Family therapy and relationship counseling in NYC
Relationship therapy is the center of our practice. At Atlas, each of our therapists specializes in relationship work and brings that training and experience to every session. You can trust that your relationship is in thoughtful, expert hands.
The same conflicts have repeated in your family for years, sometimes across generations, or a present-day situation has grown beyond what the family can resolve on its own. Families often come to us noticing:
When People Come to Us
Understanding the Full Picture
Before anything else, we meet with the family as a unit and often with individual members separately. We are listening for what is being said and what is being carefully avoided. The alliances. The avoidance. The roles each person has settled into and what it costs them to stay there.
Our Specialties
Parent & Adult Child Therapy
Relationships between parents and adult children often evolve in ways that can feel challenging to navigate. Therapy provides a supportive environment to improve communication, establish healthy boundaries, and strengthen your relationship while honoring each person's perspective.
Whole Family Therapy
Families are complex, and every member brings their own experiences, needs, and perspectives. Family therapy creates space to improve communication, navigate conflict, and build stronger, healthier relationships together.
Sibling Therapy
Sibling relationships can be some of the longest and most meaningful connections in our lives, but they can also carry unresolved conflict, resentment, or misunderstandings. Therapy helps siblings deepen understanding, repair strained relationships, and move forward with greater trust and connection.
We Use Evidence-Based Approaches, Matched to Your Family
We draw from Structural Family Therapy to look at how the family is organized: who holds power, where boundaries are too rigid or too porous, and what happens when the current structure stops working. We use Emotionally Focused Therapy to move past the surface-level arguments and get to the emotions underneath them. For families dealing with a behavioral concern in a child or adolescent, we bring in interventions that give parents concrete, actionable strategies.
No two families get the same treatment plan. A teenager pulling away requires a different approach than a family in crisis after a betrayal. We build accordingly.
What Sessions Actually
Feel Like
Active. Your therapist is not sitting back and watching. They are observing how your family interacts in real time and stepping in when patterns show up: the interrupting, the eye roll, the silence that shuts someone out. They will slow things down when emotions are running hot and redirect when avoidance is taking over.
You will leave sessions with specific things to practice at home. New ways to respond in the moments that typically go sideways.
Client Testimonials
Results after therapy
Many families see meaningful change within 12–20 sessions and report:
Communication
You raise concerns directly with the person involved, with less reliance on intermediaries, hints, or avoidance
Recurring conflict is recognized earlier it settles before reaching its usual ending
Topics the family used to avoid can now be discussed without falling apart
Roles and Boundaries
The person who had become the family's "problem" no longer carries the weight of everyone's stress
Responsibilities, including caregiving, are shared through real agreement rather than old assumptions
Family roles loosen, making room for members to relate as the people they are now
Relationships and Repair
Old ruptures get addressed, and often repaired, including some the family had assumed were permanent
Individual relationships within the family grow stronger and stand more on their own
Time together, including holidays and family events, feels less tense and easier to sustain
Meet with us
The right time for family therapy? As soon as you’re thinking about it.
The right time is when you’re ready to stop feeling stuck. It’s when you feel there’s something in your family relationships that you want to better understand or start to shift. You have a desire, but you don’t yet have the skills to know where to start.
That’s where and when family therapy comes in. We are trained for this! We will help you figure out what you hope to see change - whether it’s big or small - and help you find a way towards that change.
Meet our Therapists
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Dr. Lisa Cordero, PsyD, LMHC, LPC
Psychotherapist
Active, goal-oriented therapy for individuals, couples, and families — insight into why you're stuck, and concrete tools to change it.
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Donna Hahn, LMSW
Associate Psychotherapist
Therapy for first-generation adults, perfectionists, and high achievers who are ready to put down the mask, quiet the replaying mind, and hear their own voice again.
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Joy Belamarich, LCSW
Psychotherapist
Therapy for new mothers, anxious high-achievers, and perfectionists— a place to anchor your self-worth from within.
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Janine Cheng, LCSW
Founder + Clinical Director
Culturally responsive therapy for perfectionists, people-pleasers, stressed couples, and strained families. Structured, and goal-oriented in a warm and supportive setting.
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Jennifer Aghavian, lmsw
ASSOCIATE PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Attachment-focused therapy for individuals and couples navigating anxiety, self-doubt, and relationship difficulties. Understand how past experiences, family or cultural expectations shape the way you relate to yourself and others.
Experience personalized therapy at our office in Nomad
Our office in Manhattan was intentionally designed to create a sense of comfort, privacy, and ease from the moment you walk through the door. Surrounded by refined interiors and a peaceful atmosphere, you'll find a space that encourages reflection, connection, and meaningful change.
All in-person sessions will take place in a warm, inviting space that will help you feel calm and centered for the work. The office is located in Nomad and easily accessible via the 1, 2, 3, N, R, W, B, D, F, M and 6 lines.
Connect With Us
Book a Consult
You can schedule an introductory conversation with our Clinical Director using the calendar below. During this conversation, we’ll learn more about what you’re looking for and help match you with the therapist on our team who best fits your needs.
If you prefer to connect directly with a therapist, explore our team bios and schedule a consultation with the therapist you’re most interested in working with.
E-mail Us
If you’re not quite ready to book a consultation, use the form below to introduce yourself and tell us a little about what you’re looking for.
You’ll hear from our Clinical Director within 24 business hours.
Based on what you share about your concerns, goals, preferences, availability and budget, we’ll recommend one or more therapists whose experience and approach may be a good fit and guide you through the next step.
Rewrite your story today.
You don't have to keep repeating the same patterns. Therapy can help you better understand what's driving them and create a different path forward. Let us help find the right therapist for you.