Christian is one of the best counselors I've ever visited. He was able to understand my background based on my family upbringing better than anyone I've seen (in one session!), and I've seen multiple practitioners. He gave me and my then fiancé, now wife, insanely helpful tools that have been critical to having a happy marriage. Our communication is awesome now and it's been foundational for us. He never pushed to keep coming to 'just to talk and then schedule next weeks session' like so many in this field, we had 3-4 sessions and we were good to go. He focuses on fixing problems, not on generating a book of weekly clients. He solves for the couple, not for his business. Absolute best professional in psychology I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. He helped us identify root causes of issues when I thought the root causes were completely different, and our new marriage is rock solid thanks to Christian. If we ever hit bumps and need help, there's nobody else that I'd ever consider.
REFRAME | REPAIR | REWIRE
Every couple has a story;every journey needs a guide.
Stuck in a loop. The same fight, the same distance. You want someone who will actually move the needle, not reflect it back at you.
Welcome
I work with couples who are stuck in the same loop and done pretending insight is enough. The work is structured, direct, and built around your specific pattern. Not open-ended. Not indefinite.
You have read the books.
You’ve heard of Love Languages.
You have named the cycle.
You might even know your attachment styles.
And the pattern still runs. Not because you are missing information. Information was never the bottleneck. I know because I had all of it, professionally trained, and my own loop did not care.
That is the layer I built Couple Forward for.
It stops the loop.
Names the wiring.
Builds the relationship you both deserve.
Couple Forward is my clinical practice in Raleigh, and a growing set of tools for the work that happens after insight. Therapy in North Carolina. Coaching available nationwide via telehealth.
Some couples come to me for traditional one-on-one sessions.
Some come for a structured REWIRE program.
Some start with the Inner Compass Assessment.
Some are working through the maps they inherited before they had words.
Pick the entry point that fits where you are.
The framework underneath is the same.
The MAPSS™ Analysis is the clinical approach I use to understand what’s actually happening underneath the surface of a relationship. It traces the Minds, Attributions, Perspectives, Sentiments, and Stories running below the daily life of the couple. It surfaces what was unconscious so real change becomes possible, not just symptom management.
The MAPSS™ Analysis Case Studies
Case study: Long-term drift
The marriage that became a logistics company.
Sixteen years married. Three kids. Both careers running. She had stopped wearing perfume because nobody noticed anymore. He had stopped initiating because she always seemed too tired.
Case study: Blended family
Two households trying to become one without anyone naming the merge.
Second marriage for both. Her two kids lived with them full time. His one lived with his ex but stayed every other weekend. They had been together five years. The house had never quite settled into being a single household.
Case study: Felt unimportant
The partner who had become a coordinator.
Eleven years in. Two kids, two careers, one calendar that ran the household. She had become, by accumulation, the person who made everyone else’s life functional. She had not been a primary character in her own marriage in five years.
Case study: Infidelity
The affair that revealed the marriage that had already ended.
Twenty-two years married. The affair was hers. Six months with someone she met at a conference. He found out through a text on her open laptop. He had been the steady one. She had been the one everyone thought was unshakeable.
THE LOOP QUIZ
You have one fight. Which side of it are you on?
Every couple runs one loop. Two moves, trained into each other over years. Ten questions names yours.
Question 1 of 10
Your partner goes quiet mid-conversation. What happens in you first?
- I push harder. This needs to resolve before we stop.
- Relief. I find something else to do.
- I go quiet too. The room gets very far away.
- I start smoothing. Lighten the mood, fix the tone.
10 questions → 3 minutes → your move, named
Where to begin.
From the Google reviews
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“Highly recommend. Great tools you can apply in everyday life that make a difference. Easy to talk to yet gives great feedback you can grow from. Not your typical "just pay to listen to yourself talk".”
