Relationship and Marriage Counseling in New York City, New York NY
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Daniel Kessler
Psychologist, PsyD., LP. DBSM
Dr. Kessler helps couples improve their communication, resolve conflict, and build stronger relationships. With over 25 years of experience working with couples, he uses a variety of evidence-based techniques, including cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), and Gottman therapy. He can help couples with a variety of concerns related to communication issues, sexuality and intimacy, extended families, parenting and blended families.
The most effective way to help couples is to create a safe and supportive space where they can feel comfortable talking about their challenges, focusing on improving communication and understanding. Therapy will help couples to identify and address the underlying issues in their relationship, and develop the skills they need to communicate more effectively and resolve conflict.
30 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
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Alan Jacobson, Psy.D.
Psychologist, Licensed Psychologist, Nationally Registered Health Service Provider
I provide couples therapy to partners who want to deepen their relationship and overcome challenges. In some cases, an event has shaken the relationship; in others, couples want to work on making their bond the best it can be. Marriage counseling can make a huge difference, whether there are significant issues or just a feeling that things could be (or have been) better. Marriage counseling and relationship therapy often shows relatively fast results.
25 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
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Fufan Chiang
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
If your closest connection has become a source of profound loneliness, friction, or distress, it can feel like you are completely losing your footing. You might understand exactly why you and your partner fight, yet still find yourselves trapped in the same painful, negative interaction patterns over and over again. My specialized approach to couples therapy focuses on breaking these reactive cycles at a nervous system level. We will work collaboratively to heal relational wounds, safely navigate crises, and reconstruct a secure, deeply trusting partnership where you both feel heard.
17 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
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Liberation Therapy
Counselor/Therapist, LMHC
I work with couples and people in relationships, including non-traditional and ethically non-monogamous relationships. Our work focuses on communication, attachment patterns, conflict, intimacy, and understanding the emotional dynamics that keep couples stuck in painful patterns.
5 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
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Michael Lockwood of Scene Creative Life Solutions
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, LMSW
Embarking on the journey of relationship or marriage counseling is a courageous step towards fostering a healthier and more fulfilling connection. My focus is to create a safe and collaborative space where we can focus on navigating challenges, enhance communication, and work individually on these issues. In the therapeutic process, we explore the dynamics at play, addressing patterns of interaction, and working towards building a foundation of trust and understanding. My approach blends empathy with practical tools, empowering couples to overcome obstacles and cultivate a relationship that aligns with their shared values and aspirations. Whether you're facing communication breakdowns, navigating conflicts, or seeking to deepen your connection, I am here to offer support, insights, and a roadmap to guide you towards a more resilient and harmonious relationship. Let's embark on this journey together, rediscovering the strength and vitality within your partnership.
11 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
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Dr. Stéphanie Gamache, PhD
Hypnotherapist, PhD
Relationship and marriage counseling addresses patterns of connection, conflict, intimacy, and emotional closeness between partners. My work integrates psychoanalytic and relational approaches to explore how early attachment patterns shape adult partnerships. Together, couples develop deeper understanding, communication, and emotional presence with one another.
7 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
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Dr Laura Soden
Psychologist, PhD, Clinical Psychology
Too often even people who are successful and effective professionally struggle with relationships, particularly intimate relationships. The prerequisite is to develop a positive relationship with oneself... only a "whole" person will be able to connect with another whole person. But it is within relationship that we learn and improve that self-relationship, making couples' therapy a fortuitous simultaneous format for improving inner and external relationships. The process begins with remembering positive events and feelings that brought the couple together originally, turns to listening skills, tolerating vulnerability, and admitting fault. Throughout, defenses, prior relationships, and internal barriers are examined in session with the partner. Harrowing work at times, but ultimately so very rewarding in enabling greater openness and intimacy.
35 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
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Robert dos Santos Teixeira
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, SMF, MPIA, MA, MSW, LCSW
A relationship can be likened to a car. From time to time it skids, and the occupants have to get it back on the road.
22 Years Experience
In-Person in New York City, NY
Online in New York City, NY New York
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Dr. Erica Gardner-Schuster
Psychologist, PhD
Are you struggling with relationship issues? If so, Group Therapy may help.
16 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
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Ren Lee
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I work with couples and other relationship configurations on various issues including pre-marital counseling, navigating miscommunications, working through conflicts, life planning, and more. I specialize in working with non-monogamous relationships or those seeking to explore with an ENM-affirming therapist.
6 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
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Taylor Lee
Pre-Licensed Professional, MHC-LP, Ed.M., M.A.
I work with couples who are looking to strengthen their relationship, whether they are preparing for marriage or navigating challenges along the way. As a Prepare/Enrich certified therapist, I help partners build a strong foundation, communicate more effectively, and move through conflict with greater empathy. I also offer wedding therapy, supporting couples through the pressures and transitions that often come with this meaningful stage.
2 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
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Jon Prezant
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, MA, CST
I work with couples across the full arc of partnership - early-stage, long-term, married, unmarried, monogamous, non-monogamous. Whether you're navigating disconnection, recurring conflict, a specific rupture, or a sense that something has quietly gone off-course, my work is to help you understand the patterns you're caught in and build something more honest, resilient, and alive.
8 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
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Michael Nakhla
Psychiatrist, MD
Healthy relationships require ongoing effort, communication, and the willingness to grow together through challenges. I work with couples to improve communication patterns, resolve conflicts, and deepen emotional intimacy and understanding. Whether you're facing a specific crisis or simply want to strengthen your connection, my approach helps partners rediscover what brought them together while building skills for lasting partnership.
9 Years Experience
In-Person in New York City, NY
Online in New York City, NY New York
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Jenna Buono
Therapist, LPMHC
At Petals Therapy Psychotherapy, we provide a supportive space for couples navigating relationship challenges. Whether you’re facing communication struggles, trust issues, conflict, or life transitions, we help partners understand each other’s perspectives and strengthen their connection.
Our approach focuses on fostering healthy communication, emotional intimacy, and collaborative problem-solving. We guide couples in identifying patterns, improving understanding, and building practical strategies to navigate challenges together.
With guidance and support, couples can cultivate stronger bonds, restore trust, and create a relationship grounded in respect, connection, and mutual growth.
2 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
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Avena Psychological Services
Psychologist, PsyD, PhD, LCSW, LMHC, LMSW, MHC-LP
At Avena Psychological Services, we understand that every relationship has its ups and downs, and navigating those twists and turns can be challenging. Our approach to couples therapy is all about reconnecting and rejuvenating your bond. Whether you’re struggling with communication issues, managing conflicts, or seeking to deepen your emotional connection, we provide a supportive and constructive environment where both partners can be heard and understood. Using a blend of proven techniques like Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and the Gottman Method, our therapists can help you uncover the underlying dynamics affecting your relationship and work together towards meaningful solutions. Together, we’ll strengthen your partnership, enhance your communication skills, and rediscover the joy and intimacy that brought you together. Let’s embark on this journey together to build a more fulfilling, resilient relationship.
11 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
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Dr. Bruce Pace
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Online Gottman based interventions and Cognitive behavioral interventions. Understand how to return to or create a pleasant relationship with love and appreciation.
21 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
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Paula Kirsch
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, CST
Relationships are hard, and asking for help is not a sign that something is broken beyond repair. It is usually a sign that you still care. I work with couples who are trying to reconnect, recover, or simply understand each other better. We will look honestly at what is happening between you and figure out where to go from there.
12 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
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Mary Karlan
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Social Work
Do you feel like you are stuck in an impasse with your partner? Have you are your partner experienced infidelity? Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples is a short-term treatment formulated by Drs. Sue Johnson and Les Greenberg. The focus on treatment is on rebuilding trust and intimacy and helping individuals feel safe and secure in their attachment to their partner. EFT is one othe most highly effective treatment modalities available for couples. Enhanced CBT for couples focuses on improving communication skills more directly and, like EFT treatment works to change the maladaptive interactions one experiences with his/her partner.
14 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
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Dr. Lyndsay Elliott
Psychologist, PsyD.
Relationship and marriage counseling is not just for couples in crisis — it is for any two people who want to communicate better, reconnect more deeply, and build a stronger foundation before small problems become significant ones. As a licensed clinical psychologist with 20+ years of experience, I work with couples navigating communication breakdown, emotional disconnection, trust issues, conflict resolution, intimacy challenges, and marriage counseling after infidelity. Using cognitive-behavioral therapy, psychodynamic insight, and evidence-based couples therapy techniques, I help partners break reactive cycles and rebuild the relationship they actually want. Telehealth couples therapy available across 40+ states.
21 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
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Merry Alijoski
Therapist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist -LMFT
I am an expert with all things relationships! Whether you want to make things work, gain clarity of next steps, process divorce/coparenting I am here to help!
3 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
New York City has one of the largest and most diverse therapy communities in the world, with practitioners representing virtually every therapeutic modality, cultural background, and specialty area. The city's pace, density, and cost of living generate pervasive anxiety and burnout, while its diverse boroughs mean therapists fluent in dozens of languages serve communities from every corner of the globe. Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NYU Langone Health, and Weill Cornell Medicine anchor an extensive academic mental health infrastructure, supplemented by thousands of independent practitioners across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island. New York's therapy culture is deeply embedded — many residents maintain years-long therapeutic relationships and consider finding the right therapist one of the more important decisions they make.
Relationship and Marriage Counseling therapists in New York City, New York Statistics
Relationship and Marriage Counseling therapists in New York City, New York average 17 years of experience and charge around $203 per session. 90% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (61%), Psychodynamic Therapy (43%), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (36%).
Average years in practice
17 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$203
Accept insurance
39%
Offer sliding scale
55%
Gender ID
| 58% |
Female |
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| 32% |
Male |
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| 6% |
Non-Binary |
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| 4% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 54% |
In Person and Online |
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| 36% |
Online Only |
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| 10% |
In Person Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 61% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 43% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 36% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 34% | Family Systems Therapy |
| 29% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
| 29% | Gottman Method Couples Therapy |
| 28% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
Ages Served
| 99% | Adult |
| 61% | Young Adult |
| 47% | Senior |
| 43% | Teen |
| 24% | Children |
Client Focus
| 56% | Women |
| 47% | LGBTQ+ |
| 44% | Men |
| 30% | Hispanic / Latino |
| 28% | Black / African American |