When Relationships Get Complicated
Therapy for family relationships, boundaries, guilt, and the patterns that keep showing up.
You can love someone and still need things to change.
Sometimes the hardest part isn't knowing something needs to change. It's figuring out what that could look like when you still care.
When Love and Obligation Get Tangled
Family expectations, guilt, loyalty, conflict, and familiar relationship patterns can bring up a lot.
You might recognize yourself in some of these experiences:
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Feeling responsible for other people's feelings or reactions.
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Struggling to set boundaries without feeling guilty.
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Having the same argument or misunderstanding over and over.
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Wanting a different relationship with a parent, family member, friend, or partner but not knowing where to begin.
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Questioning whether you're asking for too much or expecting too little.
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Feeling torn between what others need from you and what you need for yourself.
Sometimes these patterns have been around for so long that they just feel like the way things are.
But familiar doesn't necessarily mean unchangeable.
Making Room for More Than One Truth
We can explore the roles you've learned to take on in relationships, what happens when you try to do something differently, and what you want your connections to look like moving forward.
We can explore the roles you've learned to take on in relationships, what happens when you try to do something differently, and what you want your connections to look like moving forward.
That might mean practicing a difficult conversation, getting curious about the guilt that comes up when you set a boundary, or understanding why certain interactions leave you feeling like a much younger version of yourself.
And we're not going to assume that the answer is to cut people off, forgive everyone, or become someone who never gets upset.
Sometimes the work is about repair. Sometimes it's about acceptance, grief, distance, or finding a different way to stay connected.
You get to explore what feels right for you, including the relationships you want to preserve and the things you may no longer want to carry.