Relationship and Marriage Counseling in New York City, New York NY
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Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Sara Fraser
Psychologist, PhD
Childhood patterns often emerge in the context of our intimate love relationships. Work to identify and unpack these can be very helpful at bringing these into awareness and helping folks choose rather than react. Core themes in relationship work include differentiation and taking responsibility for self-regulation emotionally which can set the stage for true intimacy as opposed to tangled patterns of reactivity.
26 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Madailein O' Donnell
Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Madailein has specialty in working with couples in finding a mutual solution in dealing with a stressor. She uses the Gottman Method in working with couples.
5 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
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)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Dr. Lois Horowitz
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Ph.D., LCSW
Are you stuck in an unhealthy power struggle? Do you cycle through the same arguments? Do you point the finger of blame rather than take a responsibility for the role you play in an unhealthy dynamic? Let's create a warm and supportive environment to explore the triggers that lead to your dysfunctional attitudes and behaviors. I work with all kinds of relationships - married , living together, gay, straight, transgender, non-binary, polyamorous and friendships.
37 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
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)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Jan Nelson LCSW-R
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW-R, MSW
I'm a seasoned and informally trained family therapist which allows me to work from a relational and systemic perspective, focusing on the subsystems in a family.
19 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
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)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Staci Des Rault
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC. M.Div
I have over 18 years of experience in counseling around issues impacting relationships, and over 12 years of experience in marriage counseling.
14 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
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)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
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)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Allaire Ross
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I specialize in providing couples therapy. My training is in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), an evidence-based psychotherapy technique where we will work together to identify and shift negative interaction patterns by enhancing emotional regulation and expressing deeper attachment needs.
4 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
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
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
KIND Counseling, Inc.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW-R
With divorce rates being quite high in today's world, couples need a lot of guidance in order to avoid the pitfalls of marriage. We like to give knowledge, understanding and wisdom in various areas of marriage in order to help coupes to succeed in these difficult times. Relationship betrayal (infidelity) and past hurt, as well as poor communication skills are usually the most common problems when people come to therapy for help; and we are here to help.
29 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Jenna Sackman - Online/Virtual Therapy
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, LPC
*Free Consultation* Relationships are hard work and there is no perfect couple or perfect relationship. All healthy and sustainable relationships require some extra attention and tweaking from time to time, and therapy can be a great resource for couples going through a difficult time or just generally seeking feedback and support. I use the Gottman Method for Couples, which focuses on improving communication, increasing gratitude and affection, removing any barriers that stand in the way of deeper connection and intimacy, and creating more empathy and understanding between partners and the relationship as a whole. I love connecting with couples and helping them on their journey to a healthy and meaningful partnership that can survive and thrive amidst the difficulties that life inevitably throws our way.
8 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Melissa Klass M.A., LMFT
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A., LMFT #119163
Before, during, after a marriage. What couple doesn't benefit from a little tune up now and again? Is it communication? How can we express ourselves authentically without letting our trauma get in the way? Are we actually listening? Communication is a set of skills that can be learned, honed, and practiced over time. It is not the magic cure to all that ails, but it is a helpful first step. When a couple is able to communicate effectively they are able to deepen their exploration of each other and start to connect and heal in meaningful ways.
10 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Christina Duncan
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Relationships can feel overwhelming when communication breaks down or patterns keep repeating. I offer a supportive, nonjudgmental space to help couples slow down, better understand one another, and rebuild connection. Using evidence-based practices like CBT, ACT, and family systems work, I help partners improve communication, manage emotional reactivity, and create healthier, more secure relationships. I have experience working with couples navigating anxiety, ADHD, autism, and life transitions, and I bring a warm, flexible approach to each session. Together, we’ll work toward greater clarity, trust, and connection.
5 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Zaray Dratch
Pre-Licensed Professional, MFT-LP
Most couples wait too long. By the time they get to therapy, the distance has been building for years, the same fights have cycled through hundreds of times, and at least one person has started to wonder if anything can actually change. If that's where you are, you're not too late, but you don't have to keep waiting either.
Relationship and marriage counseling here isn't about keeping score or figuring out who's right. It's about understanding the patterns that keep pulling you both back to the same place, and building something different. That might mean learning how to fight better, how to repair after rupture, how to talk about the things you've been avoiding, or how to reconnect physically and emotionally after a long drift.
Some couples come in crisis. Some come because they want to get ahead of the slow erosion before it becomes something harder to fix. Both are valid reasons to be here. What matters is that you're both willing to look honestly at what's happening and do something about it.
1 Years Experience
Online in New York City, NY New York (Online Only)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Dr. Ingrid Solano
Psychologist, PhD
I have over a decade of expertise in conceptualizing and treating struggling interpersonal and intimate relationships. Through a honed lens of social constructionism, I focus on understanding and meeting the unique needs, meanings, and values of each relationship. Every relationship is unlike any other. This stance promotes authentic curiosity and explores how we make meaning together. Meaning and action are closely interwoven in our relationships, and each member of the relational context influences the culture and landscape of the interpersonal experiences within. In therapy, we collaborate in creating a new way of relating that allows the rediscovery of empathy for each other in these contexts, and resolves troubling patterns of communication and differences in expectations that negatively impact understanding, connection, and value...
I believe relationships and context matter. Research shows that relationship distress causes problems in mental health, work, children, and even your own physical health. Yet, healthy relationships protect you from stress and help you thrive.
I believe in using relationship therapy that works. I practice evidence-based therapy, which means I use therapeutic practices that have been studied and supported by empirical research studies.
I work with clients to improve their interpersonal functioning both within relational contexts (i.e., couples, families), as well as with individuals who would like to focus on their past, present, and future interpersonal interactions. Clients explore the relational impacts of experiences such as rejection sensitivity, feelings of codependency, attachment concerns, life transitions, divorce, trust, shame, self-esteem, assertiveness, and the impact of dating in the digital-age (i.e., feeling ignored, insecure, ghosting, text communications).
Unfortunately, most people don't have access to effective help for their relationships nor have they been taught what healthy relationships and communication look like. Because of this, I also prioritize increasing access to couple therapy by offering telehealth, evening and weekend scheduling, and lower-cost options that are tailored to Client needs and resources.
I strive to understand your goals, help you communicate and form these goals explicitly, and reach them effectively. I have worked with couples, families, parents, Veterans, adolescents, and individuals on strengthening their relationships and interpersonal skills. I have expertise in working with LGBTQIA+ relationships, sex therapy, and increasing physical and emotional intimacy between partners who seek nonjudgmental therapeutic space and openness to non-traditional relationships (i.e., polyamory, open relationships, play partners, swingers, friends with benefits (FWBs), BDSM etc.). I work with couples/relationships and individuals addressing pornography consumption, kink, and all manner of consensual play. (See additional relational competencies in the ‘diversity’ sections and relationship based ‘services.’) I often employ a mixture of Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy and Emotion Focused Couples Therapy when working with intimate partners. I have an extensive background in Family Systems modalities as well, including Gottman Method, Structural Family Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Family Systems, and others.
There are several forms of relational therapy you can engage in:
Couple Therapy and Therapy with Romantic Partners
Family Therapy
Therapy for Friends or Coworkers
Relationship Therapy for Individuals (just you!)
Relationship Education
Relationship Coaching (for just you or you and your partner(s))
Premarital Coaching
15 Years Experience
In-Person in New York City, NY
Online in New York City, NY New York
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
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)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
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)
New York City has the largest and most diverse therapy community 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 $204 per session. 90% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (61%), Psychodynamic Therapy (43%), and Family Systems Therapy (35%).
Average years in practice
17 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$204
Accept insurance
38%
Offer sliding scale
59%
Gender ID
| 55% |
Female |
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| 35% |
Male |
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| 6% |
Non-Binary |
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| 4% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 58% |
In Person and Online |
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| 32% |
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 |
| 35% | Family Systems Therapy |
| 30% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 30% | Relational Psychotherapy |
| 28% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
| 28% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
Ages Served
| 97% | Adult |
| 61% | Young Adult |
| 51% | Senior |
| 46% | Teen |
| 24% | Children |
Client Focus
| 56% | Women |
| 50% | LGBTQ+ |
| 45% | Men |
| 31% | Hispanic / Latino |
| 29% | Jewish |