How I work

Modalities

Three approaches, one aim — lasting positive change.
EFCT

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy

Safety and closeness are built through consistent emotional experiences — not through winning the argument.
Connection
Compassion
Repair
This work focuses on improving the overall climate of the relationship, learning how to repair and get back on track quickly when there’s a rupture, and healing old attachment wounds. The aim is for each partner to feel — not just know — that their relationship is a secure place.
Partners learn to feel, not just know:
I matter to you
You’ll be there when I need you
My needs matter
You notice my goodness
You try to understand me
You validate my feelings
We can trust each other
Your words and actions line up
You let me in
Fighting less and feeling connected more comes from meeting these needs in everyday interactions. Kerry has advanced training in EFCT and is a member of ICEEFT.
Ask about couples therapy
Common questions
EFCT is grounded in the idea that secure emotional connection, nervous system regulation, and emotional regulation are some of the biggest determinants of health, happiness, and success in life. Even when it wasn’t taught to us growing up, it can still be learned. I’ve trained in this model because it’s one of the most well-researched couples therapies available, with studies showing 70 to 75 percent of couples moving from significant distress to recovery, and approximately 90 percent showing meaningful improvement. These gains tend to hold up well over time, though outcomes depend a lot on both partners’ engagement.
Rather than just teaching communication techniques or problem-solving skills, EFCT focuses on understanding the underlying emotional patterns and attachment needs that fuel disconnection. While communication tools can be helpful, they rarely hold up once you’re flooded in the moment. EFCT instead targets the attachment needs driving that flooding, so repair becomes something you can reach for right then, instead of a script you try to remember afterward. It’s about actually reshaping your nervous systems toward safety, and it’s never too late to do that.
EFCT doesn’t run on a fixed timeline; it depends on what’s driving the disconnection and how quickly you both start feeling safer opening up together. Many couples notice real shifts within the first several sessions, while deeper or longer-standing patterns naturally take more time to reshape. We’ll get a better sense of the pacing as we work through it together.
It’s common, and it makes sense. Opening up emotionally can feel vulnerable, especially if it hasn’t felt safe to do that before. A first consultation is a low-stakes way for a hesitant partner to get a feel for what it’s like to work with me, and often just coming to the first session is enough to ease that hesitation. We go at a pace that works for both of you.
Yes, both. In person in Old Town Fort Collins, and by secure video for couples elsewhere in Colorado and Idaho.
EMDR

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

A structured, research-backed therapy that helps the brain reprocess painful memories.
EMDR is often shortened to an acronym, which makes it sound more technical than it is. In session, we use gentle, rhythmic attention — eye movements, sound, or tapping — while you hold a difficult memory in mind. That pairing helps your brain finish processing what it couldn’t at the time, so the past loses its grip on the present. You stay present, awake, and in control throughout.
EMDR can help with:
Grief and loss
Unresolved past experiences
Anxiety and overwhelm
Distressing memories
Negative beliefs about yourself
Hypervigilance
Rumination
Reactivity
Nightmares
Kerry is a certified EMDR practitioner and a member of EMDRIA, the profession’s international body.
Ask about EMDR
Common questions
A structured therapy that helps your brain reprocess a painful memory so it feels finished rather than live. We pair brief, rhythmic attention with the memory, and over time the memory stays but the charge around it settles.
No. EMDR does not require you to narrate the whole story out loud. You need to be able to bring the memory to mind; you decide how much you say about it.
We start with preparation — grounding skills and a clear sense of what we’re working on. Reprocessing happens in short sets with pauses to check in, and we close each session with time to settle before you head back into your day.
EMDR doesn’t have a fixed timeline. It depends on what you’re working through and how you move through the process, so it could be a handful of sessions or a longer stretch of ongoing work. As we collaborate we can talk more about what feels like the right pacing for you.
Yes. EMDR adapts well to a secure video platform — we use on-screen movement or self-tapping instead of in-room cues. You’ll need a private space where you won’t be interrupted.
KAP

Ketamine-Assisted Therapy

Low, therapeutic doses of a legal dissociative medicine — used in service of the therapy, not in place of it.
I’ve heard ketamine described as a benevolent disruptor, and that’s often what I see in my practice with clients. For those interested in using ketamine to support their therapeutic journey, whether doing individual or couples work, it can be a gentle and helpful tool for supporting shifts and interrupting negative patterns. Although ketamine sometimes has a reputation built on high-dose experiences, studies show that low, therapeutic doses also increase neuroplasticity, the brain’s capacity to form new pathways, when new experiences can take hold.
Clients often report:
Softer relational responses
Less or no reactivity to old wounds
Cognitive flexibility
Increased empathy
Finding it easier to take another’s perspective
Ketamine isn’t a shortcut or a cure. It’s a tool that helps the work of therapy reach further.
Ask about ketamine-assisted therapy
Common questions
Ketamine is a legal medicine used within a clinical framework. In this practice it is used at low, therapeutic doses alongside therapy, with preparation beforehand and integration afterward.
It means a therapeutic dose intended to soften defenses and open flexibility while you remain able to engage in the session — not a high-dose, immersive experience.
Clients commonly describe feeling softer and having a higher capacity to work with difficult materials. Because we’re working with a low dose, you remain engaged throughout the process.
Screening and prescribing logistics are handled before medicine sessions are scheduled. We’ll talk through the specifics together in your consultation, and I’m happy to provide you with a referral to a prescriber.
Yes. Ketamine-assisted sessions can support shifts that interrupt a negative cycle a couple has been caught in for years, and give the couple more room to move.
Begin here

Start with a conversation.

Reach out for a free 20-minute consultation. Tell me which approach caught your eye — or that you’re not sure yet. Both are good places to begin.