Therapy for relationships

Relationships can be our greatest sources of meaning, and some of the most painful things we carry. Individual therapy can change how you show up in all of them.

Struggling with a partner, repeating patterns you can't seem to break, or feeling disconnected from people you love: therapy can help. You don't have to be in crisis for it to be worth doing.

This is individual therapy, which means we work on you, not the relationship directly. Your patterns, your history, your needs, your role in the dynamic. When you shift how you show up, relationships tend to shift around you.

You might recognize:

The same argument on repeat, with different words
Anxiety about being too much or not enough
Choosing partners who confirm your worst beliefs
Difficulty trusting care when it finally arrives
Losing yourself in relationships, then resenting it
Walls that keep out hurt — and closeness with it
Fear of being left shaping what you let yourself want

Where relationship patterns come from

Early attachment experiences with caregivers
Relationships where love was inconsistent or conditional
Betrayals that recalibrated your sense of trust
Cultural and family messages about duty and self-sacrifice
Old patterns rehearsed so long they feel like personality

Attachment patterns were learned in relationship — and it's in relationship that they change.

How therapy helps.

Where patterns come from

Confusing patterns in relationships usually have roots: in attachment history, in family dynamics, in what you learned early about love, conflict, and closeness. Understanding where a pattern comes from gives you more leverage to change it.

We'll look at what's showing up in your relationships now, trace it back to where it came from, and figure out what you want to do differently.

You don't have to be in crisis

Relationship work in individual therapy isn't only for when things have broken down. It's also for when things feel stuck, distant, or like you keep having the same conversation without resolution. If there's something in your relationships you want to understand better, that's enough of a reason.

Start Your Therapy Journey

Sliding scale spots are currently open with Laila Siddiqui, MHC-I for clients located in New York — you choose what you can pay, from $30 to $80 per session. See fees & insurance.

Who you'll work with.

Tina Liu, LMHC-D

Founder & psychotherapist. EMDR-trained, culturally attuned, licensed in New York & Florida.

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Laila Siddiqui, MHC-I

Mental Health Counselor. Works with teens and young adults in New York, under the clinical supervision of Tina Liu, LMHC-D. Sliding scale spots available.

About Laila →

Junli Xiao, MHC-I

Mental Health Counselor. Works with adolescents and young adults in New York, in English and Mandarin, under the clinical supervision of Tina Liu, LMHC-D.

About Junli →

Our clinical team is growing — new therapists joining soon.

Not sure where to start? Send us a note and we'll figure it out together.