Jami Grich, PhD

Specialties

My mission is to help couples bring more connection, ease and happiness into their relationship. If you and your partner are no longer able to successfully resolve your difficulties together, I can help. If you tend to have fights that escalate and/​or end in frustrating stand-offs…or if one of you tends to explode and the other shuts down… or if you’ve given up trying to resolve issues because it gets you nowhere, I know how to help. My work is offered in 4-​hour blocks so that the brain has an opportunity to truly «learn» new behaviors. This alternative to weekly therapy prevents the weekly «relapse» that is typically seen in couples therapy. It tends to move couples to a different, more loving, open, and connected place, much more quickly. It is quickly becoming the state of the art in couples therapy as we learn more about how change occurs in the brain.

Sessions with me are not what you might imagine couples therapy to be. I don’t take sides or give advice. I don’t mediate or problem solve. There is no blame placed. I don’t believe one of you is right and the other wrong. In fact, I believe that kind of thinking is the demise of a loving relationship. I see myself as a guide to helping you let your defenses down so we can create a safe container for you to share your deep truths with each other. The work is powerful, tender, and vulnerable. It stems from the viewpoint that romantic relationships are a powerful vehicle for personal growth, healing and transformation.

History

Established in 2003.

My business is the outgrowth of both my professional and personal development over the last 20 years. I have gathered tools that really work in studying many types of couples therapy, and I have walked the walk of healing in my own relationships and am not afraid to bring my personal experiences to the room when working with couples. I understand the intricacies of why couples tend to push each other’s buttons, why we’re attracted to the partner well chose, and why relationships tend to fail or succeed. After many years of «growth opportunities» in my own relationships, including one divorce and one called off engagement, I have finally landed in a stable, loving, joyful marriage with no drama. (5 years now… and still growing!). In my opinion, this is the most important trait to look for in a therapist… one who practices what s/​he preaches.

Meet the Business Owner

Jami G.

Business Owner

I love helping couples find their joy. In our culture there are so many disabling myths about marriage… and we believe that happy marriages don’t exist. I know differently and I love guiding couples to their happiness and giving them the skills to manage life’s difficulties on their own.