Karen Boulanger, PhD, AMFT

I offer an empathic and honest approach to help us get to the heart of what is happening between you. Together, we will identify and understand the emotional triggers beneath conflict, explore each partner’s needs for safety and security, and transform the painful patterns that keep you feeling disconnected. As we make sense of these protective cycles, we create the conditions for greater trust, emotional safety, and secure connection with yourselves and each other.

For engaged couples, this work offers an opportunity to deepen emotional connection and build a strong, secure foundation for the future.

The Emotionally Focused Therapy Dance

Sue Johnson, the developer of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), compared couples therapy to a dance because it illustrates the patterns of how partners interact.

Patterns in relationships: Just like in a dance, it’s not just about what each person does individually, but how they move together. EFT focuses on the emotional "steps" couples take in response to one another, like pursue-withdraw or blame-defend.
Repetitive moves: In struggling relationships, couples often get stuck in the same emotional pattern - like a dance they don't want to be in but can't seem to stop. EFT helps them recognize and change this dance.
Connection and attunement: A good dance requires partners to be in sync and attuned to each other’s signals. EFT helps couples become more emotionally attuned, so their new “dance” is one of connection rather than conflict.
Learning new steps: Therapy is like learning a new dance. It takes practice, safety, and support to change the steps. Eventually, it becomes more natural and graceful.

Fee for Couples Therapy

50-minute sessions are $225.

I am an out-of-network provider. Please ask your healthcare provider about your coverage. I do not directly bill insurance for therapy sessions. But if you do have a PPO, you may be eligible for a partial reimbursement of your session fee. I can provide you with a super-bill.

Registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist #153348.

I am employed & supervised by Ossi Pace, LMFT #88864, Certified EFT Supervisor.

The Emotionally Focused Therapy Dance

Fee for Couples Therapy

I am an out-of-network provider. Please ask your healthcare provider about your coverage. I do not directly bill insurance for therapy sessions. But if you do have a PPO, you may be eligible for a partial reimbursement of your session fee. I can provide you with a super-bill.

Call or email to schedule a complimentary 15-minute Zoom consultation:

(424) 235-8688 or karen.ossipace@gmail.com