https://www.thespacebetweencounseling.com/blog daily 0.75 2021-02-26 https://www.thespacebetweencounseling.com/blog/connection monthly 0.5 2021-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/1614375847315-5SW8RZM5MZY9G8SEFMDY/image.jpg Blog - Connection https://www.thespacebetweencounseling.com/blog/rfa1t2sharkf0by1pol1zz9vj5bbnn monthly 0.5 2021-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/1611082960792-TIA1JAT2UAS6NDE4U93H/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The Space Between… https://www.thespacebetweencounseling.com/couples-therapy daily 0.75 2026-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/1593138426826-QSQM0KNVY5KIYLPPMIMN/image-asset.jpeg Couples Therapy - “We are never so vulnerable as when we love.” Sigmund Freud There is nothing so distressing as when a love relationship starts to feel bad. When intimacy, romance, sharing, and laughter has turned to distance, frustration, resentment or just disconnection, it can be painful. Life is simply more difficult when you struggle to connect with your person. Some common things I hear in my office: “It’s like we’re having the same argument over and over again.” “He doesn’t care that I feel this bad. He won’t listen to me.” “She thinks I do everything wrong. It has to be her way.” “I’m not sure anymore if we belong together.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/1593138684551-K2ITXM5KQA0REUFE39SN/image-asset.jpeg Couples Therapy Time and the journey of life together can take a toll on a couple’s sense of connection. Often, couples find themselves having the same argument over and over again, fighting about the same past events, getting more and more disconnected each time. This repeated pattern creates a negative dance for couples that can seem impossible to stop. Couples that have been married 10, 20 and more years can start to wonder, What happened to our love? Have we simply grown apart? Are we simply too different? Is there any hope for our relationship? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/1590029625955-PG0E9R4I0JZG16YKU3US/image-asset.jpeg Couples Therapy Regardless of where you are in your relationship, what your conflict and disconnection look like, couples therapy can help. I have worked with couples in all levels of distress from the first worries about conflict to those considering divorce including: -couples wanting more emotional and/or sexual intimacy -couples wondering if their relationship will last or if they want to remain together -couples that are struggling through the challenges of parenting -couples that have experienced betrayal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/5b406301-a503-4d29-94f0-8a9d1c641578/Therapistall.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/3a92192e-8c4f-46ce-8775-35d1416cb3af/SUPall.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/85242f66-65a8-48bc-a140-8f56ec353e78/EMDRIA+Badge.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/29c5b263-535d-4950-979f-e99a3b1dc0e2/Relational+Coach+Badge.png https://www.thespacebetweencounseling.com/individual-therapy daily 0.75 2025-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/1592963120661-6VH52QDAZRJR4OF3BJAA/image-asset.jpeg Individual Therapy - “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” Michelangelo Individual therapy is focused on finding healing, clarity or connection within. You may be experiencing the impact of trauma. You may feel stuck in a particular area of life and don’t know how to get unstuck. You may want to work on healing old wounds to improve your relationships and decisions going forward. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/1590691351443-I1DFCHG2UDK89ZN9OIJN/image-asset.jpeg Individual Therapy I have worked with those who have experienced childhood physical or sexual abuse, difficult or traumatic family histories, problems in relationships, unrelenting fear and anxiety, persistent depression, assault, perinatal loss and more. We will use the space between us, client and therapist, to help you move toward connection and healing. In individual therapy, I primarily use the models of EFIT: Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy and EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. These models are researched based and are highly effective forms of therapy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/c3eb703b-d3e1-41fd-ad1f-cebf1e5800e7/Therapistall.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/1dfe5c5f-c3ab-4bfa-b43d-b6f8725a5aab/SUPall.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/bb94f161-3394-4984-9b43-4ea5bc5e6ff7/EMDRIA+Badge.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/7514dd56-9fc4-4637-88e2-b79286d1ea43/Relational+Coach+Badge.png https://www.thespacebetweencounseling.com/traumaandemdr daily 0.75 2025-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/1590545525280-T338TLHXQAS1L88RYDCD/image-asset.jpeg Trauma and EMDR - "History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but, if faced with courage, need not be lived again." Maya Angelou Overwhelming or traumatic events can have a profound impact on the mind and body. You may have surprising, unwanted reactions to certain events or situations. You may have intrusive thoughts and images about a traumatic experience. You may have few memories of it at all. You may have unexplained physical pain or may feel detached, disconnected and numb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/1590702881654-045P3UJ4KY8ICDILAIR9/image-asset.jpeg Trauma and EMDR - EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing I am an EMDRIA certified therapist. EMDR is a model of therapy focused on treating the impact of trauma events on the mind and body. Research has shown EMDR to be an effective treatment for trauma and can be a short term therapy. EMDR is a focused therapy that targets specific traumatic experiences. It helps to relieve symptoms of trauma like intrusive thoughts and flashbacks, emotional flooding, and numbing. While trauma often causes a disconnection, EMDR and other trauma focused therapy restores integration to promote healing and growth within. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/ee464aab-3685-4a01-96f5-46b29584736d/Therapistall.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/b3b96147-e861-4a47-aede-99b5de53013b/SUPall.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/b9558c4a-3d90-477d-9664-4897586b32a8/EMDRIA+Badge.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/f1168da6-31b5-4276-9a62-60a3a4cb9331/Relational+Coach+Badge.png https://www.thespacebetweencounseling.com/contact-me daily 0.75 2026-01-31 https://www.thespacebetweencounseling.com/about-me daily 0.75 2025-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/f7aecc7b-03cb-4a1e-9c1f-7f204c5f31f0/DSC_7013.jpg About Me As long as I can remember, I have been drawn to moments and experiences of connection, of healing. My heart aches when distress, distance and pain are present. Becoming a therapist felt like a natural step of moving further into this part of myself. It allowed me to not just feel compassion with others in moments of distress, but to be part of the healing process. I feel energized and touched when someone experiences a felt sense of connection and healing within. I feel humbled and privileged to watch a couple move into renewed connection together, finding their love and bond again. It is an honor to be let into that sacred space, to witness hearts soften and reach for each other. It is so gratifying to know I have helped an individual or couple in this way, and by default I have helped a family, a community. When we experience security in our relationships and tools for holding space for our own experience, we extend that ability to others in our lives. I created The Space Between, LLC from this passion for the life giving and life changing impact that secure relationships have on all of us. My goal is to help you discover safe connection, internally and externally and to help you know how to reach and connect with those you love. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/11f961ad-ed85-434e-a96a-94edbdecb5c5/Therapistall.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/6592c365-967a-4da6-bf45-57597b9f2742/SUPall.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/33dcaca8-6f00-479b-8193-a58091907614/EMDRIA+Badge.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/5ac97f77-85c7-4a61-a3ea-356133e3ffc8/Couples+Therapist+Badge.webp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/1590692056609-202BU0HTCPAM6WPZJ7JV/image-asset.jpeg About Me - I am an ICEEFT certified EFT therapist, ICEEFT certified EFCT, EFIT and EFFT supervisor, certified Relational Life Therapy coach and am EMDRIA certified for EMDR. I am also a graduate of the Ferentz Institute Trauma Certificate Program. I am a former Co-Director of the Washington Baltimore Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy (WBCEFT) that is affiliated with the International Centre for Excellence in EFT (ICEEFT). WBCEFT is committed to training and supporting therapists learning Emotionally Focused Therapy. www.wbceft.com. I received my Masters in Social Work from Catholic University and am currently a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Washington DC and Virginia. Prior to working in private practice, I worked at Family Services of Catholic Charities in Virginia as the full time bilingual therapist, providing individual, couples and family therapy to predominantly Spanish speaking clients. Later, I worked with the Generations Program at Children's National Medical Center providing therapy to adolescent parents and their families. I was the consulting psychotherapist for Calvary Women's Shelter for four years and previously provided workshops for child-serving professions through the Upside Down Organization (UDO). Primary Certifications Certified EFCT, EFIT and EFFT Therapist Certified EFCT, EFIT and EFFT Therapist Certified Relational Life Couples Therapist Certified EMDRIA Therapist https://www.thespacebetweencounseling.com/home daily 1.0 2026-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/1590013575536-6YEHYKOV0C6WVNSARM5S/image-asset.jpeg Home - Welcome Starting or re-starting therapy is a vulnerable process. Maybe you feel daunted, frustrated or just find it tedious. I am here to help. Regardless of the reason you want to start therapy, just beginning is the greatest step. I am a relationship focused and trauma informed therapist offering individual, couple and family therapy in Takoma Park MD and online. I help couples and families improve and repair relationships and I help individuals find healing and connection within and with others. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/1591929332266-DW3M3F0O6U5ONCX41KPH/image-asset.jpeg Home - When relationship distress brings you to therapy, emotions can run high. Photo by jacoblund/iStock / Getty Images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/1590699678196-66R9PO0VQQFWN3X77O6I/image-asset.jpeg Home In individual therapy, I join with you to establish safety and connection so we can explore the challenges you face. If you are like many of my clients, you have endured trauma early in life or as an adult. Trauma is an overwhelming experience that challenges your ability and capacity to respond and impacts many areas of your life. We will use experiential tools that help to resolve trauma and get unstuck to create the internal space needed to grow as you move forward. I use research based, experiential models in therapy to keep us focused on your goals and healing process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/c74a736a-e7f6-4e97-8fcd-975ebe9b5527/IMG_9144.jpeg Home If you are motivated to move towards change and to engage in the process of therapy, I would love to work with you. As a therapist my style is warm and genuine yet focused. It’s my role to find the openings for deepening awareness to create experiential moments of change. We will use the relationship, the space between us, as the foundation to explore the wounded areas and walk toward healing together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/5ee92838-c832-4265-a15b-c1af456c594f/Therapistall.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/d4b8218a-a8bd-40f6-91bf-f5a298c91bbc/SUPall.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/12b44dba-456a-455d-99e9-713432321dd4/EMDRIA+Badge.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/cc5cf3e9-2c7d-4279-94fe-4713d6e61613/Couples+Therapist+Badge.webp https://www.thespacebetweencounseling.com/eft-consultation daily 0.75 2025-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/1590107516155-4BY7OELPA5DOT1UCEBAC/image-asset.jpeg EFT Consultation As I consider the work of coming along side clients in therapy a privilege, it is equally humbling to join with other clinicians for EFT supervision. It is vulnerable to learn such an emotional and experiential model. We need the use of ourselves, awareness of and access to our own emotions all the while choreographing the dance of the couple, family or individual before us. It is not easy to hold all the pieces together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/1591054561840-N2PCQ5USD1AOMKCBDD8K/image-asset.jpeg EFT Consultation In supervision, we will get clarity on your goals and focus in to find your learning edges. As experience is the change agent in EFT therapy, it is also the change agent in supervision. We will make sure you have clarity on the steps, stages and moves in EFT. We will rely on role plays and at times self of therapist work to dig in and experience from the inside out the skills and learning you are developing. In supervision I am present, focused, down to earth, and use a good dose of humor to keep us humble. 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It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking outside your body.” Elizabeth Stone Parenting is, by far, one of the hardest jobs in the world. However, despite so much raw love for our children, sometimes we get stuck in negative patterns that leave us feeling unable to connect with them, locked out of their world or unable to understand their behaviors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec008dd61328f4785726612/1593136727457-5TIIYSBMFAHOY7SXY7IT/image-asset.jpeg Family Therapy In family therapy, we will focus on creating secure, attuned attachment between parents and children. I use the model of EFFT: Emotionally Focused Family Therapy when working with families. This is a relational model of family therapy that focuses on creating connection within families to facilitate a healthy bond and secure foundation for growing young people. 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