Online Couples Therapy in Massachusetts
Couples therapy for relationships caught in conflict
You both say you’re trying to fix what’s wrong, but somehow you keep ending up in the same place. One of you pushes to talk while the other pulls away. You both feel blamed and misunderstood.
I’ll help you understand why things aren’t getting better so you can approach hard conversations, and your relationship, differently.
Why Choose Couples Therapy?
Chances are, you’re hurt, exhausted, and desperate for change
You miss feeling like you’re on the same team. Living like this isn’t sustainable, but you don’t know what to do next.
Whatever brought you here, couples therapy can help with:
Affair recovery
An affair has broken trust, left you reeling about your relationship's future, and there's a lot to work through.
Communication problems
Even small conversations can turn tense. A question about an appointment becomes a huge argument, leaving one or both of you feeling unheard.
Recurring arguments
The same fights keep happening, and attempts to resolve them haven’t changed the pattern.
A specific relationship issue
This might mean deciding whether to stay together, working through challenges in a blended family, or addressing a significant rupture that still feels raw.
The Work We’ll Do in Couples Therapy
Change how conflict unfolds
Rupture is inevitable. Repair is intentional.
Understand what’s behind conflict
You may push harder, raise your voice, or insist on resolving things now. You may get defensive or shut down. I’ll help you understand what’s underneath those reactions.
Make room for a different response
When emotions run high, it’s easy to react automatically. We’ll slow those moments down so you have time to intentionally choose a different response.
Recover from conflict
Conflict still happens. You’ll practice small ways to reconnect during hard conversations and come back together afterward.
How It Works
An experiential approach to couples therapy
When long-term relationships feel stuck or strained, the intensive offers an in-depth approach to reignite your connection and rebuild trust. With guided sessions and structured exercises, you’ll work through your challenges step-by-step.
Virtual intensives offered on Wednesdays (lower price) and in-person intensives offered on Saturdays (higher investment).
Flexible therapy by design
We’ll decide on session length and frequency based on what’s happening in your relationship, with flexibility to adjust as needed.
SESSION LENGTH
60 minutes, with longer sessions available
FREQUENCY
Weekly or biweekly to start, then less often as you progress
FORMAT
Virtual or in person on Tuesdays in Lexington, MA
INVESTMENT
$475 per 60-minute session
What happens from here
01.
Start with a consultation
We’ll talk about what brings you to couples therapy and what you hope to get from it. It’s also an opportunity to make sure my experience and approach align with your needs.
02.
Prepare for our first session
Before our first session, you’ll complete a detailed intake about your history and what’s happening in your relationship. I review it ahead of time so we can get to work immediately rather than spending your first sessions gathering background information.
03.
Put change into practice
During couples therapy, we’ll get to the vulnerable feelings underneath the reactions that keep conflict going. With my guidance, you’ll practice sharing what’s really going on so you can better understand each other, even during hard conversations.
Not sure where to start?
Ongoing Couples Therapy
A good fit for relationship issues that benefit from consistent work over time. Most couples begin with weekly or biweekly sessions, then meet less often as the work progresses.
Couples Therapy Intensives
A full day devoted to one pressing issue in your relationship. Intensives can be especially helpful for early affair recovery, discernment, or other situations that need focused attention sooner.
Frequently asked questions about couples therapy
Look for someone with specific training and experience in couples therapy, especially with the issues you’re facing. You should also feel like your therapist can handle difficult conversations and be honest about what they see. The consultation gives us a chance to talk about what you need and decide whether my approach feels like the right fit.
You don't always have to, but it usually helps. I often describe couples therapy as a form of “tandem individual therapy.” Improving your relationship requires each of you to understand your own reactions and the feelings underneath them. Individual therapy can often be helpful alongside that work.
I don't always require it, but coordinating care is usually incredibly helpful for both your individual and couples work.
Yes, there are times when individual conversations can help alongside our work as a couple.
My approach is experiential and informed by Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), along with my training in the Gottman Method and Relational Life Therapy (RLT). In practice, that means we’ll work with what’s happening between you in the room, helping you notice familiar reactions, get underneath them, and practice responding differently.
That’s okay. It’s common for partners to come in with different levels of readiness. A consultation gives us time to talk about what each of you wants, address any concerns, and decide if working together makes sense.
Yes. Standard sessions are 60 minutes, but you can also book longer sessions in 60-minute increments. Some couples choose 120-minute sessions every other week, which gives us more time to get into difficult topics and wrap up before you return to the rest of your day.
Every couples therapist works differently, so this experience may feel different from therapy you’ve tried before. You may also be coming back to therapy at a different point in your relationship, with a different level of readiness for the work. During your consultation, we can talk about what did and didn’t help before.
I know that when your relationship is struggling, waiting weeks or months for help can feel impossible. I prioritize getting couples started quickly and will offer the earliest appointment I have available. If you need focused help sooner, a couples therapy intensive may also be an option.
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Press Pause: The Couple's Guide to Cooling Down
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