Hi, I’m Gen - a couple therapist in Grand Junction, Colorado, serving partners across the Western Slope and throughout Colorado who want to rebuild connection, communicate more clearly, and want to feel close again.

I Believe Every Relationship Has a Story Worth Understanding

Couples rarely come to me because they've stopped loving each other.

More often, they come because somewhere along the way they've stopped feeling like they can reach one another.

The conversations become repetitive.

The hurt feels bigger than either of them intended.

One partner reaches while the other pulls away.

Over time, both people begin wondering whether the closeness they once had is gone.

I don't believe the relationship is usually the problem.

I believe couples become caught in patterns that make love harder to access.

Helping couples understand those patterns—and find their way back to one another—is the work I'm most honored to do.

If you’re ready to strengthen your relationship and explore whether an intensive is right for you, I’d love to connect. You deserve support that feels human, hopeful and is genuinely helpful.

How I Work

I believe meaningful change happens when both partners feel emotionally safe enough to be honest, vulnerable, and understood.

My work is grounded in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), an evidence-based approach that helps couples recognize the patterns keeping them stuck and create new experiences of connection.

I won't teach you clever communication tricks or decide who's right.

Instead, we'll slow things down, make sense of what's happening beneath the conflict, and help you begin reaching each other in new ways.

Training and Experience

I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor with nearly 20 years of clinical experience working with individuals, couples, and families. Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is the foundation of my couples work, and I’ve completed advanced training in EFT and Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT), along with ongoing individual and group supervision in the model.

My work with couples intensives has also included specialized training and mentorship focused specifically on adapting EFT to longer, concentrated sessions. I’m currently completing the final steps toward certification as an Emotionally Focused Therapist through the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT).

I bring a broader background in trauma-informed care, attachment, sexual health, and relational injury to this work—all of which informs how I help couples understand what has happened between them and create something different together.

Why I Believe in Couples Intensives

I've seen how difficult it can be to make meaningful progress when couples only have an hour each week.

By the time the next session arrives, life has happened. The urgency has faded—or the same painful cycle has happened again.

An intensive gives us something different:

Time.

Time to slow down.

Time to understand.

Time to practice.

Time to reconnect.

That concentrated focus often creates momentum that can be difficult to achieve in weekly sessions alone.

When we work together, you can expect me to be...

• Warm without avoiding hard conversations.

• Compassionate toward both partners.

• Curious rather than judgmental.

• Honest, direct, and deeply invested in helping you understand one another.

• Focused on the relationship rather than assigning blame.

What I Hope Every Couple Leaves Knowing

I hope every couple leaves our time together knowing this:

You are not enemies.

The cycle is.

And when you begin to understand the cycle together, you create the possibility of finding each other again.

Thank you for taking the time to learn a little about me.

I know that reaching out for help can feel vulnerable, and choosing someone to walk alongside you in your relationship is an important decision.

If my approach resonates with you, I'd be honored to meet you both and explore whether a Couples Intensive is the right next step.