Greg Kovacs, PhD

Greg Kovacs, PhD Couples & Relationships | Education, Counseling, & Consulting Greg also hosts the popular True You!

Greg Kovacs is a Utica, New York-based licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and coparenting researcher who specializes in couples counseling, post-relationship coparenting, and the transition into blended family relationships. His counseling techniques emphasize cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), family system theory, and solution-focused therapy to achieve actionable and effective results. Building on the foundations of academic research and real-world experience, Greg is driven to understand the complexities of couple and family interactions to help you overcome challenging patterns of thought, emotion, and behavior. In addition to his private practice, Greg offers online and in-person seminars and workshops on coparenting and relationship health. His seminar on coparenting takes place several times a year and satisfies court-ordered coparenting education requirements. Podcast, featuring conversations with experts in the fields of psychology, ethics, and culture that feed the mind, inspire growth, and encourage personal and professional transformation.

12/30/2025

In this episode, Dr. Greg Kovacs dives into the concept of relationship burnout. Discover why relationships in 2025 feel more intense and demanding and how e...

05/17/2025

Dear Younger Generations: It has recently come to my attention that "Netflix and Chill" does not mean what it once did. In the future, please inform the rest of us. It's important. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a few things to clear up amongst friends.

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04/23/2025
04/07/2025
In the late 90s, I read Descartes' Error, and one point by Damasio stayed with me: emotional "gut instincts" are essenti...
03/06/2025

In the late 90s, I read Descartes' Error, and one point by Damasio stayed with me: emotional "gut instincts" are essential, helping us avoid being paralyzed by choices.

"Can't you just get over it?" is an insidious, emotionally isolating statement. And emotional isolation primes a sense o...
03/05/2025

"Can't you just get over it?" is an insidious, emotionally isolating statement. And emotional isolation primes a sense of helplessness, evokes a sense of danger, and is linked to the fear of death. "Fear of death?! You're exaggerating a bit, aren't you?" No, I'm not.

Emotionally available partners are neurological handymen, rewiring crappy emotional circuits left by childhood’s “amateu...
03/03/2025

Emotionally available partners are neurological handymen, rewiring crappy emotional circuits left by childhood’s “amateur electricians.”

When your 16-year-old asks to go to the father-daughter dance, you go! I couldn't have been more proud. Even better . . ...
03/01/2025

When your 16-year-old asks to go to the father-daughter dance, you go! I couldn't have been more proud. Even better . . . she drove!

"He just doesn't want to;" "she's not trying hard enough;" "you keep giving in to him." Kids don't WANT to miss school o...
02/28/2025

"He just doesn't want to;" "she's not trying hard enough;" "you keep giving in to him." Kids don't WANT to miss school or give parents a hard time or curl up on their bed instead of playing outside with their friends. Something's up. They ARE having a hard time. Our job is to be their regulators; their safest place.

When the phone call comes from the school office asking for help with my child, I will be there every time to fight for him.

An over focus on symptom management can result in an overuse of "rescue medications," like alcohol, isolation, and crapp...
02/28/2025

An over focus on symptom management can result in an overuse of "rescue medications," like alcohol, isolation, and crappy secondary emotions, like anger. Instead, address the context and personal history that impact the reoccurrence of symptoms.

02/27/2025

It's hard to do at times. But forgiveness is essential in the process of healing from betrayal. Forgiveness is a choice; it's not something that "just happens." It requires us to understand our partner's behavior without judgment. Forgiveness doesn't mean that you condone the behavior or forget the behavior.

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02/27/2025

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