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Revitalize Your Relationship: Expert Couples Therapy

Revitalize Your Relationship: Expert Couples Therapy In New York

Revitalize Your Relationship: Expert Couples Therapy In California

  • Telehealth Available
Licensed in: California (PSY33145) & New York (025715)
Rates: $360 per 60 minute sessions. Insurance Info
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From the moment we are born, we are in relationship with others — our primary attachment figures. An infant’s reliance on their caregivers for survival underscores the necessity of human emotional bonds. Ample research has also shown that these emotional bonds are not only important for early survival, but are essential for flourishing in life. As we grow, this dependence evolves into stronger emotional connections with our partners, creating a key foundation for overcoming life’s obstacles, seizing greater opportunities, and finding genuine fulfillment.

Regrettably, not everyone is privileged to form such healthy bonds from the outset. Childhood trauma often hinders the formation of secure attachments, paving the way for unhealthy relational patterns in adult life. Furthermore, myriad hardships such as infidelity, intimacy issues, financial stress, and histories of trauma or mental health concerns can also tax even the most strong-willed relationships.

But within these hardships lies an extraordinary faculty for healing, recovery, and blossoming. Relationships, when nurtured and focused on, boast an amazing resilience that can restore them to their full potential and beyond. We specialize in facilitating this process for couples at any stage of their relationship, irrespective of their chosen relationship structure.

Our therapy approach, grounded in Emotionally Focused Therapy, inspires a deeper kind of intimacy and understanding. We help guide partners to foster secure emotional and sexual bonds, weaving a path towards a healthier, more gratifying relationship. Trust that no matter your journey, together, we can revisit and strengthen the attachment bonds that connect, heal, and truly fulfill us.

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Meet Your Therapist

Susan Chi, PhD

Susan Chi, PhD

Licensed Clinical Psychologist in California and New York

Client & Professional Testimonials

"I have struggled with depression my entire life, and no psychologist has been able to help me like Susan. With her kindness and professionalism, I was able to get through the most challenging time of my life. Sessions with Susan were life-changing and something I looked forward to every week. I wouldn’t be where I am now without her. I’ll be grateful forever.”
H.T.Former Individual Therapy Client
Dr. Chi is a dedicated, supportive, and empathetic provider who truly listens to her patients and provides empirically-based treatments tailored to her patients' needs. Her ability to give diagnostically accurate assessments, alongside thoughtful treatment recommendations, further adds to her already impressive skill set!
Alice Perez, PhDLicensed Clinical Neuropsychologist, Neurology Department, Yale University
Having worked with many therapists before, I never thought that it was possible to achieve results without spending many months to years in therapy; but, Susan was able to help me feel more centered and at peace in just a few sessions using somatic techniques.
S.C.Former Individual Therapy Client
"I struggled with gender dysphoria, and for years I fretted about whether or not to transition - or what transition could even look like for me. But after seeing Dr. Susan Chi I found the courage to make the choices that were best for me. To this day, I am satisfied with the decisions I made while seeing her."
P.A.Former Individual Therapy Client
Susan set the stage for compassionate listening and emotional connection in our marriage. She really understood us as a couple, as well as who we are individually in terms of our backgrounds and cultures. Susan helped us work through a lot of anger, coldness, and pain and helped us learn how to help each see how our dynamic wasn't working, as well as where it came from, and how to use new ways of relating to build security and trust. Thank you.
ST & VMFormer Couples Therapy Clients
Dr. Chi is a caring, warm, dedicated provider that constantly strives to provide effective treatment to the people that she works with. She is dedicated to understanding her clients, their context, and their intersectionalities. Dr. Chi is skilled at constructing healthy therapeutic environments that allow space for healing and growth. It is lovely to work with her and see her help her clients untangle past traumas as they move forward with their lives.
Jessica Carmona, PhDLicensed Clinical Psychologist, VA Medical Center
Dr. Chi is a talented and caring clinician. Her thoroughness, compassion, and diagnostic accuracy go a long way toward creating a comfortable and trusted environment for her clients/patients. Her evidence-based practices incorporate the latest research on both identification and intervention for individuals with varied presenting issues—earning her an outstanding reputation within the neuropsychological (and broader medical) community.
Laura Rabin, PhD, Licensed Psychologist and Clinical NeuropsychologistFaculty at Brooklyn College, CUNY and Associate Editor, The Clinical Neuropsychologist
"My time with Susan has been life-changing. Her sessions are something that I look forward to each week, and never fail to provide me with confidence, energy, and a new understanding of my own thoughts and emotions. She is an incredible listener who has provided me with a sense of control in my life. I truly couldn't imagine this past year without her."
G.S.Former Individual Therapy Client
Dr. Chi is kind, professional, and puts you at ease. She really cares and sees the best in your relationship. She helped gain our relationship back. Even though it was hard for me to learn to listen, heal, and eventually forgive my husband...and it was hard for him to put his anxiety and guilt aside to support me - we learned so much about each other in the process. I feel stronger and more secure and ready to move on.
C.B. & F.R.Former Couples Therapy Clients
Dr. Susan Chi is a thoughtful and compassionate clinician who is adept at understanding the complexity of trauma within a framework that is mindful of intersectionality and individuation. Her experience working with diverse military and civilian populations provides foundational knowledge from which Dr. Chi more fully assesses, consults, and treats all individuals. With this open mindset, Dr. Chi skillfully meets patients where they are in order to cultivate meaningful change. In addition to the delight of witnessing clinical progress with her patients, collaborating with Dr. Chi is intellectually invigorating and exciting.
Stephanie Nelson, PsyD, Licensed Clinical PsychologistNew York University Langone, Department of Psychiatry; VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, Manhattan Campus
Dr. Chi is a great referral resource for my patients. She is able to understand the needs of people with a whole host of complicated medical conditions and functional difficulties that can effect their mental health and day-to-day challenges. My patients praise her for being a thoughtful and effective therapist. I am grateful to have a colleague with such talent and skill.
Dr. Grace Tran, O.D., Board Certified Optometrist, Low Vision Rehabilitation Specialist Diamond Vision Center, Pasadena, CA

*In accordance with APA Ethical Standard 3.05, testimonials listed on this site are anonymized. Permission was obtained after the clients concluded services. Clients were not reimbursed for their recommendations.

Insurance

Dr. Chi is an out-of-network provider. However, if you have a PPO insurance plan, we can provide a monthly, detailed billing statement (superbill) that you may submit to your insurance company for reimbursement of costs.

Cancellation Policy

Scheduled appointments cancelled within 24 hours notice will be billed.

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