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Couples often feel angry, hopeless or fearful when starting relationship
therapy. They wonder, "Can the relationship be saved?
Do I want to save it?" With the help of a skilled relationship therapist, you and your partner can stop arguing and
rediscover the passion. You can stop avoiding one another and start enjoying companionship and closeness again.
You can build a strong, honest, mutually supportive relationship and sustain it for the rest of your lives.
Worn out by sarcasm, fighting, or stonewalling?
Missing the old warmth and affection? Don't wait until it's too late.
Couples therapy
can help you restore trust, connection, and romance in your relationship. With
the help of a skilled couples therapist, you can learn new, more effective ways to speak and listen to each
other. If you are stressed out, you can learn to carve out a nurturing, pleasurable space for each other in the midst of your
busy week. You can find out how to transform your arguments into opportunities to manage conflict and work as a team.
If there doesn't seem to be "room" for different points of view in the relationship, you can discover new ways
to accommodate individual needs. After an affair, you can work toward healing the hurt and reestablishing commitment and trust.
Most of all, you will learn to recognize what
makes things go wrong, change the old patterns, and create the intimate, loving relationship you want. Hitting The Wall in your marriage
Click here for free articles by Jean Fitzpatrick on the tough issues couples face -- infidelity, emotional affairs, intimacy,
and more.
Jean Fitzpatrick is a member of Marriage
Friendly Therapists, an advanced practitioner network featured
in USA Today,National Public Radio, and the Harvard Mental Health Letter. The network is listed as a resource
by the National Extension Relationship and Marriage Education Network, funded by the federal government, for couples
who need marriage counseling. Here's what they wrote: "The National Registry of Marriage Friendly
Therapists was developed to help marriages by linking couples with the most highly qualified therapists in the country."
What makes marriage
and couples counseling with Jean Fitzpatrick different? Support and flexibility. Talking about
your relationship to a stranger -- even a trained and experienced professional -- takes courage. Your willingness to
do so shows that no matter how painful things are, you have at least some hope that the two of you can regain your closeness
and tenderness and learn to talk over your differences. You deserve a therapist who works in partnership to
support your relationship 100 percent. Between sessions, if you're overwhelmed or need support to build on what
we've talked about in session, you are encouraged to email Jean or call her cellphone. That kind of support
has been demonstrated to prevent marital meltdowns and keep you moving toward the results you want.
If
a weekly standing appointment doesn't work in your schedule, you may be able to arrange less frequent, longer sessions,
from 90 minutes to 2 hours long. An option many find very helpful is a personal marriage intensive -- two days
in a row when you will have Jean's undivided attention from 10 to 5, an opportunity to focus on turning your relationship
around. No phones, no ferrying kids around -- just an opportunity to learn how to attune yourselves to each
other. The personal marriage intensive is appropriate for people who would like to come to New York for marriage
counseling, but also for busy people in the New York metro area who want to really understand what's going
wrong in their relationship and to learn new ways of relating that will set it right for a lifetime. Should you or your
partner decide that your marriage is beyond saving, you will know that you made every effort.
To decide whether
a personal marriage intensive is a good choice for you, contact Jean and set up a phone consultation to talk about your situation,
to ask any questions you or your partner may have about fees, the process, scheduling, etc.
Thinking of leaving? Not sure you want to work on
your marriage? Consider 3-5 sessions of Discernment Counseling with Jean, offering an opportunity to discuss your situation in a structured, reflective
setting with an experienced professional who will help you determine whether your problems can be solved. Once you've
gained clarity, Jean can help you decide on your next step and get the help you need. It's a chance to take a deep
breath and make sure you're making a carefully considered decision. If your wife or husband wants a
divorce and you wish to save the marriage, Hopeful
Spouse Therapy offers an opportunity for you to get the support and knowledge you need to avoid making things
worse, determine how you have contributed to the issues in the marriage, and focus on potential solutions.
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"Love doesn't just sit there like a stone; it has to be made, like bread, remade
all the time, made new."
— Ursula
K. Le Guin
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For nearly twenty years, Jean Fitzpatrick has been helping couples heal
from hurt, resolve conflict, and create healthy, fulfilling relationships. For your convenience, office hours are
available in Westchester County or in midtown Manhattan, steps from Grand Central. To ask about
counseling or arrange an appointment, call Jean Fitzpatrick at 914.941.6478 or 646.801.8550.
Or send an email to jean@westchestertherapist.com or jean@therapistnyc.com.
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N.Y. Licensed Psychoanalyst Member, American Association of Pastoral Counselors
Individual
and Couple/Marriage Counseling
midtown Manhattan and Westchester County Call,
Text or Email
646.801.8550
914.941.6478
The Tree of Life image at the top left corner of your screen is an original
work by the Canadian artist Cari Buziak and is used with her permission..
Serving the online community as well as Westchester Putnam Dutchess and
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Jean
Fitzpatrick's website does not provide medical, psychological, or psychiatric advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The contents
of this website, such as text, graphics, images, and other material contained on the website are for informational purposes
only. This website's content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical, psychological, or psychiatric
advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician, therapist, or other qualified health provider with
any questions you may have regarding a medical, psychological, or psychiatric condition. Never disregard professional medical,
psychological, or psychiatric advice, or delay in seeking it, because of something you have read on this website. If you think
you may have a medical or psychiatric emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately.
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