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Jessica Alejandro
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Durham, CT 06422
I am NOT accepting new couples for couples therapy, couples can inquire about Intensive Couples Weekends!.
My belief is in whole heart healing...that is, healing of the mind, body and soul. I believe that people have the tools to help heal themselves, but with all of the toxic energy that is around us, those tools get buried or are forgotten. I like to see myself as a conduit for the person's change, evolution and healing. The way I work with clients is to help them find those tools within themselves-teach them new ways to use them in order to become healthy and stay healthy. I work with couples and individuals with a focus on women and women's issues.
I am NOT accepting new couples for couples therapy, couples can inquire about Intensive Couples Weekends!.
My belief is in whole heart healing...that is, healing of the mind, body and soul. I believe that people have the tools to help heal themselves, but with all of the toxic energy that is around us, those tools get buried or are forgotten. I like to see myself as a conduit for the person's change, evolution and healing. The way I work with clients is to help them find those tools within themselves-teach them new ways to use them in order to become healthy and stay healthy. I work with couples and individuals with a focus on women and women's issues.
(860) 331-8645 View (860) 331-8645
Photo of Elizabeth Wilson, Marriage & Family Therapist in Durham, CT
Elizabeth Wilson
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LADC, MSW
Verified Verified
Durham, CT 06422
Not accepting new clients
Congratulations on taking a step towards change and feeling better! I have worked with individuals, couples and families in residential and outpatient settings. I use a variety of techniques such as experiential, CBT, Solution-Focused, Motivational Interviewing, Gestalt and psychoeducational modalities. I am EMDR Certified and use EMDR to help clients recover from traumatic, disturbing and shame-based memories. I help clients find the motivation to change their unsatisfying patterns by empowering them to identify, express and prioritize needs and to stay focused on their goals.
Congratulations on taking a step towards change and feeling better! I have worked with individuals, couples and families in residential and outpatient settings. I use a variety of techniques such as experiential, CBT, Solution-Focused, Motivational Interviewing, Gestalt and psychoeducational modalities. I am EMDR Certified and use EMDR to help clients recover from traumatic, disturbing and shame-based memories. I help clients find the motivation to change their unsatisfying patterns by empowering them to identify, express and prioritize needs and to stay focused on their goals.
(203) 915-8976 View (203) 915-8976

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Transitions, LLC
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Portland, CT 06480
As a whole, we provide counseling to individuals (ages 10 and up), couples, families, and groups.
Accepting new clients - please e-mail us for the quickest response! :) We are a team of five women who have unique strengths, areas of expertise, and experiences in life. Our focus is on building new skills, mending relationships, and self-care and compassion. The values we have in common are loving what we do, maintaining a positive work environment, and learning from and supporting one another. My hope is this spirit of growth and acceptance gets passed on to you when you come in for counseling! <3
As a whole, we provide counseling to individuals (ages 10 and up), couples, families, and groups.
Accepting new clients - please e-mail us for the quickest response! :) We are a team of five women who have unique strengths, areas of expertise, and experiences in life. Our focus is on building new skills, mending relationships, and self-care and compassion. The values we have in common are loving what we do, maintaining a positive work environment, and learning from and supporting one another. My hope is this spirit of growth and acceptance gets passed on to you when you come in for counseling! <3
(860) 968-0232 View (860) 968-0232
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Shatoya Colon
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Meriden, CT 06451
I am genuinely interested in healing and recovery. I am a firm believer in using a wellness model of treatment. I believe that focusing on and highlighting your strengths will often yield positive results. As a marriage and family therapist, I offer guidance to couples and families who are dealing with issues that affect their mental health and well-being. I also enjoy working with children, teens and adults individually in an effort to help them heal and grow. We can work together to overcome issues such as depression, anxiety, intimacy issues, generational conflict, trauma and more. Difficult situations can be opportunities for growth.
I am genuinely interested in healing and recovery. I am a firm believer in using a wellness model of treatment. I believe that focusing on and highlighting your strengths will often yield positive results. As a marriage and family therapist, I offer guidance to couples and families who are dealing with issues that affect their mental health and well-being. I also enjoy working with children, teens and adults individually in an effort to help them heal and grow. We can work together to overcome issues such as depression, anxiety, intimacy issues, generational conflict, trauma and more. Difficult situations can be opportunities for growth.
(475) 255-6193 View (475) 255-6193
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Gabrielle Wynschenk
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MFT, CSTIP
Verified Verified
Middletown, CT 06457  (Online Only)
Hi, I’m Gabbie. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Sex Therapy Informed Professional with years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families navigating a wide-range of challenges. My therapeutic passions include: working with fellow members of the queer community, people of alternative relationship styles and structures (poly/ENM), and individuals or families touched by addiction. I am person-centered, affirming, non-judgmental, and passionate about what I do. In addition to my clinical work, I am equally driven to educate and supervise new providers.
Hi, I’m Gabbie. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Sex Therapy Informed Professional with years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families navigating a wide-range of challenges. My therapeutic passions include: working with fellow members of the queer community, people of alternative relationship styles and structures (poly/ENM), and individuals or families touched by addiction. I am person-centered, affirming, non-judgmental, and passionate about what I do. In addition to my clinical work, I am equally driven to educate and supervise new providers.
(860) 485-7872 View (860) 485-7872
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Stephanie Gerrish O'Sullivan
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, CMHC, LPC, CHT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Guilford, CT 06437  (Online Only)
I work with clients who have trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, relationship issues and more.
My ideal client is an individual who is willing to work. I have a passion for helping clients learn more about who they are and how to fully accept both the good and the bad with in them. This understanding of who we are, will always lead to a healthier state of mind. For me there is no greater reward then seeing a client reach that AH-HA moment that true inner growth and self-awareness connects.
I work with clients who have trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, relationship issues and more.
My ideal client is an individual who is willing to work. I have a passion for helping clients learn more about who they are and how to fully accept both the good and the bad with in them. This understanding of who we are, will always lead to a healthier state of mind. For me there is no greater reward then seeing a client reach that AH-HA moment that true inner growth and self-awareness connects.
(203) 583-3475 View (203) 583-3475
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Brenda I Adams
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MM, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Middletown, CT 06457
As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, my strengths are working with couples, individuals, families, military personnel and business professionals. I am successful treating clients who are adjusting to life transitions, work related stress, anxiety and depression. My approach to psychotherapy is a collaborative holistic wellness model which highlights and builds on the clients' strengths. My philosophy is simple, I listen to what my clients are saying and then together we come up with therapeutic goals that lead to solutions. I use my education, clinical training and life experience to help clients solve very complex problems.
As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, my strengths are working with couples, individuals, families, military personnel and business professionals. I am successful treating clients who are adjusting to life transitions, work related stress, anxiety and depression. My approach to psychotherapy is a collaborative holistic wellness model which highlights and builds on the clients' strengths. My philosophy is simple, I listen to what my clients are saying and then together we come up with therapeutic goals that lead to solutions. I use my education, clinical training and life experience to help clients solve very complex problems.
(860) 513-2325 x1 View (860) 513-2325 x1
Photo of Andrew S. Pollak, Marriage & Family Therapist in Durham, CT
Andrew S. Pollak
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CHT
Verified Verified
Middletown, CT 06457
The foundation of all treatments that I provide, are rooted in the relationship and connection that I have with each individual that I work with.
30 years in practice, and working intimately with thousands of individuals, families and groups, has been my greatest teacher. It has taught me the single most important ingredient that determines ones likelyhood of successfully achieving their desires and actualizing their highest potential. The ingredient COURAGE allows for fear AND steps forward in spite of it. Call now if are a sincerely determined individual and want to feel relief and have a greater sense of control and mastery over the direction of your life, despite feeling stuck,anxious,depressed, suffering with traumatic memory.If you bring the courage anything is possible
The foundation of all treatments that I provide, are rooted in the relationship and connection that I have with each individual that I work with.
30 years in practice, and working intimately with thousands of individuals, families and groups, has been my greatest teacher. It has taught me the single most important ingredient that determines ones likelyhood of successfully achieving their desires and actualizing their highest potential. The ingredient COURAGE allows for fear AND steps forward in spite of it. Call now if are a sincerely determined individual and want to feel relief and have a greater sense of control and mastery over the direction of your life, despite feeling stuck,anxious,depressed, suffering with traumatic memory.If you bring the courage anything is possible
(203) 697-8418 View (203) 697-8418
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Heather Ram
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
11 Endorsed
Middletown, CT 06457
I work with heterosexual couples and LGBTQ couples who have reached a crossroads in their relationship.
Daytime availability only: I have been privileged to work with a wide variety of clients and know that everyone feels "stuck" at some point in time. Men, women, and kids are all managing the stress of work, school, family, and intimate relationships. I have demonstrated success helping people manage stress, and I know that everyone in your personal and professional life benefits when you feel more capable of dealing with life's emotional challenges. I help you get "unstuck" and move past your sadness, your fears, your anger, and your frustrations.
I work with heterosexual couples and LGBTQ couples who have reached a crossroads in their relationship.
Daytime availability only: I have been privileged to work with a wide variety of clients and know that everyone feels "stuck" at some point in time. Men, women, and kids are all managing the stress of work, school, family, and intimate relationships. I have demonstrated success helping people manage stress, and I know that everyone in your personal and professional life benefits when you feel more capable of dealing with life's emotional challenges. I help you get "unstuck" and move past your sadness, your fears, your anger, and your frustrations.
(860) 305-4500 View (860) 305-4500
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Sean Macauley
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Middletown, CT 06457
My 15 year experience has been working with couples, blended families, individuals and adolescents.
Relationships can be difficult - AND profoundly rewarding. My years of professional and personal experience allow me to support you in negotiating transitions, milestones, traumas and losses. I specialize in helping you balance the needs of the family with the demands of the workplace and/or schooling. My goal is to partner with you to shift your struggle as a perceived burden to struggle as an opportunity for growth. I want to empower you to love yourself and your life again and show you how much influence you have on your emotional choices. My practice is strength based with a firm emphasis on the therapist/client relationship.
My 15 year experience has been working with couples, blended families, individuals and adolescents.
Relationships can be difficult - AND profoundly rewarding. My years of professional and personal experience allow me to support you in negotiating transitions, milestones, traumas and losses. I specialize in helping you balance the needs of the family with the demands of the workplace and/or schooling. My goal is to partner with you to shift your struggle as a perceived burden to struggle as an opportunity for growth. I want to empower you to love yourself and your life again and show you how much influence you have on your emotional choices. My practice is strength based with a firm emphasis on the therapist/client relationship.
(860) 809-5694 View (860) 809-5694
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Sallee Kay Decker
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Middletown, CT 06457  (Online Only)
Whether you are navigating a difficult transition in your life, dealing with overwhelm, relationship issues, cycles of anxiety and depression, or working through trauma, I will meet you where you are in your life at this moment with open ears and provide you with a safe space to share your story.
I am a down-to-earth, quirky, holistic clinical social worker that uses evidence-based techniques in innovative and creative ways to provide compassionate, empathetic, person-centered care. I am here to help you reach your goals through a personalized process. Together, we can work to come up with a plan that feels right to you to help you work through your concerns and issues and back to a balanced place in your life.
Whether you are navigating a difficult transition in your life, dealing with overwhelm, relationship issues, cycles of anxiety and depression, or working through trauma, I will meet you where you are in your life at this moment with open ears and provide you with a safe space to share your story.
I am a down-to-earth, quirky, holistic clinical social worker that uses evidence-based techniques in innovative and creative ways to provide compassionate, empathetic, person-centered care. I am here to help you reach your goals through a personalized process. Together, we can work to come up with a plan that feels right to you to help you work through your concerns and issues and back to a balanced place in your life.
(860) 854-3204 View (860) 854-3204
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Deborah Grove
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LLC
Verified Verified
Wallingford, CT 06492
I create a safe space wherein you can explore and heal personal struggles, depression, anxiety, troubled relationships, attachment injury, struggles with intimacy, and much more. A space that is free of judgement, where issues such as trust and feelings of worthlessness can be explored, and vulnerabilities shared without fear of being shamed or rejected. Your hope and longing for healing, and the capacity for rational, sustainable loving relationships are achievable. I have extensive professional experience treating individual, adults, adolescents and children, as well as couples and families. Know the choice is yours.
I create a safe space wherein you can explore and heal personal struggles, depression, anxiety, troubled relationships, attachment injury, struggles with intimacy, and much more. A space that is free of judgement, where issues such as trust and feelings of worthlessness can be explored, and vulnerabilities shared without fear of being shamed or rejected. Your hope and longing for healing, and the capacity for rational, sustainable loving relationships are achievable. I have extensive professional experience treating individual, adults, adolescents and children, as well as couples and families. Know the choice is yours.
(203) 889-9835 View (203) 889-9835
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Joseph M. Fitzgerald
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Guilford, CT 06437
+ Are you experiencing depression, anxiety, or other symptoms that you think are related to a traumatic incident in your distant or recent past? + If the trauma was extended over time, such as a childhood or adult abusive relationship, do you feel like something is wrong with you, or experience feelings like fatigue, lack of motivation, low self esteem or distance from loved ones? + If you experienced a catastrophic event such as being attacked, being in combat, an accident or natural disaster, do you experience nightmares, flashbacks, or unexplainable symptoms like sudden temper flare ups, bursting into tears, or spacing out?
+ Are you experiencing depression, anxiety, or other symptoms that you think are related to a traumatic incident in your distant or recent past? + If the trauma was extended over time, such as a childhood or adult abusive relationship, do you feel like something is wrong with you, or experience feelings like fatigue, lack of motivation, low self esteem or distance from loved ones? + If you experienced a catastrophic event such as being attacked, being in combat, an accident or natural disaster, do you experience nightmares, flashbacks, or unexplainable symptoms like sudden temper flare ups, bursting into tears, or spacing out?
(203) 350-3036 View (203) 350-3036
Photo of J. Edward Lynch, Marriage & Family Therapist in Durham, CT
J. Edward Lynch
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Guilford, CT 06437
I work with individuals who are suffering from trauma, abuse ,depression, and anxiety. I also treat relationship issues and marriage therapy. I have a strong background in individual, couple, and family psychotherapy. I treat trauma victims, PTSD, and do Family Constellation work.
I work with individuals who are suffering from trauma, abuse ,depression, and anxiety. I also treat relationship issues and marriage therapy. I have a strong background in individual, couple, and family psychotherapy. I treat trauma victims, PTSD, and do Family Constellation work.
(203) 884-0795 View (203) 884-0795
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Vaso Papastefanidou
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
North Haven, CT 06473
I am experienced working with individuals, couples and families.
Life can be very challenging. My role is to provide a warm and safe environment for my clients to normalize the crisis and life stressors, to reconnect with their latent strengths and potentials, to achieve balance and peace within themselves and their relationships.
I am experienced working with individuals, couples and families.
Life can be very challenging. My role is to provide a warm and safe environment for my clients to normalize the crisis and life stressors, to reconnect with their latent strengths and potentials, to achieve balance and peace within themselves and their relationships.
(860) 499-4538 View (860) 499-4538
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Mark Boroski
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LADC
Verified Verified
Guilford, CT 06437
Frustrated with the idea of talking about issues and never resolving them? My name is Mark Boroski. I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) as well as a Licensed Addiction and Drug Counselor (LADC) in the state of CT. I have spent the last decade working with individuals, families and couples. I utilize an integrative approach, combining aspects of solution focused therapy, CBT, and strategic family therapy to meet the needs of all my clients along with a warm and welcoming therapeutic environment.
Frustrated with the idea of talking about issues and never resolving them? My name is Mark Boroski. I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) as well as a Licensed Addiction and Drug Counselor (LADC) in the state of CT. I have spent the last decade working with individuals, families and couples. I utilize an integrative approach, combining aspects of solution focused therapy, CBT, and strategic family therapy to meet the needs of all my clients along with a warm and welcoming therapeutic environment.
(203) 632-9492 View (203) 632-9492
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Stanley Kisiel
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Meriden, CT 06450
I have successfully worked with adults and children, couples and families, with both common and complex needs. My approach focuses on experiential awareness and processing, while working through present day thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is holistic in that it views symptoms as attempts at coping.We work together establishing a calm place within you, through the enhancement of personal awareness, resources, and developing coping strategies; we then progress beyond coping skills, moving through the roots of old learning so that your change is lasting, and from the inside out.
I have successfully worked with adults and children, couples and families, with both common and complex needs. My approach focuses on experiential awareness and processing, while working through present day thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is holistic in that it views symptoms as attempts at coping.We work together establishing a calm place within you, through the enhancement of personal awareness, resources, and developing coping strategies; we then progress beyond coping skills, moving through the roots of old learning so that your change is lasting, and from the inside out.
(860) 483-8739 View (860) 483-8739
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David Borzellino
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Wallingford, CT 06492
I have over 26 years of experience working with individuals, couples and families. I worked extensively with trauma, addictions (substance, sexual), anxiety and depression. My mission is to assist individuals, couples, and families heal and grow. Using a strength- based, relational In addition to my therapy practice, I provide coaching to individuals for personal and professional purposes. My wife, Debra Borzellino LMFT, is an exceptional therapist so by special request, we offer Co- Therapy for Couples. We have been married for 27 years and practicing for 26. Our approach offers the couple a balanced and supportive experience.
I have over 26 years of experience working with individuals, couples and families. I worked extensively with trauma, addictions (substance, sexual), anxiety and depression. My mission is to assist individuals, couples, and families heal and grow. Using a strength- based, relational In addition to my therapy practice, I provide coaching to individuals for personal and professional purposes. My wife, Debra Borzellino LMFT, is an exceptional therapist so by special request, we offer Co- Therapy for Couples. We have been married for 27 years and practicing for 26. Our approach offers the couple a balanced and supportive experience.
(203) 875-0318 View (203) 875-0318
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Megan Roman
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Meriden, CT 06450
My primary therapy orientation is person-centered, as I believe that one of the most important aspects of therapy is the relationship between the therapist and the client.
Accepting new clients. Email today to schedule a consultation appointment. I am a licensed professional counselor who works with adolescents and adults in a non-judgemental, interactive and supportive manner. I work with my clients to address and resolve emotional difficulties including feelings of anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationship conflicts, negative thoughts or behaviors that interfere with their daily life and overall well-being.
My primary therapy orientation is person-centered, as I believe that one of the most important aspects of therapy is the relationship between the therapist and the client.
Accepting new clients. Email today to schedule a consultation appointment. I am a licensed professional counselor who works with adolescents and adults in a non-judgemental, interactive and supportive manner. I work with my clients to address and resolve emotional difficulties including feelings of anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationship conflicts, negative thoughts or behaviors that interfere with their daily life and overall well-being.
(475) 242-0340 View (475) 242-0340
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Balance Within, LLC
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Guilford, CT 06437
I offer brief, solution-focused therapy that is specific, and has attainable goals designed with the "end in mind". I help individuals, couples and families work through life transitions that cause stress and tension in your relationships. I have experience working with a variety of issues and people which include: parenting, single parenting, communication difficulties, stress, anxiety, self-esteem, depression as well as individuals who might have difficulty setting and reaching long term goals.
I offer brief, solution-focused therapy that is specific, and has attainable goals designed with the "end in mind". I help individuals, couples and families work through life transitions that cause stress and tension in your relationships. I have experience working with a variety of issues and people which include: parenting, single parenting, communication difficulties, stress, anxiety, self-esteem, depression as well as individuals who might have difficulty setting and reaching long term goals.
(203) 794-7078 View (203) 794-7078

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Couples Counseling Therapists

Does couples counseling work?

Research shows that couples counseling is effective; it can reduce relationship distress and improve emotional awareness, communication, empathy, intimacy, and overall relationship satisfaction. For example, emotionally focused therapy was found to be effective for about 75 percent of couples, and those benefits lasted at least two years.

When should a couple seek counseling?

Couples can benefit from counseling if they consistently struggle in their relationship. They may have lost the ability to communicate effectively, become entrenched in harmful patterns, begun to fight more than usual, broken the other’s trust, suffered from a mental or physical illness, or faced any number of other challenges. Many therapists offer free consultations, so if a couple isn’t sure whether therapy is necessary, asking directly can provide clarity.

How can I get my partner to go to couples therapy?

The decision to seek couples therapy is often driven by one partner, who then convinces the other to participate. When discussing the idea, the initiator should be direct and assertive. They can state the problems they see and explain how the relationship would benefit from therapy. In more serious cases, they can also explain how their relationship may suffer without making any changes or seeking professional help.

How does a couple prepare for couples counseling?

The anticipation of beginning couples counseling can be difficult—sometimes more difficult than the first session itself. Taking a few moments to reflect can allay those concerns: What are the current challenges? When and how did they begin? What do they want the relationship to look like in the future? Reflecting on these questions can help individuals or couples articulate their goals. Of course, the therapist will also ask questions and guide couples through the process.