Session details > Couples counseling
Couples counseling
$30.00
50 minute sessions. Couples (Adults, 18+)
Clinical Counseling provided by Michael Olsen, Graduate Intern at Agave Studio; supervision provided by Rachel Smith, Psy.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist.
In-network with:
Aetna
Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO (including Blue Choice plans)
My Blue Plus POS
Cigna
Some PBA and Group Administrators plans
United Healthcare
Equity is foundational to my work. I offer sliding scale slots to ensure therapy remains available to our community.
My Approach
What has been wounded in a relationship must, ultimately, be healed in a relationship. In couples work, I believe we are all unknowingly trapped between the past and the future, often reliving old wounds through the people we love most. Your internal conflicts will eventually show up in your relationship. My role is to help you speak psyche to psyche, so that those conflicts become opportunities for connection rather than despair.
The Music Behind the Conversation
I listen to the "music" of what is being said—the feelings and meanings behind the words. Moving at the speed of trust, I aim to create a space where the unmentionable becomes manageable. I don't aim to eliminate the tension between you, but to help you hold that tension well—balancing the masculine and feminine, the psychic and the social, and the need for both autonomy and belonging.
Relational Roots
A healthy relationship is one where both people can work, love, and play. We explore the internal mythologies you’ve each constructed and how they collide in your shared reality. Using a relational-psychoanalytic lens, we look at how the sexual and emotional stories of your ancestors shape your current intimacy. Our goal is not just a lack of conflict, but a shared ability to flourish. Together, we will work toward a deep, empathetic curiosity where you can see one another not as problems to solve, but as unique people to love—honoring the mystery of the other as you grow deeper into yourselves.