I have a particular interest in working with adult sibling relationships, which are underfocused on in the therapy field and contain their own unique experiences and dynamics. I have additional knowledge of, and familiarity with, sibling relationship dynamics and issues through self-led and professional mentored training, combined with the use of Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT).

Using Emotionally Focused Family Therapy, I treat the sibling relationship as a unique system. We don't just talk about the past; we interrupt the unhelpful interaction patterns that keep you defensive, allowing you to finally be seen as the adult you have become.

I strive to help siblings connect with one another emotionally, to help them understand the dynamics that keep them in unhelpful interaction patterns, and identify the intergenerational ways they have built their sibling story, both helpful and unhelpful.

Common themes in sibling therapy

Estrangement from sibling

Challenging frozen images of one another from childhood

NAvigating shared parental stressors such as illness, death, and caretaking

processing shared past trauma and adversity

Exploring ways in which intergenerational sibling patterns may be impacting your own sibling relationship

Increasing compassion and reducing defensiveness and reactivity

creating a stronger sense of relationship as siblings outside of your family of origin dynamic

strengthening the sibling relationship as a source of support and connection