Couples Counseling
Couples Counseling Greenwich, Darien, Westport, Westchester, and Surrounding Areas in Connecticut and New York
At Sala Psychology, Couples Therapy is one of our main areas of expertise. We will work with you and your partner to change unhelpful dynamics and improve your relationship.
Our approach includes Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Relational Life Therapy, and Behavioral Integrative Couples Therapy, which scientific research has shown to be the most effective methods for couples therapy.
The Relational Life Therapy approach provides individuals with enduring skills to cultivate deeper, more genuine, and honest relationships.
The Gottman Method Therapy approach for couple's therapy focuses on strengthening friendship, conflict management, and finding shared meaning.
Behavioral integrative Couples Therapy
We will work with you and your partner to change both behaviors and emotional reactivity to each other's behaviors.
Renewed
Connection
Learn to rediscover meaning in your relationship. We will work with you to build up your friendship with your partner and gain empathy/understanding within your relationship
What kind of couples do you work with?
We provide couples counseling to couples that are experiencing relationship distress, infidelity, adjustments/transitions (e.g., to a new job, new baby), difficulties with emotional or physical intimacy, difficulties managing intense emotions, and couples seeking relationship enhancement.
What training do you have in couple's therapy?
Dr. Sala has completed specialized 2 Training in Gottman Methods Couple Therapy and Relational Life Therapy. You can read more about RLT in a recent NY Times article.
What is your treatment approach?
Our approach utilizes an integrative style. We mainly integrate Relational Life Therapy, Gottman Method Couples Therapy and Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy. Relational Life Therapy works by first reconnecting people to themselves and then helping the reconnect to their relationship. Gottman Method Couples Therapy focuses on strengthening the couples relationship in friendship, conflict management, and shared meaning. The Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy assumes that relationship problems result not just from the actions and inactions of partners but also from their emotional reactivity to each other's behavior. Research shows that almost two-thirds of couples improve after these treatment approaches. You can make concrete changes to accommodate the needs of your partner and show greater emotional acceptance of one another. By working through current issues, you can begin to understand how they may be part of a bigger pattern in the relationship. You can learn how your past has shaped your present behaviors in the relationship.