Support for Individuals, Couples, and Partners Navigating Change

Interlace Services

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Individual Counseling

Andrea’s work is relational from the start. What begins as personal growth becomes interactive and alive as you trace the patterns that shape your life. Together, you mend frayed places with self-love and accountability, learning to hold yourself with compassion while taking responsibility for your actions. As resilience grows, reactivity softens into intention. You communicate clearly, repair with care, and weave the kind of connection you genuinely want.

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Friendship Counseling

Friendships hold history, meaning, and emotional weight. When tension, distance, or misunderstanding arises, it can feel disorienting and painful. This work creates space to slow down and understand what is happening beneath the surface. Together, you explore patterns around communication, boundaries, and unmet expectations. Whether you come on your own or with a friend, the focus is on restoring clarity, repairing ruptures with care, and deciding how to move forward with honesty and respect.

Couples Counseling

Some couples come to build a strong foundation; others arrive exhausted from keeping the peace, ready for something real. Some are in crisis, fighting for what they once cherished. Wherever you are, the work begins here. Couples learn to recognize the dance that keeps them stuck, the automatic choreography of survival that forgets the relationship in the moment. Through guided, experiential work, Andrea helps partners see these patterns and shift from reactivity to responsiveness.

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“We create movement quickly, respectfully, and without blame. Sometimes that movement draws you closer, sometimes it gives you space to breathe. Both are progress.”

~Andrea Shafir

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Session Experience

Each session is structured yet fluid-it’s part counseling, part coaching. Early work focuses on insight and understanding; later sessions integrate skills, accountability, and practice.

Andrea’s approach includes:

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