143 Newbury Street Boston, Ma.
617-657-2636
Marriage and Relationship Counseling
Rediscover and Deepen Your Love
Heal your relationship and secure the love and partnership you desire. At Back Bay Life Coaching and Counseling, we specialize in marriage counseling, couples therapy and relationship coaching that helps partners improve communication, rebuild intimacy, and resolve long-standing conflicts. Whether you are in a new relationship or decades into your marriage, our professional, licensed therapists provide a supportive space to reconnect and grow. Our approach combines mindfulness-based therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy (ETF) and Gottman Method.
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Personal Therapy
For individuals struggling with anxiety, OCD or panic we provide mindfulness based CBT treatment so that you can achieve success, competence and peace in your personal life. Our life coaching allows you to get unstuck whether in your personal life or career, helping you find a life well made with greater congruence and happiness.
Couples and Marriage Counseling
Our focus is on enhancing communication and intimacy, developing healthy avenues for conflict resolution, restoring connection and recovering the origins of intimacy and sexuality that brought you together.
Anxiety and Stress Relief Therapy
Anxiety is one the most common reasons individuals seek therapy. Anxiety is often rooted in fear and worry about the future. You may be overwhemed by these thoughts, experience difficulty with concentration or suffer from panic attacks. You may find yourself obsessing over details or feel stressed much of the time. We help you learn skills with CBT treatment and mindfulness to regain inner peace.
Premarital Counseling
Pre-marital counseling can be very helpful in planning for the next stages of your life together. Ensure your values and goals are allied. Discuss finances, children, religious preferences, intimacy, communication, love languages and your new extended family prior to one of the biggest days of your life!
Relationship Counseling
Career and Educational Counseling
With specialties in career developmental, college counseling, learning disabilities, Asperger's, performance anxiety, and stress mangement, we are skilled at guiding you to success.
Have you experienced difficult relationships, self absorbed partners or been cheated on in the past? Are you dating and struggling with the emotional ups and downs of uncertainty? Are you suffering from Relationship Ambivalence and wondering if they are the one? Therapy can help you deal with your relationship trauma, identify unhealthy patterns, improve your sense of self-worth and find a healthy relationship.
Creativity and Values Coaching
Are you lost or not living the life you want to live? Is your life allied with your values? If you feel that you have been waiting for the right moment to be creative, to find meaning, or to try new adventures, we can provide the support and tools to make that moment now.
Start Your Personal Growth Today
Welcome! Finding a therapist that you feel compatible with can feel daunting. We are happy to offer you a complimentary 20 minute consultation so that you can better understand our approach and answer your questions. Over 90% of our clients who take advantage of this consultation, eventually choose to work with us. With decades of experience, utilizing the latest evidence based approaches we will help you to achieve your goals and find your best self.
Meet
Kelly Easton, MA,CAGS, MFA
With advanced degrees and over 40 years of experience working in variety of clinical settings, we use the latest integrative modalities to foster personal growth and change.
Michael Ruben LICSW
Want to improve communication with your partner?
To reach your partner's heart, remember that the first four letters of heart are h.e.a.r. Hear your partner to reach their heart!
Relationship and
Marriage Counseling
Communication skills
Learn how to sensitively listen and respond to your partner to deepen your understanding and connection. Strengthen your ability to empathize with your partner's experience.
Conflict resolution
Resolve recurring arguments and resentment. Manage anger and emotional flooding successfully as you learn to establish healthy boundaries, self care and apply conflict resolution skills.
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Intimacy and sexuality
Learn how to foster emotional intimacy, trust and vulnerability to improve your relationship.
For specific problems with desire, attraction and arousal learn new skills to assist with finding solutions to enhance intimacy.
Infidelity
Recovery from affairs, includes understanding "the why" and dealing with each partner’s emotional response, often of anger, hurt, pain and shame. When both partners are ready, we work on rebuilding a healthy, trusting and lasting connection.
Take the first step. Arrange your first appointment or get answers to your questions! We offer flexible scheduling in-person at our Boston office or via secure online therapy.
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Contact us today to schedule a complimentary 20 minute visit to learn more. We look forward to talking with you!
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At Back Bay Life Coaching and Counseling, your well-being is important to us.