McKenna Freund (Sher/Her)

Self-esteem is often shaped by our relationships, past experiences, and the messages we’ve received about who we are and what we’re worth. In therapy, we explore where these beliefs come from and how they show up in your life today. Together we work on building a more compassionate and realistic sense of self, strengthening confidence, and helping you show up more authentically in your relationships.

Many people come to therapy feeling stuck in repeating relationship patterns—miscommunication, conflict, distance, or feeling misunderstood. I help clients slow down and understand the cycles that keep relationships feeling frustrating or painful. By exploring emotional needs, communication styles, and attachment patterns, we can begin creating new ways of connecting that feel more supportive and secure.

Family relationships can be some of the most meaningful and most complicated parts of our lives. Conflict often develops when communication patterns, expectations, or roles within the family become strained. In therapy, we look at how these patterns developed and how they continue to play out. Together we work toward clearer communication, healthier boundaries, and more balanced family dynamics.

Family relationships can be some of the most meaningful and most complicated parts of our lives. Conflict often develops when communication patterns, expectations, or roles within the family become strained. In therapy, we look at how these patterns developed and how they continue to play out. Together we work toward clearer communication, healthier boundaries, and more balanced family dynamics.

Emotionally Focused Therapy is an evidence-based approach that helps couples and families understand the emotional patterns that drive conflict and disconnection. Often, people get caught in cycles where one person withdraws while the other pursues, leaving both feeling unheard and misunderstood. EFT helps slow these moments down so we can uncover the deeper emotions and needs underneath them. By reshaping these patterns, partners and family members can build stronger trust, communication, and e

Attachment theory helps explain how our early relationships shape the way we connect with others throughout our lives. In therapy, we explore how patterns of closeness, distance, trust, and protection show up in current relationships. Understanding attachment can help clients make sense of why certain situations feel so emotionally intense and why certain patterns repeat. From there, we work toward building more secure, stable, and fulfilling connections.

I view individuals and problems within the context of relationships. Family Systems therapy helps us understand how patterns of communication, roles, and expectations develop within families and relationships over time. Rather than focusing on one person as the “problem,” we explore the dynamics that keep everyone feeling stuck. By understanding these patterns, clients and families can shift how they interact, reduce conflict, and create healthier ways of relating to one another.

Attachment theory helps explain how our early relationships shape the way we connect with others throughout our lives. In therapy, we explore how patterns of closeness, distance, trust, and protection show up in current relationships. Understanding attachment can help clients make sense of why certain situations feel so emotionally intense and why certain patterns repeat. From there, we work toward building more secure, stable, and fulfilling connections.

Attachment theory helps explain how our early relationships shape the way we connect with others throughout our lives. In therapy, we explore how patterns of closeness, distance, trust, and protection show up in current relationships. Understanding attachment can help clients make sense of why certain situations feel so emotionally intense and why certain patterns repeat. From there, we work toward building more secure, stable, and fulfilling connections.