Feel confident about your relationship

Couples Therapy in

NY & CA

Let’s get you closer to the version of your relationship you hope might still be possible.

Available in-person in NYC and virtually throughout NY and California

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Couples come to us when they’re asking :

Why do I feel so misunderstood, unheard or disconnected?
Are our differences surmountable or are they indications of a fundamental incompatibility?
Can I meet my partner’s needs without mine being ignored?
Is it normal for me to feel so triggered by my partner?
Why does my partner struggle to show up for me?
Should we keep trying to make this work?
Are we ready to get married or move in or have a child?
Will we always argue like this?
Do all couples argue this much and this intensely?
Are we wasting our time?

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Our promise to you is clarity into what’s making your relationship feel so hard and clarity into how you can move forward.

Hear from our couples:

We love Janine! She was highly recommended to us by a friend who saw her for couple therapy. She really made us feel comfortable.

- P & R, NYC

Janine was our couples therapist during a rough period in our marriage. We had seen two couples therapists and didn’t feel like it helped. Our time with Janine brought us back from what felt like a point of no return. We are really grateful to have found her.

- Mei & James, CA

Hard to think where we would be without couples therapy! I’m anxious and my husband is an avoidant and we kept triggering each other. We really learned about to be kind to each other. What amazing progress.

- Anonymous

We use Gottman-based assessments and interventions to identify strengths and areas of opportunity that erode and enhance connection. You’ll learn to communicate more effectively, de-escalate conflict, and rebuild friendship and trust—even in the midst of deep pain and overwhelm.
EFT helps us get beneath the surface of arguments and into the vulnerable emotions that drive them. We'll work to uncover attachment wounds, soften defenses, and begin to restore emotional safety and closeness.
For couples where one or both partners are unsure about staying together, we use a structured form of therapy called Discernment Counseling. This is not about fixing the relationship right away—it’s about gaining clarity on whether to pursue change, separate, or take a pause with intention.

Our approach to couples therapy :

Our approach combines research-backed methods that address both the emotional and practical aspects of your relationship crisis:

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What to expect from us :

Our couples therapy experience is customized to your needs and will include:

A thorough intake and relationship history assessment
Individual and joint sessions
Concrete communication skills modeling and hands-on practice in conflict repair
Tools and next-step recommendations to take home

You’ll leave with more clarity, emotional insight, and actionable guidance—whether you're hoping to rebuild or decide how to part in a way that’s respectful and grounded.

What Happens During Our Couples Therapy?

Here are examples of the kinds of exercises we may use to guide your work together:

We help you identify the recurring negative cycles that keep you stuck—whether it's shutting down, criticism, defensiveness, or emotional withdrawal—and begin replacing them with healthier, more connected patterns.
Using structured scripts like the Gottman “Dreams Within Conflict” or the EFT “Hold Me Tight” conversations, you’ll practice speaking vulnerably and listening with curiosity and empathy, even around emotionally charged issues.
You’ll be guided to explore the underlying fears, longings, and attachment needs that fuel your reactivity—and begin seeing each other’s emotional pain in a new light.
We may map out significant relational events to help you process hurt and disconnection, clarify where trust was lost, and explore opportunities for repair or closure.
When one or both partners are ambivalent about staying in the relationship, we use structured one-on-one and joint sessions to clarify each person’s truth—without pressure or urgency to fix things prematurely.
If infidelity or secrecy is part of your story, we may use structured trust repair exercises, accountability conversations, and forgiveness work to support healing—only if both partners are willing and ready.
Whether you decide to rebuild or separate, we’ll help you identify your individual and shared values, agree on immediate next steps, and leave the intensive with a practical, emotionally attuned plan.

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Relationship Therapy
With Results

Many couples complete relationship therapy in
15 - 20 sessions

Some things you will gain from your therapy experience:

Practical tools and skills to more confidently navigate conflict in your relationship
Confidence in communicating your needs to your partner
Greater ability to hold space for your partner without becoming activated, flooded, defensive or shutting down
Enhanced moments of deep connection and attunement in your relationship
A strong foundation for a healthy marriage or long-term partnership
Clarity around how to move forward from an impasse
Effective co-parenting while maintaining respect and cooperation
A fulfilling sex life
A feeling of being fully seen by your partner for the first time in a long time

Relationship Therapy Offerings

Premarital therapy

Therapy for couples preparing for marriage and wishing to discuss important questions (financial management, in-law relationships, family planning, prenuptial agreement, etc.)

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therapy for high conflict / disconnected couples

Therapy for couples who are struggling with chronic conflict and are seeking to build healthy communication and conflict management skills.

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couples therapy intensives

Therapy for couples seeking a short-term intensive intervention to work through a relationship crisis/impasse. Intensives span across 2 days and allow busy couples to access support.

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