Clinical Services — Relational
Stronger together, starting here.
Compassionate, structured support for couples navigating communication challenges, conflict, intimacy, and the full complexity of long-term relationships.
Areas of support include
- Communication Skills
- Intimacy & Reconnection
- Conflict Resolution
- Marital & Pre-Marital Counseling
- Conjoint & Separate Sessions
- Family Impact Education
Our Approach
Addressing the patterns that shape every relationship.
Family structure and communication play a crucial role in an individual’s physical, social, and psychological well-being. Effective communication and positive relationships within a family are essential for normal functioning across all these domains.
Couples, pre-marital, or marital therapy focuses on addressing communication patterns and problem behaviors between individuals in long-term relationships. This type of therapy aims to improve communication, foster intimacy, and develop conflict-resolution skills.
We work with each couple to address specific patterns and interpersonal dynamics within their unique relationship — promoting healthy behaviors that improve functioning as a whole.
Conjoint and separate sessions.
We offer both conjoint sessions, where both partners attend together, and separate individual sessions when needed to address specific patterns and interpersonal dynamics within the relationship system.
Who we work with
- Couples navigating communication breakdown
- Partners preparing for marriage
- Those working through conflict or trust issues
- Couples considering or navigating divorce
- Relationships affected by stress, loss, or transition
Therapeutic Modalities
Evidence-based methods tailored to your needs
We draw from a wide range of proven therapeutic approaches, selecting and combining methods based on what’s most effective for each individual client.
Communication Skills
Developing the tools to express needs, listen actively, and engage constructively — even under stress.
Conflict Resolution
Problem-solving strategies that foster positive interactions and healthy responses to disagreement.
Intimacy & Connection
Rebuilding emotional closeness and understanding the dynamics that strengthen or strain connection.
Behavior Change
Recognizing, accepting, and changing problem behaviors that negatively impact the relationship.
Family Impact Education
Understanding how couple behavior affects children and the broader family system as a whole.
Adaptable Solutions
Flexible, evolving approaches that address changing dynamics as the relationship grows and shifts over time.
Gottman Method
Research-based approach for building trust, improving communication, and deepening connection in relationships.
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Strengthens emotional bonds and attachment patterns in individuals, couples, and families.
Emerging Framework
The Tri-Partite Persona Approach:
The Three Selves
Sustainable intimacy isn’t built by the couple alone, it’s built by three distinct selves in constant relationship with one another. Developed by Dr. Anna Elton the framework aims to support partners in understanding and balancing each dimension of who they are within the relationship.
Me
The Individual Self
Who you are on your own
Your identity, values, needs, and personal history. A healthy relationship begins with each partner having a strong, grounded sense of self, independent of the couple dynamic.
We
The Couple Self
Who you are together
The bond, shared language, and emotional contract between two people. This is the space where intimacy, communication, and partnership are built and sustained.
Us
The Family Self
Who you are as a family
The roles, responsibilities, and relational ecosystem that form when a couple becomes a family. Balancing this self protects both the partnership and the people within it.
When Me, We, and Us are in balance, relationships don't just survive the pressures of life — they become the foundation from which individuals, couples, and families can truly flourish.
Effective Relationship Communication
Family structure and communication play a crucial role in an individual’s physical, social, and psychological well-being. Effective communication and positive relationships within a family are essential for normal functioning across these domains.
Couples, pre-marital, or marital therapy focuses on addressing communication patterns and problem behaviors between individuals in long-term relationships. This type of therapy aims to improve communication, foster intimacy, and develop conflict-resolution skills.
Couples Therapy Provides
We work with clients in this program to address specific patterns and interpersonal relationships within each familial system and promote healthy behaviors that can improve a couple’s functioning as a whole.
- Conjoint or separate spouse sessions to address specific patterns and interpersonal relationships within each familial system.
- Assistance in recognizing, accepting, and changing problem behaviors that impact the relationship.
- Development of problem-solving and communication skills to foster positive interactions and healthy behaviors.
- Education on how couple behavior can affect children and the family system as a whole.
- Adaptable solutions to address changing dynamics within the relationship.
Next Steps…
For more information about our behavioral health services or to make a referral please call (978) 972-1000 or fill out a referral form.
Make A ReferralNOTE: If this is an immediate emergency, contact your local Emergency Response team or dial 911.
Why It Matters
Relationships are the foundation of well-being.
Research consistently shows that the quality of our closest relationships has a profound impact on physical health, mental wellness, and life satisfaction. When relationships struggle, every member of the family feels it.
Couples counseling isn’t only for relationships in crisis. Many couples seek therapy to deepen connection, navigate life transitions, or build stronger foundations before marriage. Wherever you are, we meet you there.
"Effective communication and positive relationships within a family are essential for normal functioning across physical, social, and psychological domains."
Longwood Care Clinical Philosophy
Getting Started
What to expect when you reach out.
No PCP referral needed. Self-referrals are always welcome, one partner or both can initiate contact.
Virtual Sessions
Our telehealth platform is built for couples. Join from the same room or from two separate locations. Whether you’re together at home or navigating different schedules and distances, therapy fits around your life.
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Make a referral or contact us
Call (978) 972-1000, fill out our online referral form, or email intake@longwoodcare.org. Either partner can initiate.
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Initial intake & assessment
We gather information about your relationship and goals to match you with the right clinician and structure.
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Your first session
Meet your therapist together or individually, depending on what’s most appropriate for your situation, and begin building your plan.
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Ongoing care & progress
Regular conjoint or individual sessions with consistent support and plan adjustments as your relationship grows and changes.
Ready to invest in your relationship? We're here.
Call (978) 972-1000 · intake@longwoodcare.org · Self-referrals welcome.
If this is an immediate emergency, contact your local Emergency Response team or dial 911.
Insurance & Access
We accept most major insurance plans.
Self-pay options are available, and no PCP referral is required, self-referrals are always welcome.
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Cigna
Harvard Pilgrim
United Healthcare
Aetna
OPTUM
AllWays
Anthem BCBS
Tufts
WellSense
Partners Health
MassHealth (MBHP)
Licensed Clinicians
Services provided by licensed LMFT, LICSW, and LMHC clinicians.
No Referral Required
Voluntary service does not require a PCP referral.
Self-Pay Available
Self-pay services are available upon request for privacy and out of network insurance coverage.
Telehealth Services
Mon–Fri 9am–7pm · Saturday on-demand, accessible nationwide.