Couples Therapy for Parents of Young Children in Columbia, MD and Online Across Maryland
Because parenting is hard — and your relationship doesn’t have to suffer because of it.
When the Kids Come First… and You Come Last
Having a child changes everything — including your relationship. Between sleep schedules, daycare pickups, tantrums, and the endless decisions of parenting, it’s easy to lose the connection you once had.
Maybe you both find yourselves sitting on opposite ends of the couch, laptops open, catching up on emails while the baby monitor hums in the background — physically close but emotionally miles apart. Most of your conversations revolve around logistics. Affection has faded, and even simple conversations feel strained. You're not necessarily fighting all the time — but the distance is there. Or maybe you are fighting, and every disagreement turns into something bigger than it needs to be.
You love your partner. You love your child. But you don’t love the way things feel right now.
And that hurts. Because underneath the daily stress and exhaustion, you just want to feel close again.
How We’ll Work Together
This work is based on Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) — a proven approach that helps couples understand the patterns that keep them stuck and build emotional safety in their relationship again.
In therapy, we’ll slow down and look at the deeper cycle happening between you. You’ll begin to see how stress, overwhelm, and unspoken emotions can pull you apart — and what you can do differently in those moments. Together, we’ll explore how to move from frustration to understanding, from blame to vulnerability, from silence to connection.
This isn’t about who’s doing more diaper changes or who’s “right” in every disagreement. It’s about helping both of you feel seen and supported in a life that often leaves very little space for your needs as partners.
This is a space for both of you — not just as parents, but as people. And you don’t have to be in crisis to benefit from it. Many couples come in saying, “We’re just not as close as we used to be,” and leave feeling more connected than they’ve felt in years.
What Can Change
As therapy progresses, you may find:
Fewer arguments and more moments of understanding
A renewed sense of teamwork in daily life
More patience and warmth — even when things get hard
Conversations that feel open instead of defensive
Affection and intimacy returning naturally
The sense that you're not just co-parents — you're partners again
When you feel more emotionally connected to each other, parenting becomes less overwhelming. And when you feel supported in your relationship, you're better equipped to support your child.
You don’t have to wait until things fall apart. Therapy can help you reconnect now — even in the thick of it.
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