical Mental Health Counselor with 15 years of experience working with trauma, anxiety and relationship issues. I work with individuals, couples and families struggling with depression, anxiety, boundaries and emotion regulation with a goal to attain individual wellness and meaningful connection. My specialization in relationship trauma extends to family, marriage, adoption, family of origin, LGBTQA, minority and other counseling arenas. I am experienced in evidenced-based modalities for trauma and emotional regulation.
(801) 784-6542 View (801) 784-6542
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Dr. Adam K. Fuller
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
Experienced. Professional. Caring. Safe. Confidential. Licensed since 1995. Offices in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Evanston. With an open, empathic, non-judgmental style, I work with people from all walks of life who are looking for healing, change, and growth. I have provided such help to many people for years, often to those who thought there was no help, or for whom previous treatment did not quite get to the root of the problem. Whether seeking help with every day concerns, life transitions, personal development, family and relationship issues, or longstanding complicated problems, you are welcome in my office.
Experienced. Professional. Caring. Safe. Confidential. Licensed since 1995. Offices in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Evanston. With an open, empathic, non-judgmental style, I work with people from all walks of life who are looking for healing, change, and growth. I have provided such help to many people for years, often to those who thought there was no help, or for whom previous treatment did not quite get to the root of the problem. Whether seeking help with every day concerns, life transitions, personal development, family and relationship issues, or longstanding complicated problems, you are welcome in my office.
(435) 236-2697 View (435) 236-2697
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Nicole Herway
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
If you have people pleasing or perfectionist tendencies, feel insecure in your relationships, struggle to be assertive, have issues with co-dependency, repeat unhealthy relationship patterns, have difficulty setting and keeping healthy boundaries, or have constant self-criticism and low self-esteem, I'd love to work with you. I use DBT, CBT, EMDR, and IFS and specialize in working with adults who either have or currently are experiencing relationship trauma, including childhood trauma, separation or divorce, difficult breakups, toxic relationships, workplace trauma, and parent-child issues.
If you have people pleasing or perfectionist tendencies, feel insecure in your relationships, struggle to be assertive, have issues with co-dependency, repeat unhealthy relationship patterns, have difficulty setting and keeping healthy boundaries, or have constant self-criticism and low self-esteem, I'd love to work with you. I use DBT, CBT, EMDR, and IFS and specialize in working with adults who either have or currently are experiencing relationship trauma, including childhood trauma, separation or divorce, difficult breakups, toxic relationships, workplace trauma, and parent-child issues.
(385) 247-2996 View (385) 247-2996
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Hailey Ransley
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
I support individuals seeking therapy for trauma, anxiety, relationship struggles, OCD, depression and parenting struggles.
My office will be a space where you can feel comfortable and safe. Therapy requires vulnerability and sitting with discomfort. With me, you'll receive a lot of compassion and support. My expertise in processing trauma, as well as the coping skills I can teach you, will benefit your life in a positive way, if you choose to implement them. Do you ever have “big” reactions to things that don’t necessarily fit the situation? Does it get in the way of feeling confident in yourself or your relationships? That is an exhausting experience.
I support individuals seeking therapy for trauma, anxiety, relationship struggles, OCD, depression and parenting struggles.
My office will be a space where you can feel comfortable and safe. Therapy requires vulnerability and sitting with discomfort. With me, you'll receive a lot of compassion and support. My expertise in processing trauma, as well as the coping skills I can teach you, will benefit your life in a positive way, if you choose to implement them. Do you ever have “big” reactions to things that don’t necessarily fit the situation? Does it get in the way of feeling confident in yourself or your relationships? That is an exhausting experience.
(385) 438-4378 View (385) 438-4378
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Tracy Llanos
Counselor, CMHC
Verified Verified
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
I won't talk too much about myself, but we may use our relationship as one way of understanding how you engage with the world, based on your unique history.
Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate - Jung. We are shaped by our relationships and experiences from early on, then repeat and reinforce familiar patterns, often without realizing it. Over time our ways of adapting, coping and self-protecting can create new problems or become fixed and self-defeating (such as pushing others away because you have been hurt before). I enjoy working with adults grappling with a range of issues. People often come in feeling stuck. They may not know why they feel what they feel or do what they do. Or they may feel numb and emotionally disconnected.
I won't talk too much about myself, but we may use our relationship as one way of understanding how you engage with the world, based on your unique history.
Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate - Jung. We are shaped by our relationships and experiences from early on, then repeat and reinforce familiar patterns, often without realizing it. Over time our ways of adapting, coping and self-protecting can create new problems or become fixed and self-defeating (such as pushing others away because you have been hurt before). I enjoy working with adults grappling with a range of issues. People often come in feeling stuck. They may not know why they feel what they feel or do what they do. Or they may feel numb and emotionally disconnected.
(801) 759-0137 View (801) 759-0137
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Lisa Rector
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84124  (Online Only)
Sometimes life presents us with overwhelming, painful challenges. If you are experiencing unwanted symptoms such as anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, or are coping with painful loss through death, divorce, illness/injury or life transitions; I will help you move through these difficult, painful challenges. If you want to improve upon an already successful life, we will work to improve it. I provide a warm and safe, non-judgmental environment. Through the process you will develop inner strength and resiliency; you will learn to take a pro-active stance in choosing and creating the life you desire.
Sometimes life presents us with overwhelming, painful challenges. If you are experiencing unwanted symptoms such as anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, or are coping with painful loss through death, divorce, illness/injury or life transitions; I will help you move through these difficult, painful challenges. If you want to improve upon an already successful life, we will work to improve it. I provide a warm and safe, non-judgmental environment. Through the process you will develop inner strength and resiliency; you will learn to take a pro-active stance in choosing and creating the life you desire.
(801) 701-2072 View (801) 701-2072
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Andrew Briefer
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
I use numerous proven therapy approaches, including attachment, Gottman therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based therapies in the therapy relationship to help you develop skills to achieve a grounded resilient happy connectedness.
I work extensively with adults, adolescents, couples and families addressing the challenges in creating a satisfying and meaningful life. Often times we can feel stuck in our lives, using emotion-regulation and relational skills that served us in the past. Like outdated software, these skills no longer serve us as we have matured, as our circumstances have changed or as we have developed relationships with others who bring a different relational culture. This sense of stuckness may lead to depression, anxiety, addictions, compulsions and/or relational difficulties that leads people to work with me.
I use numerous proven therapy approaches, including attachment, Gottman therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based therapies in the therapy relationship to help you develop skills to achieve a grounded resilient happy connectedness.
I work extensively with adults, adolescents, couples and families addressing the challenges in creating a satisfying and meaningful life. Often times we can feel stuck in our lives, using emotion-regulation and relational skills that served us in the past. Like outdated software, these skills no longer serve us as we have matured, as our circumstances have changed or as we have developed relationships with others who bring a different relational culture. This sense of stuckness may lead to depression, anxiety, addictions, compulsions and/or relational difficulties that leads people to work with me.
(801) 754-4528 View (801) 754-4528
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Andy Johnston
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA, MDiv
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
The key to lasting change is integration, which includes your physical body, your emotional brain, your cognitive brain, your relationship patterns, your vocation, and more.
I have four specialties: 1) helping heal and deepen relationships through Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, 2) helping people understand and reduce chronic anxiety, 3) overcoming stuck places of emotional shutdown and low motivation, and 4) healing religious or spiritual wounds, including trauma and neglect. All four of these specialties have a common goal; to help you discover your most authentic self. Living as your authentic self is an experience of presence, inspiration, strength, compassion, confidence and self-awareness. It's a place of connection - to yourself, to other people, and to something larger than us.
The key to lasting change is integration, which includes your physical body, your emotional brain, your cognitive brain, your relationship patterns, your vocation, and more.
I have four specialties: 1) helping heal and deepen relationships through Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, 2) helping people understand and reduce chronic anxiety, 3) overcoming stuck places of emotional shutdown and low motivation, and 4) healing religious or spiritual wounds, including trauma and neglect. All four of these specialties have a common goal; to help you discover your most authentic self. Living as your authentic self is an experience of presence, inspiration, strength, compassion, confidence and self-awareness. It's a place of connection - to yourself, to other people, and to something larger than us.
(385) 284-7244 View (385) 284-7244
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Mind + Full Therapy
Counselor, CMHC , LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84109
At Mind + Full Therapy our focus is to help people get to the root of their issues, not just managing symptoms. We take modern therapeutic approaches based in neuroscience and want to help people looking for alternatives to old, outdated, traditional talk therapy in order to create long-lasting changes. We works with adults and couples who are struggling with trauma or feeling stuck in life, have anxiety, depression, shame, relationship problems, and many other issues. See our therapists and their specialties in the photos or check out our website: mind-fulltherapy.com
At Mind + Full Therapy our focus is to help people get to the root of their issues, not just managing symptoms. We take modern therapeutic approaches based in neuroscience and want to help people looking for alternatives to old, outdated, traditional talk therapy in order to create long-lasting changes. We works with adults and couples who are struggling with trauma or feeling stuck in life, have anxiety, depression, shame, relationship problems, and many other issues. See our therapists and their specialties in the photos or check out our website: mind-fulltherapy.com
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Outpatient Behavioral Health
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
No one ought to be kicked out, made to start over, or displaced from the therapeutic relationship they have built.
Do you have previous treatment trauma? Had a bad experience with the traditional service delivery system? Need help de-consuming from unhelpful consumables including psych meds? Looking for Medical Cannabis? Ready for more holistic health and wellness? Are you experiencing signs of unresolved trauma, loss/grief, or shame? OBH is a liberation clinic, that is anti-racist, and focuses on the underlying traumas related to health & abilities, gender, sexuality, race, immigration, religion, etc. that forms to express as anxiety, depression, bi-polar disorder, addiction, and ADHD. We can help with FMLA and student registration appeals.
No one ought to be kicked out, made to start over, or displaced from the therapeutic relationship they have built.
Do you have previous treatment trauma? Had a bad experience with the traditional service delivery system? Need help de-consuming from unhelpful consumables including psych meds? Looking for Medical Cannabis? Ready for more holistic health and wellness? Are you experiencing signs of unresolved trauma, loss/grief, or shame? OBH is a liberation clinic, that is anti-racist, and focuses on the underlying traumas related to health & abilities, gender, sexuality, race, immigration, religion, etc. that forms to express as anxiety, depression, bi-polar disorder, addiction, and ADHD. We can help with FMLA and student registration appeals.
(385) 217-5515 View (385) 217-5515
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Abby Zeveloff
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84105
Currently licensed in UT and FL. Couples often find themselves stuck in cyclical ways of disagreeing and worry how these dynamics impact their own stress levels, future of the relationship, and families. I use a highly interactive model of couples therapy to help partners better "learn" each other and understand how attachment impacts their relationship. Ultimately, couples work together to make their relationship a refuge in which each partner can be more fully known. I see couples for issues related to communication breakdown, betrayal, cross-cultural/religious concerns, fertility issues, parenting, and work-life balance.
Currently licensed in UT and FL. Couples often find themselves stuck in cyclical ways of disagreeing and worry how these dynamics impact their own stress levels, future of the relationship, and families. I use a highly interactive model of couples therapy to help partners better "learn" each other and understand how attachment impacts their relationship. Ultimately, couples work together to make their relationship a refuge in which each partner can be more fully known. I see couples for issues related to communication breakdown, betrayal, cross-cultural/religious concerns, fertility issues, parenting, and work-life balance.
(801) 797-3691 View (801) 797-3691
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Danielle Dutson Thurman
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84124
This model has some of the highest supported research in helping with emotional and relationship distress.
The EFT Clinic is a 6 time award winner for best Marriage and Family Therapy. Telehealth, in person, night, and weekend availability. Do you struggle with sadness, loneliness, or anxiety? Danielle specializes in working with individuals, couples, and families in distress to help them recognize the underlying emotions/relationship needs that aren't being met. Together, you will build a relationship of connection that will help you cope with these feelings of hopelessness or loss. She will then give you the skills to help you break these patterns outside of therapy to create the life you have always longed for. EFT certified.
This model has some of the highest supported research in helping with emotional and relationship distress.
The EFT Clinic is a 6 time award winner for best Marriage and Family Therapy. Telehealth, in person, night, and weekend availability. Do you struggle with sadness, loneliness, or anxiety? Danielle specializes in working with individuals, couples, and families in distress to help them recognize the underlying emotions/relationship needs that aren't being met. Together, you will build a relationship of connection that will help you cope with these feelings of hopelessness or loss. She will then give you the skills to help you break these patterns outside of therapy to create the life you have always longed for. EFT certified.
(435) 383-4410 View (435) 383-4410
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Kristy Morell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, CSW
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
I've worked with clients from all walks of life, primarily teens, and young adults. My current focus utilizes aspects of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, and Motivational Interviewing (MI). I'm EMDR trained and Gottman level 1 certified . With a somatic lens and trauma informed approach I enjoy working with clients experiencing life transitions, anxiety, depression, sexuality, relationship issues, and trauma.
I've worked with clients from all walks of life, primarily teens, and young adults. My current focus utilizes aspects of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, and Motivational Interviewing (MI). I'm EMDR trained and Gottman level 1 certified . With a somatic lens and trauma informed approach I enjoy working with clients experiencing life transitions, anxiety, depression, sexuality, relationship issues, and trauma.
(801) 218-2593 View (801) 218-2593
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Kathleen Fitzwilliam Lakey
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Waitlist for new clients
Therapy can be a significant help in finding relief from difficult feelings such as anger, grief, or sadness. Therapy is also an effective tool in finding solutions and confidence in difficult relationships, or with behaviors that you or a loved one may be struggling with. I acknowledge the courage it can take to seek assistance, as a therapist I always focus on clients strengths. I often work with adults coping with anxiety and depression, relationship difficulties, or various types of PTSD. I take a special interest in working with various types of trauma, dissociation, and dissociative disorders in adults.
Therapy can be a significant help in finding relief from difficult feelings such as anger, grief, or sadness. Therapy is also an effective tool in finding solutions and confidence in difficult relationships, or with behaviors that you or a loved one may be struggling with. I acknowledge the courage it can take to seek assistance, as a therapist I always focus on clients strengths. I often work with adults coping with anxiety and depression, relationship difficulties, or various types of PTSD. I take a special interest in working with various types of trauma, dissociation, and dissociative disorders in adults.
(385) 207-2117 View (385) 207-2117
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Josh Kivlovitz
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, DBT-LBC
Verified Verified
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
I know that starting a relationship with a new therapist can be scary or daunting, so I'm really grateful you're taking this step to build a life that aligns with your values and goals.
Note: Current openings for teen DBT clients only, accepting other clients on a waitlist. I work with teens and adults who are seeking to understand the “why” of their emotions and behaviors, and move away from feeling hopeless, exhausted, or numb. I specialize in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) to address suicidal thoughts, self-harm, substance use, relationship struggles and other impulsive, emotion-driven behaviors. Together, we will explore your experiences in a non-judgmental and warm space where you can better understand yourself and build skills to create a life worth living.
I know that starting a relationship with a new therapist can be scary or daunting, so I'm really grateful you're taking this step to build a life that aligns with your values and goals.
Note: Current openings for teen DBT clients only, accepting other clients on a waitlist. I work with teens and adults who are seeking to understand the “why” of their emotions and behaviors, and move away from feeling hopeless, exhausted, or numb. I specialize in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) to address suicidal thoughts, self-harm, substance use, relationship struggles and other impulsive, emotion-driven behaviors. Together, we will explore your experiences in a non-judgmental and warm space where you can better understand yourself and build skills to create a life worth living.
(385) 316-6123 View (385) 316-6123

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Relationship Issues Therapists
While need for human connection appears to be innate, the ability to form healthy, loving relationships is learned. Some evidence suggests that the ability to form a stable relationship starts to form in infancy, in a child's earliest experiences with a caregiver who reliably meets the infant's needs for food, care, warmth, protection, stimulation, and social contact. Such relationships are not destiny, but they are theorized to establish deeply ingrained patterns of relating to others. The end of a relationship, however, is often a source of great psychological anguish.