SERVICING INDIVIDUALS & COUPLES IN NEW YORK CITY AND MARYLAND
Couples Therapy
Heal Old Wounds. Restore Connections.
Create Satisfying Relationships.
New love is the brightest, and long-love is the greatest, but revived love is the tenderest thing known on earth.
- Thomas Hardy
Most relationships go through hard times. It is an inevitable part of going through predictable relationship stages. Most couples get stuck transitioning between stages because they never learned the tools and skills necessary for making a long-term relationship successful.
What if working through these challenges and learning the necessary skills in therapy can actually bring you closer together?
If you are...
Feeling disconnected from your partner
Having the same arguments over and over
Feeling more like roommates than lovers
Feeling hopeless and losing sight of what brought you together in the first place
Experiencing sexual difficulties
Reeling from an affair
Avoiding having difficult conversations because of the fighting that might ensue
Wanting to work through common stumbling blocks in order to move your relationship to the next level
...You've come to the right place!
I can help you:
Identify you and your partner’s attachment styles. Understanding how your attachment style shapes and influences your intimate relationships can help you make sense of your own behavior, how you perceive your partner, and how you respond to intimacy. Identifying these patterns can then help you clarify what you need in a relationship and the best way to overcome problems. For example, someone with a secure attachment style may be able to share their feelings openly and seek support when faced with relationship problems. Those with insecure attachment styles, on the other hand, may tend to become needy or clingy in their closest relationships, behave in selfish or manipulative ways when feeling vulnerable, or simply shy away from intimacy altogether.
Understand the natural phases of relationships and where you and your partner may be stuck. Most couples come into therapy because they are in different places along the continuum and are struggling with achieving healthy differentiation in the relationship. We will work together to get you unstuck and thriving.
Explore why you are so reactive to each other. And, yes, you will learn to communicate more effectively. While you might argue over many different things, when you get right down to it, there are only a few things that matter for each person. Once you discover what they are, you’ll know how to communicate with your partner and address the real issues.
Establish a more authentic connection and align around common values and a shared vision of the future.
In some cases, psychotherapy can be as effective as medications, such as antidepressants. However, depending on your specific situation, psychotherapy alone may not be enough to ease the symptoms of a mental health condition. You may also need medications or other treatments.
My approach to therapy is collaborative and integrative. Your needs are unique, so my treatment will be unique to you. I utilize techniques from cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, and humanistic therapy, as appropriate, to tailor my treatment to each individual.