Offering individual, couples, family and group therapy in-office and online.
Approved to practice telehealth under PSYPACT and with NY State Residents.
Approved to practice telehealth under PSYPACT and with NY State Residents.
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”
Are you or your partner uncertain about the future of your marriage?
Is your relationship so fractured that you fear it may not be repairable?
Has you or your partner considered divorce as a way to end the turmoil?
When the status quo is no longer an option—and you and your partner are leaning in different directions about the future of your commitment—discernment counseling can help you determine whether to rebuild your marriage or separate with respect and understanding.
Discernment counseling is a short-term, focused process, typically completed in five or fewer 90–120-minute sessions that include joint dialogues and one-on-one time.
It will provide you with the clarity and confidence you need to determine the best of three available options: divorce, maintain the status quo, or commit to six months of couples therapy.
Through Discernment Counseling, you will:
Discernment Counseling is not appropriate when:
While divorce can sometimes be the right choice, research has concluded that it doesn’t always lead to greater happiness. Approximately 50% of divorced men and women expressed regret about ending their marriage. Two-thirds of unhappy couples who stayed together reported being happy five years later.
There is never a good time to dissolve a marriage. There is a time, however, to pause, reflect, and gain insight before making a decision that will impact not only you but others around you.
There is also a time to divorce.
Many couples enter joint therapy with mixed agendas – with one leaning in and wanting the marriage to continue and one leaning out and wanting it to dissolve. In this paradigm, there is no movement, only impasse. There is a way to get unstuck. That is what discernment counseling is for.
Couples therapy is more likely to be successful when both parties have a vested interest in regaining their connection.
I understand the complexities and pain involved in this decision and provide a compassionate, structured approach to help you decide.
Referrals are accepted from attorneys, mediators, psychotherapists, and couples themselves.
Don’t let uncertainty dictate your future. Take the first step toward clarity—schedule a confidential discernment counseling session today and make your next move with confidence.