Licensed Family Therapy, Family Counseling and Divorce Mediation in Suffolk County Long Island

 

"Live for what tomorrow has to offer...not for what yesterday has given up."

 

 

 

 

COUPLES & MARRIAGE COUNSELING

Michael A. Scarpa and the other staff members are Family and Marital Therapists and are here to assist couples in distress get back on track in their relationships. Through use of skills and strategies taken from the work of John Gottman, PhD. and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, we will work with couples to improve various aspects of their life together, including:

• LEARNING TO TURN TOWARDS AND NOT AWAY FROM EACH OTHER DURING TIMES OF STRESS
  • INCLUDING USE OF SOFT START-UP, VALIDATION, AND REFLECTING TECHNIQUES
• HOW TO BUILD LOVE MAPS AND THE "EMOTIONAL BANK ACCOUNT"
• OPENING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH, BOTH INDIVIDUALLY AND TOGETHER
• IMPROVING RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH BETTER COMMUNICATION
• IDENTIFY THE "4 HORSEMAN" AND HOW TO MOVE BEYOND THEM
• HOW TO BETTER HANDLE BOTH SOLVABLE AND PERPETUAL PROBLEMS

 

When the world says “Give up.”
Hope whispers,
“Try it one more time.”