Financial Therapy

Money has a way of getting our attention. Not because it is complicated, but because it touches things we care about—safety, control, independence, and worth.

People often think financial stress is a practical problem. Earn more. Plan better. Be more disciplined. Sometimes that helps. Often it doesn’t. Because the problem isn’t the money itself, but the relationship to it.

That relationship usually develops early and goes largely unexamined. Over time, it can harden into patterns that feel obvious and logical, yet difficult to change. Even when someone understands what they’re doing, they may feel stuck doing it.

Money also plays a powerful role in relationships and marriages. A new level of income, an inheritance, a business taking off, or a sudden loss can quietly change the balance between partners. Roles shift. Expectations change. Old agreements may no longer fit. What once felt equal can start to feel confusing, tense, or unspoken.

Often, these changes aren’t talked about directly. Instead, they show up as conflict, withdrawal, or persistent unease. Money becomes a stand-in for deeper questions about fairness, dependence, power, and trust.

Financial therapy focuses on slowing this process down. Not to give advice or dictate decisions, but to understand what money is doing emotionally and relationally. The work is about noticing reactions—avoidance, control, guilt, resentment—and what they are protecting.

As circumstances change, values can change too. Or they may finally become visible. Therapy offers space to sort out what still matters, what no longer does, and how financial decisions can reflect that more honestly.

The goal is not to eliminate anxiety or achieve certainty. It is to develop a more flexible relationship with money, and a clearer way of talking about it—both with oneself and with the people who matter most.