Queer Couples Therapy in NYC
I have a particular focus on working with LGBTQIA+ couples and creating therapy that makes room for the unique identities, experiences, and relationship structures of queer partners. My goal is to provide a warm, affirming, and specialized space where you can explore your relationship without having to explain, defend, or justify who you are.
Queer relationships can come with experiences and questions that aren't always reflected in traditional couples therapy. You might be navigating:
Coming out or differences in how you and your partner identify or move through the world
Gender identity and the ways it may shape your relationship
Family acceptance, rejection, or complicated family dynamics
Chosen family and creating relationships that honor the communities that matter to you
Religious or cultural expectations that intersect with your identities or relationship
Differences in identity, gender, sexuality, or lived experience between partners
Questions around monogamy, non-monogamy, or creating a relationship structure that feels authentic to you
Sex, intimacy, and navigating changes in desire or connection
The impact of queer-specific experiences on your relationship
Recurring conflict or feeling stuck in the same patterns
Communication that feels difficult, disconnected, or misunderstood
Wanting to feel more emotionally connected to one another
You don't have to be in crisis to come to couples therapy. Sometimes you simply want support understanding each other better, strengthening your connection, or creating a relationship that feels more intentional and true to who you are.
I believe queer couples deserve access to specialized, affirming relationship therapy without having to choose between quality care and affordability. My goal is to make couples therapy a space where you can feel understood, supported, and free to focus on what brought you here: building a relationship that works for you.
“Being queer saved my life. Often we see queerness as deprivation. But when I look at my life, I saw that queerness demanded an alternative innovation from me. I had to make alternative routes; it made me curious; it made me ask, ‘Is this enough for me?’”
-Ocean Vuong