Couples & Relationships
Do you and your partner find yourselves caught in the same arguments over and over again?
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Do you feel like no matter what you say, your partner doesn’t really hear you?
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Do you long to know that you truly matter in your partner’s world,
but worry that you’ve grown too far apart?
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Do you sometimes feel like you’ve become just co-parenting roommates
rather than the couple you once were?
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If any of this feels familiar, you’re not alone.
Even strong, loving couples can get stuck in cycles of miscommunication, bitterness, and hurt.
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We look towards our relationships to be a source of love, connection, and support.
Yet for many couples, they can also become a source of stress, conflict, and loneliness.
The qualities that once brought you together may now fuel frustration or distance.
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The partners we are drawn to often meet many of our deepest needs —
and at the same time, they inevitably trigger old wounds, disappointments, or longings from our past.
That’s not an accident.
Relationships are powerful mirrors, bringing up the very places where our growth
has been stalled or where we crave healing.
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This is why intimate partnerships can invoke such intense feelings, and why conflicts can cut so deep.
But it’s also why relationships are such powerful vehicles for transformation.
Parenting Stress
Parenthood can bring some of the most joyful, and the most challenging, seasons of a relationship.
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Sleepless nights, shifting roles, and the constant demands of raising children
can leave couples feeling more like co-managers than partners.
Many find themselves caught in resentment, overwhelm, or loneliness
as they try to balance parenting with intimacy.
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And the challenges don’t end when the kids are little.
Parenting school-age children, teens, or young adults brings its own stressors — from navigating busy schedules and discipline to supporting independence, identity development, and life transitions.
These seasons can surface new tensions between partners or amplify existing ones.
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Therapy provides a space to navigate these transitions together, strengthen your teamwork,
and nurture your connection at every stage of family life.
How Couples Therapy Can Help
Over time, many couples become so reactive and their conflicts
become so entrenched that they are unable to get back to the original feelings
they had hoped to get understanding, comfort, or reassurance around.
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Couples therapy helps partners identify and understand what drives their conflicts
so they can begin to hear and respond to each other’s experiences of hurt, anguish, anger,
helplessness, or fear in new ways, thereby expanding their options for managing
and working through powerful feelings.
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We can help you and your partner step out of entrenched cycles and begin to hear each other differently.
In therapy, you’ll learn to:
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Slow down and recognize what’s really happening beneath the surface of conflict
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Communicate in ways that foster empathy instead of defensiveness
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Repair trust after rupture or disconnection
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Rebuild intimacy and desire
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See your partner not as an adversary, but as a teammate in growth
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When couples feel secure and connected, they’re more creative, resilient, and alive in every area of life.
Trusting that your partner will greet you with love and remain available in enduring ways changes
how you move through the world - making you more flexible, confident, and curious.
Our Approach
We honor both the inner world of each partner and the shared entity of the couple you create together.
Our approach draws from multiple evidence-based models, including family systems perspectives, object relations, attachment theory, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Imago Relationship Therapy.
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Couples therapy is not about “fixing” either partner. It’s about helping both of you understand
yourselves and each other more fully, so you can break painful cycles and
create a relationship that feels secure, resilient, and deeply alive.
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Whether you’re facing daily miscommunication, healing from betrayal,
or simply longing to feel close again, therapy can help you and your partner
rediscover connection and build a relationship where both of you feel seen, valued, and loved.
Ways to Work Together
We offer confidential, online therapy sessions from the comfort of your own couch!
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We use a platform called SimplePractice, which includes a video-call application, that's designed specifically for therapy practices. It's fully encrypted and HIPAA-compliant to keep your privacy preserved and your sessions confidential.
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At this time, we can only serve residents of New Jersey and New York.
Insurance Reimbursement
We are an out-of-network provider, which means that we do not bill insurance companies directly.
Your therapy services may be eligible for reimbursement through your
out-of-network benefits, medical spending or health care savings accounts.
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We can provide you with a monthly superbill, which you can submit to your
medical insurance carrier for reimbursement.
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Out-of-network benefits cover psychotherapy with the licensed therapist you choose. Authorization is not required and our work together is not managed by a third party. All treatment decisions are made solely between us, based on your individual needs.
There are many benefits to seeking therapy on an out-of-network basis. Insurance companies require regular treatment plans to be submitted by their in-network providers in order to continue authorizing sessions. Retroactive decisions about what they cover often lead to unanticipated balances billed to patients. Finally, insurance companies regularly audit in-network psychotherapists' records, further compromising confidentiality.
Obtaining psychotherapy on an out-of-network basis avoids the issues that compromise confidentiality and autonomy of treatment. If you have any questions or concerns, we are happy to help you navigate them so you can determine if your insurance company will cover our work together.