Relationship Counseling

Maybe you are attracted to a “type” that you know can’t fulfill your needs. You might consistently go after people who aren’t available, or perhaps you often end up in relationships that feel clingy and codependent.

In your search for love, you may have entered the world of apps and online dating to find the perfect match, only to end up disillusioned by the process. Perhaps you’ve experienced your fair share of inappropriate dating behaviors—such as ghosting or overly casual sex—or found that no one seems to take the time to get to know you better.

It’s likely that you feel chronically single or as though there is no one out there who can meet your dating criteria. Maybe this follows a long pattern of failed partnerships or maybe you have never been able to get close enough to someone to create lasting intimacy. An instance of betrayal or trauma in past relationships may have led to commitment issues or an inability to trust others.

When you’re single and struggling to find love, life can feel sad, lonely, and confusing.

You may be frustrated with yourself for being stuck in certain patterns. As a result, you likely feel disconnected from yourself and your experiences, unable to put your finger on what exactly it is that is keeping you from achieving a satisfying romantic life.

If you could just find the right match, you’d likely feel whole and connected to the world again. But with counseling at The Relationship Suite, you can begin to uncover what’s keeping you from making progress in your love life.

Finding Love Is Hard—Especially In New York City

Dating setbacks are incredibly common. And in a place like New York City, there are endless opportunities to meet new people and experience new things. But since we also have the highest standards, it’s no wonder some of us struggle to find healthy romance. After all, there’s a reason that countless television series and plotlines have revolved around the unique challenges New Yorkers face in a search for lasting love and intimacy.

In fact, it’s estimated that close to half of Manhattan dwellers live alone and are single.

And given that dating has become increasingly complicated by technology, the pandemic, and other modern challenges, we can only assume that this statistic will rise.

Dating culture is changing before our eyes as certain rules of etiquette are shrugged off by potential suitors. Nowadays, it feels more and more like ghosting is an acceptable way to break off a relationship with someone and as though sex is increasingly devoid of intimacy and mutual respect.

Moreover, the endless well of opportunity created by apps and online dating culture has caused us to be less intentional with our dating choices. Instead of reflecting on our own reservations about another person or opening ourselves up to someone that we may not be traditionally attracted to, we continue to swipe left or right without a clear sense of what we are looking for in a partner.

When you can become aware of your blind spots, however, you have the potential to change the unhealthy patterns that are no longer serving you. In therapy, you can address your dating setbacks and relationship issues so that you can finally achieve the partnership you’ve been seeking.

Counseling Gives You An Opportunity To Manifest The Relationship You Deserve

It can be difficult to see beyond the behaviors and patterns holding you back when you’re stuck in unproductive relationship cycles. In therapy at The Relationship Suite in New York and New Jersey, you can begin the process of healing so that you can effectively open yourself up to the right kind of partnership that will meet your needs.

Beginning with a free, 20-minute consultation, you will be matched with one of our clinicians based on your presenting problems. Once you are paired with one of our relationship specialists, we will walk you through the process and ensure that you feel safe and comfortable in therapy.

Throughout counseling, we will gently challenge you to dig deeper into your history and past wounds so that you can begin to see where certain relationship obstacles originated.

By untangling some of these elements, you can clarify what you want and need out of a partner so that you can feel genuinely fulfilled.

Our therapists draw from a combination of methods to inform their approach to relationship therapy. Individual counseling takes a client-centered approach that aims to understand clients’ unique emotional and spiritual needs. And positive psychology allows clients to envision and manifest a healthy and lasting partnership.

In addition, behavioral methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) give clients a chance to readjust their thinking and emotional behaviors. For clients who struggle with trauma or internalized distress from past relationships, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) gently targets negative beliefs and associations.

Evidence shows that if you commit to working through the patterns that keep you stuck, you absolutely can find true love and intimacy.

And our clinicians have decades of experience working with couples and individuals alike in achieving healthy and successful relationships through counseling.

You do have the potential to heal and allow love into your life—and it all begins with therapy at The Relationship Suite.

Maybe you’re interested in relationship therapy, but you have some concerns…

I keep failing at relationships and am hopeless that counseling will actually work.

It’s hard to see where specific issues stem from when you’re stuck in an endless cycle of unsuccessful relationships. But working with an objective, trained clinician in therapy can help you step outside of your relationship experiences and develop meaningful insight into where certain patterns formed and how they hold you back.

We are confident that if you persevere and devote yourself to essential self-work in relationship counseling, you will improve your mindset and thus attract better partners into your life.

I just don’t understand how therapy will help me attract a different relationship/partner.

Therapy allows you to do some significant inner work that can help to shift your outlook and perspective on your dating life. As a result, you are more likely to send out energy into the universe that can allow you to attract someone who will align with your strengths, values, and spirit.

I’m too old to find love.

You are never too old to find love! We have worked with a diverse array of clients in relationship counseling—some of whom were over sixty. What we have witnessed is that anyone is capable of finding a healthy and lasting connection.

As long as you can do the work of clarifying values and changing your mindset through therapy, you will see that true love is possible at any age.

Love, Hope, And Healing Are Possible

If you are tired of running into the same dead-end patterns in your partnerships and have relationship struggles, counseling at The Relationship Suite can clarify your needs and prepare you to find lasting love. To schedule a free, 20-minute consultation, please call (917) 273 – 8836 or contact us.

We are currently providing Online/Virtual Video Counseling in New York and New Jersey to our clients with HIPAA based platforms.