COUPLES THERAPY · ONLINE · CLIENTS IN NEW YORK STATE
For couples caught
in the same painful cycle.
Therapy for partners who keep having the same fight, or have stopped fighting and drifted apart. Drawing on Imago Couples Therapy, the Gottman Method and somatic approaches, we slow the conflict down, uncover what’s driving it, and build ways of relating that help you each feel heard, safe and close again.
HOW WE WORK
IMAGO COUPLES THERAPY
Seeing what’s underneath.
We’re drawn to partners who stir up our oldest wounds. Imago sees this as the relationship’s purpose: to help each other heal. Through Imago dialogue, a structured way of talking and listening, each of you gets to be fully heard without interruption or defense. The fights stop being about the dishes or the schedule, and start revealing the hurts and unmet needs underneath, which is where real repair happens.
GOTTMAN METHOD
Building what works.
Drawing on the Gottman Method’s decades of research on what makes relationships last, we work on the everyday skills that rebuild trust: noticing and responding to each other’s bids for connection, repairing after a rupture, and fighting without criticism, contempt or stonewalling.
SOMATIC
Staying present in the body.
Conflict lives in the nervous system: the racing heart, the urge to defend, the shutting down. You learn to notice when you’re flooding or withdrawing and to come back to steadiness together, so new ways of relating hold when it matters.
WHAT BRINGS COUPLES TO THERAPY
The same fight, over and over, with no resolution
Communication that keeps breaking down: talking past each other, feeling unheard, or one of you pushing while the other shuts down
Emotional distance and feeling disconnected: sharing a life but not really reaching each other anymore
Rebuilding trust after a betrayal or affair
Intimacy and desire: distance, mismatch, or difficulty feeling close
Big transitions: moving in, marriage, becoming parents, deciding whether to stay
You don’t need to be in crisis to start. Many couples come to strengthen something good before small patterns become big ones.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Getting started
FREE 15-MINUTE PHONE CONSULTATION
We talk briefly about what’s happening between you and whether we’re a good fit. In our first sessions, I get to know each of you and your relationship’s history, and we set clear goals for our work together.
Ongoing sessions
45 MINUTES · WEEKLY · ONLINE
Sessions are held online, with both partners joining from New York State. Weekly sessions give you the continuity to practice new ways of relating between sessions, not just in the room.
Fees & insurance
OUT-OF-NETWORK PROVIDER
My rates are competitive with standard NYC fees, and I offer a limited number of sliding-scale spots. Couples therapy is often not covered by insurance, but I can provide a superbill (an itemized receipt) to submit for possible reimbursement. We’ll discuss fees on our call.
Begin with a conversation.
A free, confidential 15-minute call to talk about what’s happening between you, scheduling and fees, and whether we’re a good fit.