Uplevel Your Relationship

Embodied Relationship Mentoring (ERM), developed by Marcia and Brian Gleason, MSWs, is a body-based approach for couples who want to move beyond repetitive conflict and into deeper contact with themselves and each other.

If you’re searching for couples therapy because you keep finding yourselves in the same conflicts, ERM offers a different approach. It is not couples therapy. It is a form of relationship mentoring that brings attention not only to what you are talking about, but to what is happening between you as you meet each other.

Most couples don't need better communication.
They need a different way of meeting each other.

The arguments that repeat are rarely about the issue itself. They arise from protective patterns that keep us from revealing ourselves fully and truly receiving the person in front of us. Over time, these patterns create distance, even when love is still present.

ERM invites couples to slow down, become curious, and notice what is happening beneath the conflict. Through conversation and embodied practices, you'll learn to recognize your patterns, express yourself more honestly, and stay present with your partner without abandoning yourself.

Rather than trying to eliminate conflict, the work asks each person to become more curious about what happens within them when they are impacted by their partner—and to take responsibility for what they bring into the relationship.

Communication exchanges information.
Contact creates relationship.

Conflict is not the problem.
When met with awareness, curiosity, and responsibility, conflict can become a doorway into greater intimacy, trust, and aliveness.