Suzanne Maynard

I integrate DBT to help clients who experience intense emotions, constant overthinking, or a sense of being perpetually "on edge." My expertise is in making these powerful skills—like emotional regulation and distress tolerance—accessible and highly practical for your real-world challenges. Instead of just learning theory, we work together to build a robust toolkit for calm and stability. I help you master the ability to respond with intention rather than reacting out of overwhelm.

I am experienced in using EMDR to help clients move beyond traditional talk therapy into active, deep healing. My expertise lies in helping you safely process and resolve the "stuck" memories and traumatic events that fuel today’s anxiety and emotional overwhelm. By creating a structured and compassionate environment, I guide you in reprocessing the past so it no longer dictates your present—allowing you to move forward with a profound sense of resilience, clarity, and emotional freedom.

As a couples therapist, I specialize in the Gottman Method to help partners shift from cycles of conflict to a place of shared meaning and secure connection. My expertise allows me to pinpoint the specific patterns that create distance and replace them with research-based strategies to rebuild trust, deepen intimacy, and improve communication. I provide a grounded, neutral, and supportive space where both partners feel heard as we work toward lasting, meaningful relationship growth.

Women’s burnout is often more than being tired. It can develop after years of over-functioning, carrying responsibility for everyone else, and ignoring your own limits. I help women understand the patterns that keep them pushing past exhaustion, quiet the pressure to hold everything together, and build more sustainable boundaries. Therapy can help you make room for rest, clearer choices, and a life that is not organized entirely around meeting other people’s needs.

Divorce can unsettle your identity, routines, relationships, and sense of direction. I help women move through separation, betrayal, and major life changes while grieving what was, making clear decisions, and rebuilding a life that reflects who they are now. Therapy provides space to work through painful emotions, strengthen boundaries, and reconnect with your own voice instead of continuing to organize your life around someone else’s needs.

I work with high-conflict couples caught in repetitive cycles of defensiveness, shutting-down, resentment, betrayal, and conversations that never reach resolution. As a Level 3 Trained Gottman Method therapist, I help partners understand the pattern beneath the argument, reduce reactivity, communicate honestly, and repair after hurt. My goal is to create a relationship where both people feel heard, respected, and able to address issues without losing connection.