Therapy for Relationships in NYC
improve existing relationships or build new ones with relationship therapy.
Relationships are hard work.
If you are struggling with developing or maintaining healthy, fulfilling relationships you are not alone. Supportive relationships are one of the most significant predictors of life satisfaction and wellbeing.
build connection with therapy for relationships
You may be struggling to communicate effectively, have a hard time managing conflict, or feel uncomfortable with building trust and being open and vulnerable in your romantic relationship. Perhaps you have just experienced a painful breakup, or are exhausted from a series of what feel like failed relationships, poor relationship choices, or hurtful patterns in past relationships. Even when you feel frustrated, defeated, or want to give up on dating, you know that you want to find a way to do things differently and build a healthy, happy relationship. You want to be in a loving, supportive relationship, but you don’t know where you’re going wrong.
Some of us struggle most with building supportive relationships with friends or colleagues, and others may feel overwhelmed by stressful family dynamics and longstanding patterns of family dysfunction. You may find yourself frequently involved in conflict with friends, challenged by tension or drama, or isolated and disconnected from those you wish to be closer to. Or, you may find it difficult to get along with colleagues, feel minimized, misunderstood, or excluded. Feeling alone, disconnected, isolated, or like we have nobody to turn to can be extremely painful and result in sadness, anxiety, and shame.
Relationship Development: Modeling and Attachment
The style and patterns of communication and interaction to which we were exposed growing up and as we age set the stage for how we learn to relate to ourselves, other people, our emotions, and our environment. Perhaps you grew up exposed adults who communicated with you and others in a kind, direct, and supportive way. Perhaps conflicts were handled with respect and understanding. Did adults in your life express their feelings and affection clearly and consistently, and make you feel understood and accepted, even if you were upset?
If not, you are not alone by any means. Perhaps you grew up surrounded by high conflict or explosive anger, or a lack of boundaries and balance between adults. Maybe nobody in your home ever expressed their feelings at all, or made it clear that your feelings weren’t welcome or accepted. Maybe problems were constantly swept under the rug or the silent treatment was used to address conflicts. If you can relate to any of these painful communication or relational patterns, you are like so many others, and it may be hard to navigate relationships now as a result.
How do I know if therapy for relationships in nyc can help me?
Struggles with relationships and communication can look like:
Difficulty setting boundaries
Frequent conflicts or miscommunications
Trouble with or fear of expressing your feelings to others
Feeling disconnected, alone, or isolated in relationships
Feeling misunderstood, marginalized, or unprioritized, or unacknowledged in relationships
Frequently people pleasing, overextending yourself, or feeling guilty saying ‘no’
Difficulty ‘opening up’ to others or ‘letting others in’
Fear or avoidance of emotional intimacy, closeness, or connection
Trust issues
Frequently ‘playing games’ in relationships (e.g., playing ‘hard to get’)
Often feeling anxious or worried about losing someone or about being liked, loved, or approved of
Not feeling ‘good enough’ in relationships
Tumultuous, volatile relationships; constant drama
Frequently seeking partners or friends who are unavailable, are ‘hot and cold’, or aren’t consistent
At our cores, all of us want to be seen, heard, accepted, understood, and supported by our significant others, family members, friends, and colleagues. If you are struggling in your relationships or want to strengthen relationships or build new ones, therapy for relationships can help.
Individual therapy for relationships and communication issues can help you better navigate existing relationships in your life, or build new relationships that are healthy, secure, and successful.
Through therapy for relationship issues, I help my clients identify, understand, and make meaning out of relationship patterns that no longer serve them to make way for developing fulfilling connections.
Using evidence-based interventions such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), and emotionally-focused individual therapy (EFIT), I help my clients build supportive communication skills, unlearn harmful coping strategies, and find ways to show up authentically in their relationships. I work with my clients to improve both romantic and non-romantic relationships (e.g., family, friendships, professional relationships). I affirm and work with all types of relationships including LGBTQIA+ and consensually non-monogamous relationships.
Therapy for relationships can help with:
Setting boundaries
Improving communication skills
Building trust
Conflict management
Deepening connection and developing intimacy
Loneliness or isolation
Coping with change or big transitions
Navigating infidelity
Divorce, separation, or loss
get started with therapy for Relationship issues in NYC
You don’t have to navigate relationship challenges alone. Seek support to improve existing relationships or build new ones that are fulfilling, loving, and healthy. Your journey toward better interpersonal connections begins with your connection to yourself. Get started by scheduling a free 30-minute consultation to learn more.
other SERVICES
In addition to supporting those who want to improve their relationships, as a New York City therapist, I offer mental health services for teens and adults including therapy for anxiety, therapy for depression, and PTSD therapy, as well as disordered eating treatment, among other speciality areas. I specialize in therapy for women who want to find fulfillment, build self-worth, and become the best version of themselves. I provide online therapy to residents of New York, Connecticut, and Washington D.C.