

The practice offers comprehensive Family and Marriage Counseling, as well as Family Therapy, tailored to the unique needs of families and couples. We are proud to provide a welcoming and inclusive environment, including services for LGBTQ couples, ensuring that everyone has access to the support they need to foster healthier relationships.
For intimate partners and families, our services focus on addressing a wide range of issues. This includes working through marital challenges, navigating child-parent conflicts, and resolving unhealthy relationship patterns. We help improve ineffective communication, manage and resolve conflicts, and provide support during life transitions or significant changes. Clients can also address concerns such as problems with intimacy and sexuality, feelings of jealousy, infidelity, and even navigate complex issues like infertility with compassion and guidance.
Our therapeutic process integrates the relational psychoanalytic approach and the family systems approach, offering clients a dynamic and holistic path to healing and growth.
Relational Psychoanalytic Approach
This approach enables clients to examine how past experiences and relationship patterns influence their current intimate relationships. By becoming aware of these enactments, clients can gain a deeper understanding of themselves and their partners. They learn to appreciate differences, develop empathy, and cultivate healthier ways of connecting with one another.
Family Systems Approach
The family systems approach is particularly beneficial when the client is a teenager or child. It is often applied in the treatment of eating disorders, addictions, anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges. At the core of this approach is the understanding that a family functions as an interconnected system or unit. When one member exhibits symptoms, it may be a reflection of dysfunction within the entire system. In such cases, addressing the individual’s symptoms without considering their familial context can limit long-term effectiveness.
By working within this framework, we help families gain insight into their group dynamics and identify areas of dysfunction. This process encourages improved communication, mutual understanding, and stronger, healthier relationships. Ultimately, our goal is to empower families to work together as a cohesive unit, fostering resilience and long-term well-being.
Whether navigating the complexities of family dynamics or strengthening intimate relationships, we are here to support your journey toward understanding, healing, and growth.
Couples and Family Therapy

Irina's eclectic approach helped me navigate my challenges effectively. Highly recommend her psychotherapy services!
J. D.
I felt understood and supported throughout my therapy sessions. Irina truly cares about her patients' well-being.
J. S.
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