John Gerson, Ph.D.  drjohn@drjohn123.com  

Individual and Marriage Friendly Couples Counseling in New York City and the metro area

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Do You Need Couples Counseling?
Is your relationship with your partner, spouse, or significant other hurting you in some way? Have you been living too long with this pain, anxiety, depression, anger, despondency, or feelings of helplessness? Call or email me.

Should You Stay Together For The Kids?

The answer seems to depend upon the level of conflict in the marriage. Check out this video for an interesting persoective on this subject. http://wcco.com/specialreports/divorce.together.kids.2.1007282.html

Couples Counseling Works
Even if one of you is more motivated to consult a professional than the other, that's OK; rely on that energy for one of you to make the call for the sake of your relationship. In just a few sessions, I am generally able to help couples understand each other better and begin to employ some solutions that improve their relationship.

Issues We Can Address in Couples Therapy

•  Infidelity

•  Sex and Intimacy

• Do you feel frustrated that your partner doesn't listen to you? 

• Is your partner inattentive or lacking in empathy? 

• Does your relationship leave you lonely or feeling unimportant?

• Does your partner not share his/her feelings or seem to hold back?

• Is sex a problem in your relationship?

• Are you denied a front-row seat to your partner's emotional workings and not allowed to get as close as you want to?

• Is your partner needy, demanding, blaming or quick to say you're wrong?

• Does your partner say that you are hostile, passive aggressive, uninterested, or too needy?

• Do you feel guilty, angry, like running away, cold, or even numb?

• Are family or work obligations taking too much emotional energy from your relationship?

It's not unusual to feel you're working hard, taking an interest in your partner's world, but still not getting the connection you wanted. By way of protecting yourself, you may think of living more independently from your partner, perhaps building strong connections with other people, activities, and interests. Underlying all of this may be the awareness that your primary relationship doesn't feel like it's working.

Even if you've tried everything you can think of and it hasn't worked, there's hope. 

Couples counseling works.

My approach to couples counseling
I have been in the practice of psychotherapy for 35 years. I will devote care and interest to your problems, and utilize all my training and experience to promote your mental health, and the psychological health of your relationship. Whenever possible, I'll help you search for humor.

 

John Gerson, Ph.D.

215 Katonah Avenue
Katonah, NY 10536
(914) 232-4702

315 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
between 8th and 9th Ave
(212) 581-5633

drjohn@drjohn123.com