Emotionally Focused & Attachment-Based Couples Therapy

Online couples therapy in Philadelphia serving Pennsylvania, New York, and Connecticut

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My Approach

The “Problem” Is Not The Problem.

Short-term, high-impact EFT therapy for modern couples ready to thrive together.

The arguments we face on the surface are never the root causes we need to identify and shift. Whether you’re dating, moving in, newly married, raising kids, or deciding where to go next…

We help you slow down the cycle and start responding from a place of clarity and emotional safety with a trauma-informed and attachment-based approach.

This isn’t about becoming a brand-new partner tomorrow: you just have to decide to try a few new ways to connect with your partner and rekindle the flame.

If you’re ready to determine those ways, you’re in the right place!

At Relational Realm, you learn how to move forward together with more trust, understanding, and love than ever before with our online couples therapists.

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Your Relationship Needs Sustainable Solutions.

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In relationships, we will hurt each other—that’s part of it. Whether it’s disagreements about in-laws and boundaries, intimacy disconnect leading to distance, or something’s missing but you can’t quite determine what it is. Online couples therapy can help navigate challenges in your relationship.

You Might Be Ready For This Work If…

You Go Round & Round

You keep repeating the same arguments in different forms, and it's starting to feel like emotional whiplash

You Clash & Close Up

In conflict, one of you shuts down while the other blows up, leaving you both wondering where to go next

You Walk On Eggshells

You constantly tiptoe around while craving a deeper connection

You Miss The Spark

You’re ready to get back to the version of your relationship where it all felt simpler and more playful

You’re Hurting Yet Hopeful

There’s been a betrayal or withdrawal, and you want clinical support to repair it

You Both Want To Try

You both want this to work, but you aren’t sure how to move forward

We work with couples navigating:

  • Emotional Burnout

    Even strong couples can burn out from constantly trying to “get it right.”

    Whether you’re navigating survival mode or just feel tapped out emotionally, we help you restore emotional safety and build back the capacity to be present, generous, and connected again.

  • Anxiety & Avoidance

    When one partner seeks closeness and the other pulls away, it’s easy to feel stuck in a painful push-pull cycle.

    We help you understand each other’s attachment patterns and create new ways to feel safe, connected, and emotionally available—without losing yourself in the process.

  • Parenting & Postpartum Stress

    Kids change everything—and sometimes, that includes your connection.

    We help couples navigate the identity shifts, overwhelm, and emotional strain of parenting (especially postpartum) so they can show up for each other as partners, not just co-parents.

  • Betrayal Recovery

    Whether it's infidelity, secrecy, or emotional withdrawal, betrayal cuts deep. Healing is possible.

    We support couples in rebuilding trust slowly and intentionally, transforming rupture into deeper honesty and a stronger foundation moving forward.

  • Repeated Conflict

    It’s not just that you fight—it’s how you get stuck in the same argument over and over.

    We guide you through identifying the emotional cycle beneath the surface so you can shift from triggering each other to reaching for one another with clarity and care.

  • Emotional Labor Imbalance

    When one partner carries the invisible weight of planning, managing, or anticipating everything, it creates fatigue and frustration.

    We help couples name and rebalance the emotional labor in their relationship so no one feels like they’re managing the connection alone.

  • Resentment Buildup

    When unspoken needs and recurring disappointments pile up, resentment takes root.

    We help couples unpack what’s underneath the anger—often grief, loneliness, or exhaustion—and create new patterns of emotional honesty and repair before it hardens into disconnection.

  • Intimacy & Connection

    Is your relationship feeling more like roommates than romantic partners? Intimacy recovery is a process designed to help couples reconnect emotionally, rebuild trust, and rediscover closeness.

    We'll identify the patterns that have created distance and help you replace them with habits of connection, vulnerability, and mutual care.

 FAQs

  • Couples therapy is a powerful tool for healing and connection, but it’s natural to wonder if it’s the right step. Therapy is a safe space when both partners are willing to engage with honesty, openness, and respect. However, if there is ongoing addiction, abuse, or fear of retaliation, individual support may be a safer first step.

  • We meet online via a HIPAA-compliant electronic health and video conferencing platform, JaneApp. Once your account is created, you’re able to log in to maintain appointments and payments and meet with your therapist via secure telehealth video chat. 

  • As a concierge therapy service, Relational Realm does not accept insurance because most insurance companies dictate the methods, frequency, and length of your treatment. As trauma therapists, we cannot ethically treat you based on someone else’s assumptions of your needs. Additionally, insurance companies require treatment “justification,” asking therapists to prove that someone is “sick” and is not improving. This goes directly against our mission and values; you are not broken. 

    Relational Realm provides superbills for out of network insurance reimbursement. And yes, insurance companies reimburse for couples therapy. We know how to code for reimbursement!

  • $125 - $250 (interns - current waitlist)

    $175 (pre-licensed therapist)

    $250 (licensed therapist)

    $350 (director)

    Relational Realm provides superbills for out of network insurance reimbursement. And yes, insurance companies reimburse for couples therapy. We know how to code for reimbursement!

  • All cancellations made sooner than 48 hours before an appointment will not incur a charge. If you cancel your appointment less than 48 hours before it is scheduled, you will be subject to the full charge of the session. Likewise, a “no-show” charge of the full cost of the session will be incurred if you miss a scheduled session with no notice. If you are more than 15 minutes late to your appointment, it is considered a “no show” and you will be responsible for the session fee.

Ready to embrace change?

Your relationship isn’t broken. You’re just stuck in patterns that no longer serve the love you’ve built.

You’ve done the hard part by searching for help—let’s take the next step together.

Schedule your consultation to get started with online couples therapy today.