Liminal Pathways Counseling (LPC) is founded on our belief that blending our therapeutic approaches of couples therapy and trauma therapy provides our clients with a unique path to healing, on both an individual and relational level. Over the past decade of collaboration, it became clear that many of our clients needed to address their trauma in therapy so they could develop the self-awareness, connection, and compassion needed to create stronger relationships. Our shared vision and commitment to helping clients achieve the kind of relationships they want led us to establish Liminal Pathways Counseling.

 

Our partnership is built on mutual respect, a shared vision, and dedication to providing constructive and compassionate client-centered care. Our unique approach combines our individual strengths - one as a couples therapist and one as a trauma therapist – providing multifaceted support for our clients.

 

During Paul’s 24 years of specializing in couples work, he found that emotional reactivity often hindered his clients from building the necessary skills for their relationships to succeed. Research explains that this emotional reactivity (what is called being “triggered” or having an intense emotional response) is often due to unprocessed trauma.

 

Eileen has been a trauma therapist for almost ten years, using primarily Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to help clients fully integrate wounded parts of themselves that are “stuck” as a result of abuse, neglect, or other adverse experiences in their lives. She incorporates elements of Internal Family Systems (IFS) or “parts” work as well as somatic (body) interventions to help clients heal from the influences of their pasts, giving them more access to self-awareness, self-compassion, and self-agency. 

 

Paul and Eileen worked together for almost ten years before creating LPC, and in that time he noticed that when he referred his clients to her for individual trauma therapy, they started to show up differently in couples therapy during upsetting moments with their partners - disrupting sometimes years of old toxic patterns.

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This symbiotic relationship between Eileen’s and Paul’s two modalities is extremely effective, and they often refer to each other to help their clients heal themselves and their relationships. When clients understand what they are feeling, why they are feeling that way, and how to respond in a way that protects and builds the connection they want in their relationships, it’s a win-win for everyone!