Couple Therapy In New York
Couples often come to therapy when their connection feels fragile and the future of the relationship is uncertain. Few experiences are as painful as when the bond with your partner, the person who matters most, feels at risk. This can happen for many reasons: life transitions, old hurts that never healed, infidelity, differences in temperament. The result is often exhausting fights or a growing emotional distance that leaves you feeling hopeless. Yet, I believe couples therapy can bring you back to a place where love feels alive and durable.
My approach is relational, experiential, and embodied. I use Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) as a frame, and integrate tools from Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (SP) to help couples move beyond words into the felt sense of connection. This means noticing the subtle cues, gestures, tone, shifts in body tension, and using them as doorways into repair and intimacy. These methods are recognized and practiced worldwide, with extensive research supporting their effectiveness.
In sessions, as I guide you and your partner through specific stages of the process, you can expect conflict to ease, safety to grow, and the desire to reach for each other to return. The bond of love and partnership can not only be restored but strengthened. Many couples are surprised by how much energy, closeness, and possibility emerge.
For Partners in Ethical Non-Monogamy (ENM)
Some couples choose monogamy. Others find that their deepest growth and honesty comes in an open relationship. Regardless of your relationship’s style, the focus is on creating clarity, communication, and choice. ENM does not invent problems, it brings them to light: fears, insecurities, and tendencies that might have remained hidden. Whether you’re curious about exploring new dynamics, already living in a non-monogamous partnership, or seeking to communicate with greater freedom, I support partners in naming desires, shaping the boundaries that help closeness grow, and cultivating a connection that feels real.
For Neurodiverse Couples
Every couple has a rhythm. For neurodiverse partners, whether due to ADHD, autism, or other ways of processing and engaging, that rhythm can feel mismatched or misunderstood. One partner may need more intensity, the other more quiet. One may hyperfocus, the other may drift. What feels natural for one can feel overwhelming for the other.
These differences don’t have to mean disconnection. They can be worked with, and sometimes even turned into strengths. I became especially interested in neurodiversity after seeing how powerful a blend of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and somatic approaches can be for couples where one partner has ADHD or autism. This body-based, experiential style of therapy often opens doors that talking alone can’t, especially around intimacy, conflict, and connection.