Couples Therapy
With Geraldine Salazar, MHC-LP
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I look at what's really happening underneath the conflict to understand the cycle you’re stuck in and learn how to respond differently.
Are you having the same fight over and over?
Do you feel more like roommates than partners?
For some clients intimacy has faded. For others, there’s been a breach of trust, a secret, or a decision you can't seem to make together.
I’m not interested in deciding who is right.
Both of you are part of the work.
Couples therapy is about helping you understand each other, repair what's damaged, and bring you closer together.
Couples Come To Me When They
Live like roommates
Keep having the same fight
Avoid hard conversations
Are disconnected
Lose intimacy
Struggle with trust
Face big decisions
You don't have to agree on everything to have a stronger relationship.
But you do need to understand what keeps happening between you.
Couples Therapy With Me
We’ll look beneath the argument to understand what’s blocking real communication. Often, the conflict on the surface isn’t the whole story.
There is usually unmet needs, fear, hurt, or an attachment pattern driving the interaction.
I’ll help you see the cycle you're caught in, understand the other person, and learn how to react differently.
Approaches We May Use
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Helps us understand the needs and fears underneath relationship conflict. This helps you feel more understood and connected instead of stuck in the same cycle.
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Focuses on practical relationship skills, communication, conflict, friendship, and repair. This helps you handle difficult conversations without letting them escalate.
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Helps uncover the deeper patterns and past experiences that influence how you each respond to one another. This creates more understanding and less blame.
You Love Each Other,
But Communicating Is Hard
The goal is to learn how to fight differently and how to repair when things go wrong.
What Changes After Couples Therapy With Me
You learn to stop sweeping difficult things under the rug while also stopping the cycle where every disagreement becomes a bigger fight.
Couples report they:
Reconnect emotionally
Catch escalation sooner
Ask for what they need
Understand unmet needs
Repair after conflict
Build trust
Make decisions together
About Geraldine Salazar, MHC-LP
Hi, I’m Geraldine Salazar, MHC-LP.
My couples work is grounded in attachment and understanding what's happening below the surface to identify the pattern between you and figure out how to move forward together.
Sessions are collaborative and focused on the relationship itself. We’ll talk openly about conflict, communication, trust, intimacy, and your needs that may be going unspoken. I’m not here to decide who is right.
I’m here to help the two of you understand each other and reconnect.
I work with couples as the client, which means both partners are present and involved in the work.
If you’re ready to understand what’s happening between you and start changing the pattern, schedule a free consultation.
Availability: I provide in-person therapy in Midtown Manhattan, and virtual therapy via telehealth for clients across New York State.
Education, Credentials, and Trainings
Mental Health Counselor - Limited Permit, New York
Master of Arts, Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness, New York University
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Rutgers University
3 Part DBT Series Training in Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, and Emotion Regulation
Supporting Clients of Diverse Religious Backgrounds: Culturally Responsive Practice for Mental Health Professionals
Geraldine is supervised by Julie Newman, LMHC-D.
3 Steps To Get Started
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Schedule a free 15-minute consultation and tell me what's happening between you.
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We’ll talk about what you both want to change, how couples therapy works, and whether it’s a good fit.
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If we decide to work together, in our first full session, we’ll dive into what’s been feeling stuck or painful. I’ll help you both slow things down, name what’s not working, and begin mapping a path forward.
Ready To Live Like Partners Again?
FAQs about Couples Therapy in NYC
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Couples therapy helps two partners understand the pattern they’re stuck in and learn to respond to each other differently.
In couples therapy in NYC, I look beneath the argument at the unmet needs, fear, or hurt driving it.
Both partners are part of the work, and my job isn’t to decide who’s right. It’s to help you understand each other and reconnect. -
We start with a free 15-minute consultation to talk about what you both want to change.
In the first full session, we slow things down, name what’s not working, and start mapping a path forward.
After that, sessions focus on the relationship itself: conflict, communication, trust, intimacy, and needs that have gone unspoken. Both partners attend, and you’ll learn to catch the cycle sooner and respond differently. -
Couples therapy with Geraldine is $225 per session.
We’re out-of-network, so we don’t bill insurance directly, but we provide superbills you can submit for reimbursement, and we work with Mentaya to submit claims for you.
Coverage for couples therapy varies a lot by plan, so check with your insurer before you start. The consultation is also a good time to ask about fees. -
It can help, but I can’t promise an outcome.
It works best when both partners are willing to take part and be honest about their side. Couples therapy also isn’t about staying together at all costs.
The goal is for you to understand what keeps happening between you, so you can repair it or make a clearer decision about what’s next. -
I draw on attachment-based therapy, the Gottman Method, and psychodynamic therapy.
Attachment-based work looks at the needs and fears underneath the conflict. The Gottman Method adds practical skills for communication, handling conflict, and repair. Psychodynamic work helps uncover the past experiences shaping how each of you responds, which creates more understanding and less blame.