Embracing Joy Psychotherapy

Embracing Joy Psychotherapy We are a group psychotherapy practice in NYC specializing in seeing couples in their 20's through 40's!
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Melissa Divaris Thompson, LMFT
✨ NYC Couples Therapist helping you communicate better, fight softer & love deeper 💙
✨ Free attachment quiz, scripts & mini-course
👇 All my resources in one place
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12/18/2025

Ever notice you feel calm with some people and anxious with others? That’s not chemistry. That’s your attachment style. If love constantly feels activating, confusing, or emotionally exhausting, your nervous system is giving you information. Healthy relationships feel steady, safe, and emotionally regulating over time. Calm is not boring. Calm is secure. If you don’t know what attachment style you have take a look at the free quiz. The link is in the bio. # # # # #

Most people think couples therapy is only for partners on the edge of breaking up… but that couldn’t be further from the...
12/18/2025

Most people think couples therapy is only for partners on the edge of breaking up… but that couldn’t be further from the truth.

✨ Therapy is about:
• Building deeper intimacy
• Breaking unhelpful cycles
• Learning how to repair faster

The strongest couples are the ones who choose to grow together. ❤️

👉 Save this post to remind yourself.
👉 Tag your partner if you’d try therapy together.

12/17/2025

Being emotional in love doesn’t mean you’re unstable. It means you’re attached. And attachment needs understanding, not criticism.

I hear the term tossed around constantly, but do you know what it really means? https://bit.ly/48t5sDe
12/16/2025

I hear the term tossed around constantly, but do you know what it really means? https://bit.ly/48t5sDe

12/15/2025

People think love fails when people change. But as a couples therapist, I see the opposite. Relationships struggle when growth isn’t allowed. Reinventing yourself in a relationship doesn’t mean you picked the wrong partner. It means you’re human and evolving. If this hit, you’re not alone 🤍 Free attachment resources link in the bio

12/14/2025

You are not broken if you feel more anxious in one relationship than another. Different relationships activate different attachment wounds. Awareness, curiosity, and honest conversations can change everything. I’m Melissa, a licensed couples therapist, and I have a free attachment quiz and other gentle resources to help you understand your patterns with more clarity and compassion. Link in bio.

12/14/2025

Gaslighting isn’t disagreement. It’s being slowly taught to doubt your own reality. If you’ve ever left a conversation feeling confused, small, or questioning your memory, this matters. I’m Melissa, a licensed marriage and family therapist, and this is one of the most damaging relationship patterns I see. Your feelings are data, not drama. Take the free attachment quiz linked to understand why certain dynamics hit so hard and what to do next.

12/13/2025

If you’ve ever been told you’re “too much” in relationships, this might explain why. Anxious attachment isn’t about being needy, it’s about a nervous system that learned to look for safety through connection. Understanding your attachment style can change how you communicate, how you choose partners, and how you repair conflict. I’m Melissa, a licensed marriage and family therapist. If this resonated, take my free attachment quiz linked in my bio.

12/13/2025

The way people treat you in a relationship is often framed as self worth But in couples therapy it is usually about the dynamic you and your partner have built together When boundaries and clarity change the relationship has to respond Either it grows or it reveals its limits Free attachment quiz linked in bio 💕

12/13/2025

The way people treat you in a relationship is often framed as self worth But in couples therapy it is usually about the dynamic you and your partner have built together When boundaries and clarity change the relationship has to respond Either it grows or it reveals its limits Free attachment quiz linked in bio!

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353 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY
10016

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

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