Relationship Therapy For Meaningful Connection
Couples Counseling Marriage / Relationship Therapy Sex Therapy
We Help Our Clients Become Embodied and Attuned In Their Intimate Relationships
Intimacy and connection is vital to our overall health and well-being. We specialize in helping people build emotional intimacy, effective communication, sexual intimacy, affection, and a sense of shared meaning. By providing a safe-enough, supportive, and knowledgeable place for you to deeply know yourselves, you can develop the skills to deepen intimacy, strengthen trust, and co-create embodied shared values to support your continued individual and relationship growth.
Our clients work with us when these challenges arise:
- Conflict and communication difficulties
- Desire differences due to different desire styles & life factors like stress or trauma
- Navigating intimacy after body-changing events like pregnancy or illness such as cancer
- Feeling emotionally and sexually disconnected
- Difficulty renewing your relationship after the kids move out
- Challenges forming a new relationship after divorce
- Support in your monogamous partnership
- Wanting support in opening your relationship (Non-Monogamy)
Our approach to relationship therapy supports your whole relationship by weaving together emotional intelligence, effective communication skills, and embodied eroticism to cultivate a truly inspiring intimacy. You get to be whole people, together, in a way that honors your shared values as well as personal differences.
We are seasoned specialists and thought-leaders in the field at the intersection of couples therapy, sex therapy, and somatic psychotherapy.
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Testimonials
See what our colleagues are saying!
Melissa is a seasoned sex therapist, with a unique background in somatic and dance movement therapy. An upcoming author, and also a professor of ethics at Naropa, Melissa provides a healing space and experience that is bridges a deep understanding of mental health, couples and sexual health, and body awareness. She is professional, clinical, intentional, and somatic, while also deeply compassionate and relatable.
Over the years, I have had the privilege to attend her workshops, to learn more about somatic sex therapy, and to witness her grow and expand as a clinician. Melissa shines best when she teaches what she is most passionate about. I have learned much from her."
Melissa is an outstanding guide for people who are confused about sex and/or want to deepen their intimacy with self and their partner through conscious communication, embodiment, and pleasure. Not only is she intelligent, professional, and innovative - she also has a presence that feels so genuine, compassionate, and comfortable that you just kind of want to be around her! We confidently refer our clients to Melissa!
Melissa is a beacon for love, sex, and relationship therapy. I trust her completely and refer clients to her regularly. I would recommend her to anyone.