couples therapy
A space to strengthen and revitalize your relationship.
Whether your first baby is on the way or you’re welcoming another one home, growing a family can be an exciting and joyful time for couples, but things aren’t always easy. It can often be a time that heightens anxiety, stress, and conflict in couples. This time of major transition can resurface ruptures in the relationship that weren’t resolved and amplify feelings of disconnect and isolation for partners.
Signs couples therapy may be beneficial:
Feeling disconnected from your partner
Difficulties navigating roles and responsibilities as parents
Missing the relationship you had together prior to growing your family
Feeling disconnected while navigating grief related to loss or fertility challenges
Resurfacing of old resentments and increase of conflict when you’re needing one another’s support
Difficulties navigating relationships with your in-laws
You don’t have to navigate this time alone.
With the right support and your engagement in the work together, change can be made for your relationship to be a place of deep intimacy and thriving partnership.
Understand what is contributing to your increased sense of disconnect/conflict
Develop new strategies for productively engaging in conflict
Collaborate on ways to care for your family
Strengthen and renew your emotional bond and ability to connect
Develop skills to process and repair relational ruptures old or new
Rebuild trust and meaning in the relationship
Cultivate a support network that is aligned with your needs at this stage of life
How I can support you…
Hi! I’m Helen Rubio.
I’m a Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, specializing in perinatal mental health, and helping women, new moms, and their partners heal emotional wounds and cultivate a life that is deeply fulfilling. You’ve been the one to support everyone else, even if that means your own needs go unmet. There is hope for you to have a life where you feel seen and supported. Together, we’ll gently and thoughtfully move towards healing, so that you can feel whole and empowered to be more present and confident in your life and with your loved ones.
Helen Haeyeon Rubio, AMFT 140595
Schedule a free 20-minute consultation to discuss what you’re seeking and how I can help.