I refer to my specialties as, "My Premarital Marathon, "My Marriage Marathon", "My Marathon for Committed Couples Not yet Bound By Marriage" because I love saving relationships and families. I am the only therapist patient enough to actually complete a six hour session with many couples who last that long. Single sessions are just long enough for one individual. Working with couples and avoiding a breakup takes hours of hard work by couples with the right therapist. Weekly sessions have proven to be ineffective, so I designed my couples' therapy to last anywhere between 2-6 hours. Couples only pay for the hours they use. Anger management is incorporated into many of my marathon sessions. If you wear "the hat of anger" then it is addressed during your marathon session. I can easily detect if one or both partners are wearing the "hat of Substance Use Disorder" (SUD) and couples be ware that I will pick up other hats that patients are wearing and which may also be contributing to the demise of their relationship. I am experienced and I am intuitive and I do not hold my tongue. If I see it then I talk about it. Come prepared to expose all your demons and be true to your self. Most likely, I will see it even if you did not come to therapy for that issue. If you cannot handle the truth and are not yet ready to address all your issues, then it may be one of the root causes that are troubling you relationship and you are not aware of it as being an underlying cause, then rethink who you want to call for "marriage/couples" therapy.
I, Lorna Hayim-Baker from Riverdale Therapy & Counseling Services can be reached at (917) 270-9595 for your free phone consultation. i get back to everyone who leaves me a message.