Charlene Collibee(She/Her/Hers)

Our interpersonal relationships can be our source of greatest stress but also greatest joy. I work with college students, graduate students, couples of all ages and types, and new parents. We collaborate together to improve your relationships, understand your natural strengths, and meet your goals. My academic research focuses on how our relationships and past traumas shape us and our mental health across the lifespan and helps me bring cutting-edge treatment strategies to therapy.

For individual therapy, you’ll start with an initial therapy appointment where background information will be gathered to help me better understand your concerns and goals. Following this appointment, we will make a plan together that addresses how we will work toward your goals and how we’ll know you’re making progress. We will decide together how often therapy meetings should occur (weekly, biweekly, monthly, etc.). Throughout treatment we conduct research-based assessments and track your progress toward your best self.

During couples’ therapy, both partners attend sessions together to work on improving specific problems in their relationship. Common goals include improving intimacy, trust, boundaries, and communication. My therapeutic approach is non-judgmental and non-blaming. My research has demonstrated that individuals each bring important parts of themselves to the couple and these contributions shape reoccurring patterns in the relationship. If you are interested in addressing relationship concerns without your partner attending therapy sessions, individual therapy offers an opportunity to improve your relationships on your own.

You belong here. ♡