Relationship Therapy in New York
"All real living is meeting." - Martin Buber
Support for Romantic, Family, Friendship, and Workplace Relationships
Relationships shape nearly every part of our lives- how we understand ourselves, where we feel safe, and how we experience love, belonging, and connection. Sometimes the pain is easy to identify. A relationship ends. Trust is broken. A family member becomes estranged. A friendship changes. Conflict at work becomes increasingly difficult.
Other times, the pattern is harder to name. You may repeatedly choose emotionally unavailable people, feel anxious about where you stand, lose yourself in caring for others, avoid conflict, struggle to trust your own perceptions, or feel responsible for keeping everyone around you okay.
Patterns give us meaningful information about what we have learned to expect from closeness, conflict, trust, vulnerability, and belonging. Relationship therapy helps us understand these patterns with compassion while creating new possibilities for how we connect.
Many of us encounter relationship challenges, including:
Navigating Romantic Relationships
Dating
Breakups
Divorce
Friendship Ruptures
Family Estrangement
Workplace Conflict
Leadership Challenges
Recurring Relational Patterns
My Approach to Relationships
When I was twelve, I had an epiphany. I was walking home alone from school after an argument with my best friend. I could see how we were both protecting ourselves and projecting. I could feel that we both wanted to be seen and loved. Then I felt deep in my heart the power of relationships. I thought, I’ve discovered the meaning of life... relationships!
Over time, my understanding of this truth has deepened through the relationships we have with ourselves, our families, our partners, our communities, our environments, and the world around us. This learning has also continued for me as a spouse, a daughter of aging parents, and a mother of adult children navigating life’s complexities.
We are wired for connection. Relationships profoundly affect our sense of self, fulfillment, and overall happiness. They can also become the places where our deepest fears, longings, and protective patterns emerge.
My work integrates attachment-focused therapy, somatic awareness, EMDR, IFS and parts work, mindfulness, and the Enneagram when helpful. It is also informed by EFT and Relational Life Therapy. Together, these approaches help us understand the deeper emotional, nervous-system, and personality patterns you bring into your relationships—including what you have learned to expect from closeness, conflict, trust, and belonging. The work supports greater self-understanding, emotional safety, honesty, healthier boundaries, more fulfilling relationships, and increased joy.
Relationship Therapy for Individuals
I work with individuals who want help understanding and changing the patterns shaping their romantic, family, friendship, and workplace relationships.
Relationship therapy can support you with:
breakup or divorce recovery
dating patterns and choosing healthier relationships
copdependency, people-pleasing, and self-abandonment
fear of conflict, rejection, intimacy, or vulnerability
trust issues and difficulty feeling safe in relationships
relationship anxiety and attachment wounds
family estrangement ,difficult family dynamics, and changing family roles
friendship rupture, betrayal, exclusion, or loneliness
workplace conflict, relational stress, and professional boundaries
recurring relationship patterns that no longer serve you
Sometimesthe work is about healing within a current relationship. Sometimes it involves grieving a relationship that has ended or accepting one that cannot become what you hoped. It may also involve understanding the deeper patterns you carry across relationships so you can relate with greater clarity, self-trust, and choice.
- Brené Brown
Schedule a Consultation
If you are looking for relationship therapy in New York, I invite you to reach out so we can briefly discuss what is bringing you in and whether working together feels like a good fit.
