Best Couple Psychologists In Hartford Near Me

4worldlovers:
The only real constant is change. Life’s challenge is to meet that change. Our work as humans is to meet these changes in relationships, business, or with family and friends with grace and poise. Sometimes the changes we confront can be overwhelming and we find ourselves floundering and adrift.


Whether we encounter some personal trauma or a seemingly unmanageable shift in our professional landscape, it is normal for us to feel paralyzed or frightened. If we do not know where to turn to or what to do, we may find ourselves in a perilous place. Personal and professional guidance can transform these seemingly insurmountable challenges. And this guidance can then turn our challenges into something happening for us rather than something happening to us.


At Dr. Dori Gatter and Associates, our team of seasoned professionals can support you in addressing these challenges related to your personal relationships, your business partnerships, or your role as a Founder or CEO. Purposeful guidance and support, coupled with your willingness to create positive change in your life, establishes an opportunity for you to re-envision your life and relationships. Changing your worldview reinvigorates your relationships, deflects your sense of uncertainty or lack of purpose, and reestablishes clear avenues of communication and intimacy.


If you are here, you have recognized it is time for a change— time to find greater ease, happiness, meaning and purpose in your life. Reach out to our office to set up a free 15-minute consultation. We can discuss your concerns and help you best focus your energies on a new and more fulfilling path.

Relationships are hard work, but they don’t need to be hard. When you’re in conflict with your partner, it can be a struggle to get past that same argument you seem to have over and over again. Couples counseling can help.

The constancy and intensity of your business relationship can present issues, conflicts and obstacles. ‘Couples counseling’ for business partners can be exactly what you and your partner need to bring your business to the next level.

Discussing the hard topics, partners need to feel safe, secure and respected in their relationship, whether personal or professional. Growth comes through communication, not casting blame.

4worldlovers: Does the title sound like a match between two opposing teams? Which one will overcome the other, which will succeed, and what has to happen for Love to succeed — isn’t that everyone’s favorite?

Have you been in a situation, or maybe you are currently, where Fear seems to be winning?

What is there to fear about falling in love, or loving too much once we’ve already fallen?


The fear of not finding the right person, or being with the right person, for us

The fear of finding something we don’t like about the person we fell in love with and what could happen then?

The fear of discovering that we don’t really deserve the beautiful feelings of love?

There’s probably an infinite number of things we could fear. The trick is to understand how fear is created and what we can do about it.

Previous conditioning from something that happened to us in the past

A belief we hold onto because we think that it’s true

The idea that someone will judge us for loving too much or loving the wrong person.

What if we knew a secret about life and lived accordingly; as though there was never a good reason to fear falling deeply in love, with life, with ourselves, or with another person?

What if we knew that we could completely let ourselves go, head over heels while keeping ourselves and others, completely safe, no matter how it turned out?

What if we knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that we are always being protected even if the person we felt completely and totally in love with were to vanish into thin air, or tell us they found someone else they want to be with more, and we knew that we’d be okay because we understood that meant it was for our better good, even when it didn’t look that way at first?

Would you risk more and give more of yourself and allow yourself to love more fully than ever before if you knew this to be true?

When a tree falls in the forest it becomes fertile ground for new growth. Have you ever seen one fallen log become the host for countless life forms? Is it possible that this is also the truth of who we are? We are part of nature, even though we never asked to be.

What if you had absolutely no fear of judgment, if a relative, or your partner, or the person you want approval from the most, judged you negatively in some way? What if it didn’t have a negative effect on you because you knew it was that person’s perspective, it was coming from their conditioned way of thinking about things and had nothing to do with your true essence.


What would your life be like if you never called up judgment about another person? Or if it were to sneak into your consciousness and you were present enough to not give it any energy; how would that enhance your life?

What if all of this was the natural result of a simple understanding of how life really works — through us, rather than to us, and it was available for everyone to realize; not as something to live by, because that would require a belief that would come and go in different moods and states of mind, but a knowing that ran so deep that fear didn’t make sense anymore?

What if we are part of the formless energy of love being expressed through a physical form, that is you, me, and every human being? We are pure love being expressed — until we get in the way, by thinking ourselves into a fearful stupor.

Does it make sense to get in the way of the free-flowing energy of love?

After all, this energy is unbounded, unless we bind it up with the stories we tell ourselves and believe to be true.

See what you notice about your unintentional, personal fears, that can block the truth of love unbounded. See if that realization is the doorway to creating deeper connections, greater emotional intimacy, openness, and vulnerability — which is what we call soul connections.

4worldlovers:
Experience effective therapy with a counselor or therapist in West Hartford


Take a minute to think about different areas of your life that are important to you: your relationships, your career, your spirituality. Would you consider that you are as happy and as fulfilled as you could be in each of these?


More than likely, the answer is no. You might be struggling to connect with your loved ones, excel in your career, or live by your faith. On the other hand, you might feel pretty happy and fulfilled in your relationships, your career, and your spirituality—but you know that there are improvements to be made.

Are you searching for therapy in or near West Hartford? Are you interested in online therapy opportunities? Here at Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Hartford, we help people just like you to live better through in-person counseling and virtual counseling. We believe that everyone can benefit from working with a mental health professional to make changes—big and small—that supplement a happy, healthy life.

Our therapists, counselors, clinical social workers, psychologists, and psychologists have the skills, experience, and training to assist individuals, couples, children, and families in making these changes. If you are looking for reliable, trusted counseling in Connecticut, give us a call.

If you’ve never been to therapy before, you might be intrigued about what to expect or prepare for. While every experience in therapy (as well as counseling and life coaching) is different, your therapist will likely follow this process:

First, they will ask you about what’s going on and work to understand any problem areas in your life.

Then, they will design your future sessions around helping you to address or manage these problems.

The end goal is to assist you in achieving greater health, happiness, and success in life.

The therapists, counselors, and telepsychiatrists at Thriveworks are dedicated to offering you premium mental health care and take a holistic approach to work with their clients. In addition to designing individualized therapy, detailed above, these providers offer supportive, judgment-free care.

Psychiatry is a field of medicine focusing on mental disorders and their diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. To do so effectively, psychiatrists earn a medical degree and undergo additional years of study in a psychiatric residency.

If you’re suffering from a mental, behavioral or emotional disorder, a psychiatrist can provide a valuable perspective thanks to their strong medical background. They can walk you through a comprehensive evaluation, speak knowledgeably about physical symptoms, and can even prescribe medication, when necessary.

If you’ve been struggling with a mental or emotional disorder, you don’t have to go it alone. Reach out today to make an online therapy appointment with one of our board certified psychiatrists at Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Hartford.

4worldlovers:
Feeling overwhelmed and stressed out? Get individual therapy or couples counseling from a therapist with more than twenty-seven years of experience. All services are LGBTQ friendly. You can have teletherapy in the privacy of your home, office, or car. Or we can meet in person in my West Hartford office once you are fully vaccinated and boosted.

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