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Sex and Relationship Therapy For Individuals and Couples

Raleigh, North Carolina

Therapy for Couples & Individuals in Midlife Transitions

Helping couples and individuals who feel stuck, disconnected, or uncertain about what comes next—especially in midlife, during relationship change, or after major life shifts.

Couples Therapy: When You Feel More Like Roommates Than Partners

Many couples don’t come to therapy in crisis—they come when something has slowly shifted.

The distance has grown. Conversations feel harder. Intimacy feels uncertain. You may be asking yourself: Do we stay together, or are we already emotionally leaving?

I work with couples who are navigating:

  • Emotional disconnection and communication breakdown

  • Sexual concerns and intimacy changes

  • Betrayal, resentment, or unresolved conflict

  • Menopause, aging, and life stage transitions

  • Decisions around staying together or separating

Couples therapy with me is direct, structured, and supportive. We focus on what is happening now, what is keeping you stuck, and what needs to change for clarity—whether that means rebuilding or redefining the relationship.

Individual Therapy: When Life No Longer Feels Familiar

Sometimes it is not just the relationship—it is everything.

You may be in a season where something has shifted and you are trying to find your footing again:
a breakup, divorce, loss, identity change, or a life stage that feels disorienting.

I often work with people who feel:

  • Emotionally overwhelmed or stuck in “limbo”

  • Unsure about major life decisions

  • Disconnected from themselves after loss or transition

  • Like their life looks fine on the outside but feels uncertain inside

Together, we focus on clarity, emotional grounding, and forward movement—not endless processing without direction.

What It’s Like to Work With Me

Finding the right therapist is not just about credentials—it’s about fit.

I am direct, warm, and engaged in the process. I do not sit back passively, and I do not expect you to figure everything out alone. We work together in a way that is honest, practical, and emotionally real.

Very little shocks me. Most people I work with are carrying things that feel hard to say out loud. You do not have to carry it alone here.

From the first session, we work as a team—focused on understanding what is happening and what needs to change.

About Kris

I’m Kristin, but most people call me Kris.

I’m a Generation X therapist, a mom of three, a small business owner, and someone who came to this work after living through several major chapters of my own life.

I often describe myself as:
mother, adoptee, orphan, divorced, and empty-nester.

Clients and colleagues tend to describe me as warm, direct, real, and highly engaged.

Common Areas of Focus

I frequently work with clients navigating:

  • Sexual concerns and intimacy changes

  • Pre-grief, grief, and loss

  • Menopause and hormonal transitions

  • Divorce and relationship transitions

  • Identity shifts in midlife

  • Sudden life changes that leave you feeling unsteady

Ready to Get Unstuck?

If you are feeling uncertain, disconnected, or in transition, therapy can help you make sense of what is happening and decide what comes next.

You do not have to stay in limbo. Click here for a complimentary 15 minute consult.