Online Couples Therapy in Connecticut
Reconnect. Communicate. Move Forward Together.
Looking for couples therapy in Connecticut? I provide virtual relationship therapy to couples across the state who want to communicate more effectively, understand recurring conflict, rebuild trust, and feel more connected.
Many relationships do not break down because the partners have stopped caring. Instead, couples can become caught in patterns that make it increasingly difficult to reach one another.
One partner may pursue a conversation while the other withdraws. Attempts to resolve a problem may turn into criticism, defensiveness, or silence. Over time, both people can begin to feel unseen, unappreciated, or uncertain about the future of the relationship.
Couples therapy creates room to step outside these patterns and understand what each person is experiencing beneath the surface. Together, we can explore what is keeping you stuck and begin developing healthier ways of communicating, repairing, and connecting.
Is couples therapy right for you?
Couples begin therapy for many different reasons. You may be navigating:
Communication that regularly leads to misunderstanding
Repeated conflict about the same unresolved issues
Emotional disconnection or growing distance
A loss of intimacy, affection, or friendship
Infidelity, secrecy, or another rupture in trust
Parenting, caregiving, or extended-family stress
The impact of addiction, recovery, or substance use
A transition such as marriage, parenthood, relocation, or retirement
Challenges within a blended family or second marriage
Uncertainty about whether the relationship can or should continue
You may be facing an immediate crisis, or you may simply recognize that the way you are relating to one another is no longer working.
Therapy can help you slow down, understand the dynamics between you, and decide what needs to change.
A Systemic Approach to Couples Therapy
As a Marriage and Family Therapist, I view the relationship itself as an important part of therapy.
Rather than treating one person as the problem, we examine the interactional cycle: how each partner’s emotions, assumptions, protective strategies, family history, and communication style influence the other.
This allows us to move beyond blame and ask more useful questions:
What happens between you when conflict begins?
What is each person trying to communicate or protect?
Which patterns were learned in earlier relationships or families?
What makes repair and reconnection difficult?
What would help each partner feel safer, understood, and more engaged?
Our work may focus on helping you:
Communicate more openly and clearly
Reduce criticism, defensiveness, and withdrawal
Understand the emotions beneath recurring arguments
Repair trust after hurt or betrayal
Strengthen emotional and physical intimacy
Navigate differences without becoming disconnected
Develop practical relationship tools
Create a clearer shared vision for the future
My approach is compassionate and collaborative while also being active and directive when needed. I work to ensure that both partners have room to be heard and that therapy remains focused on the relationship rather than assigning blame.
Evidence-Informed, Personalized Care
My couples work integrates systemic, experiential, and cognitive behavioral family therapy approaches.
I have completed Level 1 training in the Gottman Method, which provides evidence-informed tools for strengthening friendship, improving communication, repairing conflict, and supporting long-term relationship health.
These approaches provide a useful foundation, but no two couples are the same. Therapy is adapted to your history, identities, goals, strengths, and current circumstances.
Why Work With Me?
My work with couples is informed by clinical training as well as a longstanding interest in relationships, communication, and personal transformation.
Before becoming a Marriage and Family Therapist, I worked in storytelling and communications for more than a decade. That experience gave me an enduring interest in how people make meaning, how misunderstandings develop, and how the stories partners tell about one another can either strengthen connection or reinforce conflict.
My own life has also included divorce, remarriage, career transition, and rebuilding in new places. Those experiences have given me a personal appreciation for the complexity of change and the courage it can take to examine a relationship honestly.
Clients often tell me that they value my calm, grounded, and thoughtful presence. I do not approach therapy as an authority deciding who is right. I help couples understand the relationship pattern, communicate with greater clarity, and explore what moving forward could look like.
Virtual Couples Therapy Across Connecticut
I provide couples therapy through secure online sessions to clients throughout Connecticut, including Fairfield County, New Haven County, Hartford County, and other communities across the state.
Virtual therapy allows couples to receive specialized relationship support without being limited by proximity to a therapist’s physical office. It can also make sessions easier to incorporate around work, parenting, caregiving, and other responsibilities.
For therapy to take place, clients must be physically located in a state where I am authorized to practice. If partners plan to join from different locations, we will confirm eligibility and privacy arrangements before the session.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does online couples therapy work?
Sessions take place through a secure video platform. Couples can usually join together from a private room. In some circumstances, partners may join from separate private locations after confirming that the arrangement is clinically and legally appropriate.
Do both partners need to be in Connecticut?
Clients must be physically located in a state where I am authorized to practice during the session. If one partner will be outside Connecticut, let me know during the consultation so we can determine whether I am permitted to work with both of you.
What kinds of couples do you work with?
I work with dating, engaged, married, long-term, and LGBTQ+ couples. I also support couples navigating second marriages, blended families, addiction and recovery, separation decisions, and major life transitions.
What happens during the first session?
The first session gives each partner an opportunity to describe the relationship, current concerns, important history, and goals for therapy. We will begin identifying the patterns affecting your relationship and discuss how we might approach the work together.
Do you provide discernment counseling?
Yes. Discernment counseling may be appropriate when one or both partners are uncertain about whether to remain in the relationship. Unlike traditional couples therapy, its immediate goal is not to repair the relationship but to gain clarity and confidence about the direction you want to take.
Do you accept insurance?
I am an out-of-network provider. I can provide a superbill that you may submit for possible reimbursement through your out-of-network benefits. Coverage varies, so I recommend asking your insurance company about benefits for couples or family therapy.
Begin with a Conversation
Reaching out for couples therapy can feel like a big step, but you don't have to navigate relationship challenges alone.
If you're looking for a couples therapist in New York, I'd be happy to learn more about your relationship, answer your questions, and help you determine whether we're a good fit.