Two People, One Pattern
Relationships are hard. Getting help is a strength. Dr. Rieke works with couples to create more honest, connected, and sustainable partnerships.
When Connection Drifts
Every long-term relationship goes through periods of disconnection, conflict, or simply drifting out of sync. Whether the issue is communication breakdowns, trust, differing needs, or the strain of juggling work, family, and everyday life, couples counseling offers a structured space to be heard and understood — often for the first time in a while.
How Sessions Work
Sessions focus on building the skills to communicate honestly without escalating, understanding each partner's underlying needs, and repairing the patterns that keep a couple stuck in the same arguments. The goal is a relationship that feels less like work and more like a partnership.
For a closer look at the issues couples bring to therapy, and a practice you can try at home this week, visit The Space Between Us.
What the Research Says
Couples counseling isn't just anecdotal comfort — Emotionally Focused Therapy, one of the approaches Dr. Rieke draws on, is among the most rigorously studied couples interventions:
- A comprehensive meta-analysis of 20 studies (332 couples) found large improvements in relationship distress following Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, with roughly 70% of couples symptom-free by the end of treatment and those gains holding up to two years later.Spengler et al., Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice →
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This is Tier One clinical therapy, which may be covered by insurance. All sessions are provided by Dr. Karina Rieke, PhD, LMHC-D, licensed in New York, Florida, and Nevada. All sessions are held online through secure video.