Individual Therapy for Relationship Issues, Online in New York, Massachusetts, and Florida

Relationships are often what people bring to therapy

Many of the people I work with come in talking about relationships: a partner they can't seem to reach, a family dynamic that keeps repeating, a friendship that's shifted, or a social circle that's hard to navigate.

You might be dealing with:

• Communication that keeps turning into the same argument
• Feeling misunderstood or unheard by the people closest to you
• Family relationships that are complicated, distant, or draining
• Friendships and social circles that feel hard to navigate
• Patterns you notice yourself repeating from one relationship to the next
• Stress from a relationship you can't simply walk away from

Why individual therapy, not couples counseling

Couples counseling works on a relationship with both people in the room. Individual therapy works on your side of it: how you communicate, what you need, where your limits are, and what you want to do next. It also works when the other person won't come, when the relationship is with a family member or coworker, or when you're not sure the relationship should continue. I work with individuals only, so our sessions are about you.

How we work on it together

My approach is warm, collaborative, and holistic. We'll look at the dynamics you're caught in, what each pattern is doing for you, and what you'd like to change.

• Emotionally focused work helps you understand the feelings and needs underneath recurring conflicts.
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps you act on your values in a relationship, even when it's uncomfortable.
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps you notice assumptions about what others think and check them against what's actually true.
• Compassion-focused work helps you be kinder to yourself, which makes it easier to stay steady with others.

Feeling understood

A lot of relationship pain comes down to feeling misunderstood. In our sessions, the first goal is simple: that you feel heard. From there, we can work on helping the people in your life understand you better, too. If relationship stress comes with people-pleasing or trouble setting limits, see codependency therapy.

The practical details

• Based in Albany, New York; sessions are online only, by secure video, for adults located in New York, Massachusetts, or Florida
• Individual sessions only; I don't provide couples counseling
• Sessions Monday through Thursday, 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM
• In-network with CDPHP, Highmark Blue Shield of Northeastern New York, and MVP Health Care. Superbills for out-of-network plans. See fees and insurance
• $200 per session, with a sliding scale available — ask if you may be eligible

Questions about therapy for relationship issues