Financial Therapy
Because Money Is Never Just About Money
Financial disagreements are rarely about dollars and cents alone.
Beneath conversations about spending, saving, debt, investing, retirement, or financial goals are often deeper questions about security, trust, freedom, fairness, responsibility, and the future. What looks like a disagreement about money may actually reflect differences in life experiences, values, priorities, or emotional needs.
For many couples, financial stress becomes one of the most common sources of conflict. The same arguments repeat themselves. One partner wants more security while the other wants more flexibility. One prefers to save while the other prefers to spend. Over time, frustration, resentment, and misunderstanding can begin to erode connection.
Financial therapy provides a space to slow down and explore not only what is happening with your finances, but also what money means to each of you. Together, we'll explore the beliefs and experiences that shaped each partner's relationship with money, learn to have difficult financial conversations without becoming overwhelmed, and develop practical strategies that reflect both your financial goals and your relationship goals.
Financial Therapy Can Help
When You Are:
Arguing frequently about money
Struggling to align financial goals
Managing debt or financial stress
Navigating career changes or job loss
Preparing for marriage or combining finances
Adjusting to parenthood
Planning for retirement
Managing financial differences within a relationship
Recovering from financial secrecy or breaches of trust
Facing major life transitions that affect your finances
We begin with a structured, research-informed approach to understand your relationship dynamics. Rather than focusing only on financial decisions, we work together to strengthen the relationship surrounding those decisions.
Before becoming a therapist, I spent more than two decades helping people navigate significant financial decisions through careers in banking, mortgage lending, and real estate. Combined with my training in couples therapy, this experience helps me understand that financial challenges are rarely just about numbers—they're about the people and relationships behind them. Learn more about my background and how it shapes my work on my About page.
From there, we focus on:
Identifying patterns that keep you stuck
Improving communication and conflict management
Reducing reactivity during difficult conversations
Rebuilding connection and emotional safety
Developing practical tools you can continue using after the intensive
This work is paired with the Gottman Method to create meaningful, sustainable change.
How We Work Together
Financial Wellness Begins With Conversation
Healthy financial decisions begin with understanding—not only of your finances, but of yourself and the people you care about most.
You do not have to navigate financial stress alone.
