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Our Approach

We believe that your earliest relationships shape the way you love, communicate, and connect as an adult. The bonds you formed with caregivers and family created lasting “blueprints” that continue

to influence how you experience closeness, trust, and intimacy in your life today.

 

So much of what shapes your relationships lives beneath the surface.

In our work together, we honor not only your rich inner world, but also the unspoken dynamics,

unconscious hopes, expectations, and agreements that quietly guide the way you relate

to yourself and to others.

 

Our approach is grounded in psychodynamic, relational, and insight-oriented traditions,

and also draws from attachment research, interpersonal neurobiology, and somatic body-oriented therapies. These perspectives help us understand the deep interconnection between mind, body, and relationship,

and guide us in creating space for healing and growth.

 

We invite you to slow down and listen to the wisdom of your body, so that both the spoken and unspoken truths of your inner and relational life can be seen and honored.

A central part of this work is expanding your capacity to be with painful or challenging feelings

without becoming overwhelmed or shutting down - so that more energy can be freed for love,

creativity, and authentic connection.

 

We also support you in building a more secure relationship with parts of yourself that may have been suppressed, disavowed, deemed unacceptable, or carried in shame -

helping those parts find belonging and expression in your life and relationships.


We are inclusive, culturally sensitive, neurodiversity-affirming, and bring vast experience in

working with trauma. Whether you are seeking support as an individual or as a couple, our intention is

to help you cultivate more ease, intimacy, and vitality in the relationships that matter most.

The Four Pillars of Conscious Love Framework

Drawing on over 20 years of clinical experience and thousands of hours with couples,
our founder, Dr. Greenbaum, created the Four Pillars Framework — a synthesis of multiple theories
shaped into a clear, practical guide for cultivating secure and resilient relationships.

 1 

Emotional Attunement

Recognizing, validating, and responding to your own and your partner’s inner worlds.

 3 

Sexual Connection & Vitality

Integrating intimacy, desire, and embodied presence.

 2 

Repair & Recovery

Navigating conflict and restoring trust after disconnection or hurt.

 4 

Partnership as Growth

Using the relationship as a vessel for personal and mutual development.

A Collaborative, Client-Centered Team

We’re a group of compassionate, trauma-informed therapists who bring unique expertise, lived experience, and cultural sensitivity to our work. 

While each clinician has their own specialties, we’re united by a shared dedication to the transformative power of human connection.

Working together, we support individuals and couples across the lifespan, providing a safe, compassionate space where meaningful change can unfold.

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Dr. Ma'ayan Greenbaum, PsyD
Founder & Clinical Director

Ma’ayan Greenbaum, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist, couples therapist, and sex therapist with over 20 years of experience. She finds this work deeply gratifying and nourishing, and is continually transformed by the people she has the privilege of working with. Ma’ayan is always learning, growing, and inspired by every unique person she meets.

Clients consistently describe her as deeply attuned, warm, and thoughtful, with the ability to balance rigor and lightness. She brings steady compassion, clarity, and presence to the complexity of each person’s experience.

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Keren Stein, LCSW
Clinician

Keren Stein, LCSW, is a trauma-informed therapist with advanced training in AEDP and EMDR. She specializes in supporting women with ADHD (often parenting neurodivergent children), couples navigating ADHD or neurodivergence, and individuals facing trauma or identity-related challenges. 

Keren brings a grounded, compassionate presence that helps clients feel safe exploring their full emotional range. She believes in the restorative and transformative power of relationships and is skilled at helping people hold vulnerability and resilience together.

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Stav Livne, MA, LP
Clinician

Stav Livne, MA, LP is a Licensed Psychoanalyst providing psychotherapy to adults in New York and New Jersey.

She works with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, life transitions, parenting challenges, grief, immigration, and other emotional concerns.

She has a particular interest in supporting women through all stages of life, with a special focus on the perinatal period, including pregnancy, postpartum adjustment, fertility challenges, and the transition to parenthood.

 

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