If you and your partner are feeling stuck, disconnected, or overwhelmed by recurring conflict, Ingrid offers a structured, supportive, and affirming space to help you strengthen your relationship. Whether you are navigating communication challenges, rebuilding after an affair, adjusting to life transitions, or seeking deeper emotional intimacy, her approach is designed to help you work together toward meaningful and lasting change.

Ingrid focuses on helping couples:

• Break out of repetitive arguments and develop healthier communication patterns

• Rebuild trust and safety following an affair or betrayal

• Navigate major transitions such as new parenthood, blended families, or career changes

• Reduce stress related to finances, family dynamics, and external pressures

• Strengthen emotional intimacy and connection

• Feel supported and affirmed as an LGBTQ+ couple

Her work is grounded in the Gottman Method, combined with a strengths-based, solution-focused approach that provides clear guidance and practical tools you can apply between sessions. Each session is tailored to your relationship’s unique needs, helping you understand patterns, repair emotional injuries, and build new habits that support a healthier partnership.

What to expect in the first session:
You and your partner will explore what feels challenging, what you hope to change, and how you both envision a healthier relationship. Ingrid will help you establish a structured plan, introduce communication tools, and guide you in setting goals and next steps that feel achievable and meaningful.

Why couples choose Ingrid:
Couples appreciate her calm, direct, and supportive style; her ability to hold space for difficult emotions; and her expertise in helping partners repair and reconnect. With a deep understanding of relational dynamics, identity, family systems, and the emotional impact of affairs, she creates a space where both partners can feel heard, validated, and empowered.

Credentials:
Ingrid is the founder of Vertex Counseling & Wellness and the Couples & Relationships Counseling Center (CRC Center). She holds a Master’s degree in Couples and Family Therapy from Drexel University and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park. She is trained in the Gottman Method and is fully LGBTQ+ affirming in her work with couples and diverse relationship structures.