Most couples wait six years from when problems start until they look for help. The hardest call is usually the first one. The good news: couples work has decades of evidence behind it and most couples come out the other side better off, together or with more clarity.
Southampton sits at the western edge of the East End: a Village of about 4,000 year-round residents that swells in the summer, a mix of working families along the Tuckahoe and North Sea roads and a more affluent population closer to the ocean. Most of the people we see in Southampton are not the summer crowd. They are local: teachers, hospital staff at Stony Brook Southampton, contractors, restaurant managers, retirees, and parents whose kids go to Tuckahoe or Southampton schools.
How couples therapy works here
We draw on Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), the Gottman Method, and Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT). Couples sessions are 75 minutes. Most couples come weekly to start, then space out as things settle. Both partners need to be willing to come.
What it costs
Practically: most insurance plans common to Southampton residents are commercial PPOs through Long Island employers (school district plans, the hospital, county government, trades unions). We are in network with most of the big names; we verify before your first session. With most in-network plans (Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Oxford, Northwell Direct), the typical out-of-pocket cost is between $0 and $40 per session, depending on your specific plan. Coverage may vary; we check your specific benefits in writing before your first session at no cost. Send your insurance information here.
If we are not in network with your plan, you may still have out-of-network benefits that reimburse a portion. See the payment options page for the Mentaya tool to check that quickly. Self-pay rates are listed there too.
Same-week openings, most weeks
We hold intake capacity so most weeks we can get you in within days, not months. Sessions are in person at our Long Island office or by secure video anywhere in New York State.
How to start
Three options:
- Call or text 631-371-2718.
- Send a note via the contact form.
- Verify your insurance first on the verify insurance page.
For more on the clinical side and the approaches we use, see the full couples therapy guide.