Hannah Muetzelfeld (she/her)

I have years of training, research, and clinical experience in working with couples. I have conducted and published research on couples therapy, relationship satisfaction, and attachment issues, and have put much of this expertise into practice with couples I have worked with. I work with couples to improve communication, navigate conflict, manage insecurities, overcome previous emotional injuries, and improve overall satisfaction.

I am a gender-affirming and queer-affirming therapist, and promote openness and acceptance in my practice. I offer transaffirmative care, and have worked with several clients at various stages through their gender identity journey. I also have experience with letter-writing for gender affirming services.

I offer trauma-informed care, and continually work to understand the widespread effects of trauma. I see value in attending to the impact of traumatic experiences and while also processing the emotional and cognitive injuries and pain resulting from the trauma. I have experience with several models of trauma treatment, including Cognitive Processing Therapy and Emotion-Focused Therapy for Trauma.

I believe that attachment issues are at the core of many relationship and interpersonal concerns. I have found that integrating some psychoeducation and exploration around attachment theory has helped to improve clients interpersonal relationships through self-awareness and understanding.

I have years of developed expertise in couples therapy. I integrate research from the field with clinical knowledge to create individualized plans for each couple. I pull from the Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy, and Attachment Theory.

I believe one of the best ways to work through emotional pain is to first allow yourself to feel it. I often work to help clients change their relationship with their emotions from one of avoidance to acceptance. I see value in attending to emotional injuries and pain, while also attending to the influence of early experiences. I practice emotion-focused work in both my individual and couples work.

I believe that grief and loss manifests from many experiences. It might be the loss of a loved one, an important relationship ending, a new life transition, mourning the loss of an imagined future. I've found that allowing ourselves to sit with the grief can help us process it. Allowing your grief to be witnessed can be powerful and healing.