If you've ever wanted to make new friends or make better friends, if you've grown apart from old friends in a new life season, if you've fought with friends and questioned your next move ...
If you've ever hit a bump or a slump in a friendship, you're in the right place.
I help women with all aspects of friendship.
Do you know ...
Friendship is Fundamental
to women's health, happiness, and success?
But, the majority of women
want more from their friendships.
Women who have friends along the whole spectrum of friendship,
from acquaintances through best friends,
are happier, healthier and more successful at work.
But, most women don't.
Most women want to make more friends
or modify existing friendships.
What if, right now, you started to ... ?
Feel fully supported by the women in your life
Cultivate friendships so you have someone to call on in any situation.
Feel excited about the number and depth of your connections
Build friendships that stand the test of time and circumstance.
Feel confident in your approach to fixing that problematic friendship
Get better at assessing and addressing challenging situations.
It's natural for friendships to change.
Have you experienced something big that's affected your friendships, like a move, job change, divorce, baby, or empty nest?
If you're human, you have.
I'm Aili Wachtel.
I've been a licensed therapist for 20 years. Along the way, I've observed that women with abundant and thriving friendships feel and function better overall, no matter what brought them to counseling, than those who were, at that time, due to normal life ups and downs, lacking in number or depth of friendships.
Research confirms that friendship can impact women’s health, happiness, and success more than any other kind of relationship!
But, the majority of women say that something is missing in their friendships.
Focusing directly on friendship just makes sense.
Giving friendship the attention and intention it deserves helps women improve their overall health and enjoy life more!
Friendships are relationships.
All relationships experience bumps and slumps at times.
Everyone's do.
Have you ever felt...
A little bit under-supported
Your domain of frienship needs a boost in size or depth, because, well ... life.
A little bit unsure
You have a friendship dilemma but aren't sure what to do about it. They don't actually teach this stuff in school.
A little bit stuck
What you've tried hasn't worked. You don't want to to keep wasting time on trial and error.
We should expect that, over time and normal life transitions, friendships
flourish, struggle, fizzle, drift, revive, and many even end.
These changes aren't always easy.
I offer resources to help women ...
Make more friends & grow existing connections
We can all benefit from more connections. Friendships exist along a continuum; we're more fulfilled when we have friends all along it. Continually add to your network to ensure you have support in any situation. Cultivate depth where you need it.
Nurture long-time bonds & repair or transition fragile ones
Like all relationships, friendships need attention. Take steps to keep your best friendships in good shape. Navigate change and resolve conflict effectively to preserve friendships wherever possible.
Let go of and learn from broken friendships.
It's natural and healthy that some friendships end, but these losses can hurt. Integrate your experience and use it intentionally in other friendships.