Couples Therapy in Rockville Centre, NY
When couples seek couples therapy, they often describe a painful pattern: they fight about the same issues repeatedly, without resolution or change, or they feel that they are living separate lives despite being married or in a committed partnership. These experiences can create emotional distance, resentment, confusion, and profound loneliness. Couples frequently arrive in therapy wanting to understand why these patterns continue, and how to reconnect in a meaningful and fulfilling way.
Marta Laurette, psychotherapist, provides couples therapy to help partners strengthen their relationship through improved communication, conflict management, emotional connection, and the creation of a shared life. She draws on the Gottman Method Couples Therapy, having completed both Level 1 and Level 2 trainings. Her clinical work is informed by psychodynamic therapy principles, which help partners explore underlying feelings and attachment histories, and by cognitive behavioral therapy strategies that support practical skills, emotional regulation, and new ways of interacting.
In couples therapy, the purpose is not to determine who is right or wrong. Instead, the focus is on helping partners learn about each other and develop healthier ways of relating. Through structured conversations and guided reflection, partners learn to speak about their needs without blame or judgment. Rather than becoming defensive, shutting down, or escalating into anger, they learn to take responsibility for their behavior, soothe their own emotions, and listen with attention and empathy.
Marta Laurette supports couples in learning how to ask questions, express vulnerability, and engage in dialogue about what truly matters to each of them. She helps partners compromise with awareness and curiosity, rather than resentment or sacrifice. In couples therapy, couples explore their individual dreams and the dreams they hold for their shared future. They learn how to invest in these dreams, create rituals of connection, and generate meaning together.
Healthy relationships require nurturing. Just as any living system needs care to grow and thrive, intimate partnerships need time, attention, and emotional availability. Couples therapy offers a structured space where both partners give the relationship priority. This work requires commitment and courage from each person, as well as a willingness to be vulnerable and responsible for one’s emotional contributions.
Marta Laurette’s role as a couples psychotherapist is to support both partners equally. She offers empathy and attuned presence to each individual, while maintaining a balanced and neutral stance. She provides feedback, identifies patterns, and teaches interventions that help manage conflict, build friendship, increase trust, and deepen emotional connection. Through the integration of the Gottman Method, psychodynamic understanding, and cognitive behavioral techniques, she guides couples toward greater intimacy, stronger communication, and a shared life that feels meaningful, alive, and resilient.
