couples therapy AND
RELATIONSHIP COUNSELING.

Why do it?

Couples seek therapy with all kinds of goals in mind: rebuilding trust, improving communication, deepening closeness and connection, rebalancing roles and responsibilities in the relationship, navigating large transitions and decisions, and improving sex (to name a few). 

What should we expect?

Couples therapy often feels like a much more active version of individual therapy. At different times your therapist acts as a communication coach, a referee, a teacher, and a guide. The process is collaborative and change-oriented. Our therapists approach couples therapy in the same way we approach individual therapy, with the first goal being to explore, identify, and deepen your understanding of the issues at play. This means starting with the easily observable complaints and then diving deeper to better understand the root areas of what is not working. This newfound understanding will then direct you and your therapist to the solutions for lasting change.

We incorporate psychodynamic, EFT, Gottman, solution-focused methods and techniques when helpful for each couple. 

How long are we in for?

It depends. Our perspective is that couples should come for as long as is helpful and end when they have a stronger foundation, a deeper connection, and new tools that they are utilizing successfully. Some couples seek therapy with a specific issue to tackle and are able to utilize the therapy space in a very practical way, requiring few sessions. Other couples entering therapy have more foundational challenges and will likely meet longer term. Many of our couples come and go, using the therapy space as their constructive place to return to when they need extra support and professional guidance. You and your couples therapist will work collaboratively to decide the meeting frequency and treatment length that best fits your wants and needs as a couple.

And in case you are coming in for something more specific, our therapists have experience working with:

Groundwork Therapy offers couples therapy at our office in Brooklyn, NY and is accessible to those living within the boroughs of NYC. Our office location is conveniently located near all major Brooklyn neighborhoods including Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Clinton Hill, Crown Heights, Bed-Stuy and Downtown Brooklyn.