Online Therapy in New York & Connecticut
Online Therapy in New York & Connecticut: Individual Counseling, Couples Therapy, and Insurance Options
Finding the right therapist is about more than finding someone who offers appointments. You want a professional who understands what you're experiencing, provides practical support, and offers care that fits your life.
For adults and couples in New York and Connecticut, online therapy can make professional mental health and relationship support more accessible without the added demands of commuting to an office.
RBM Marriage and Family Therapy PLLC is an online therapy practice serving adults and couples throughout New York and Connecticut.
Our team provides individual counseling, couples therapy, and marriage counseling through secure virtual sessions. We help clients manage emotional challenges, improve relationships, navigate life transitions, and develop skills they can use beyond therapy.
We accept many major insurance plans and offer self-pay and potentially lower-cost therapy options.
Here's what you should know about the services available and how to decide what type of support may be right for you.
What Types of Online Therapy Are Available in New York and Connecticut?
At RBM Marriage and Family Therapy, our two primary services are individual therapy for adults and couples therapy for people seeking support in their relationships.
Both are offered online to clients in New York and Connecticut, but they address different needs.
Individual Therapy for Adults
Individual therapy provides one-on-one support for people experiencing emotional difficulties, challenging life circumstances, or recurring patterns they want to understand and change.
You don't need a formal diagnosis or a major crisis to begin counseling.
Our online individual therapy services help adults experiencing:
Anxiety: Persistent worry, overthinking, racing thoughts, and difficulty relaxing.
Depression: Low mood, hopelessness, emotional numbness, and reduced motivation.
Burnout and chronic stress: Emotional exhaustion, work-related pressure, and difficulty maintaining balance.
Trauma: Distressing past experiences, emotional triggers, heightened alertness, and difficulty feeling safe.
Grief and loss: Bereavement, major losses, and adjusting to life after painful changes.
Anger management: Irritability, emotional reactivity, difficulty controlling outbursts, and recurring conflict.
Life transitions: Career changes, relationship changes, identity concerns, and other major adjustments.
Chronic or terminal illness: The emotional impact of illness, uncertainty, changing responsibilities, and health-related stress.
Individual counseling can also help with self-esteem, boundaries, communication skills, and relationship patterns.
Therapy isn't limited to discussing what went wrong. It can help you understand why certain patterns repeat and develop healthier ways to handle difficult emotions and situations.
Explore our individual therapy specialties and conditions for more information.
Online Couples Therapy and Marriage Counseling
Relationships can become difficult even when both partners care deeply about each other.
Some couples struggle with frequent arguments. Others experience emotional distance, broken trust, or disagreements that remain unresolved despite repeated attempts to communicate.
At RBM Marriage and Family Therapy, we provide online couples therapy and marriage counseling for partners throughout New York and Connecticut.
Our relationship counseling services address:
Communication problems: Misunderstandings, defensiveness, emotional shutdown, and difficulty feeling heard.
Recurring conflict: Repeated arguments, resentment, escalating disagreements, and unresolved tension.
Trust issues: Insecurity, betrayal, suspicion, and challenges rebuilding emotional safety.
Infidelity: Recovering from emotional or physical affairs and deciding how to move forward.
Intimacy concerns: Emotional disconnection, physical distance, and difficulties rebuilding closeness.
Premarital counseling: Preparing for marriage through stronger communication, expectations, and shared goals.
Parenting disagreements: Conflicting parenting styles, co-parenting stress, and unequal responsibilities.
Financial conflict: Disagreements about spending, debt, financial priorities, and shared responsibilities.
Divorce and separation: Navigating relationship decisions, separation, and major changes with greater clarity.
Life transitions: Adjusting as a couple to parenthood, illness, caregiving, career changes, or other significant events.
Couples therapy is not reserved for marriages in crisis.
Engaged couples, married partners, and people in committed relationships may benefit from counseling before difficulties become deeply established.
The objective is not to determine who is right or wrong. It is to help partners understand their relationship patterns, improve communication, and work toward more constructive ways of resolving problems.
Learn more about the relationship issues we address in couples therapy.
Should You Choose Individual Therapy or Couples Counseling?
One common question is whether relationship difficulties are better addressed through individual counseling or couples therapy.
The answer often depends on where the primary challenges are occurring.
Individual therapy may be a good starting point when you want to manage anxiety, depression, anger, trauma, grief, burnout, or personal relationship patterns. It can help you understand your own emotions, boundaries, reactions, and behaviors.
Couples therapy may be more appropriate when the main difficulty involves interactions between partners. Communication breakdowns, unresolved disagreements, emotional distance, and rebuilding trust often benefit from a relationship-focused approach.
Sometimes both types of counseling can be relevant.
For example, a person experiencing significant stress may benefit from individual counseling while the couple separately addresses how that stress affects their relationship.
You do not have to make this decision alone. An initial consultation can help clarify which service best matches your circumstances.
Does RBM Marriage and Family Therapy Accept Insurance?
Yes. RBM Marriage and Family Therapy accepts many major health insurance plans for online therapy in New York and Connecticut.
Insurance networks listed by our practice include:
Aetna, Anthem, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Harvard Pilgrim, Meritain Health, Optum, Oscar Health, Oxford, UMR, and UnitedHealthcare.
This can help adults and couples seeking a therapist who participates in their insurance network.
However, individual policies differ. Coverage may depend on your specific plan, deductible, copayments, coinsurance, and whether the service qualifies for insurance reimbursement.
Couples therapy coverage, in particular, may have different requirements from individual psychotherapy.
Before scheduling, contact your insurance company to confirm your behavioral health benefits, network participation, and any expected out-of-pocket expenses.
For additional information, visit our insurance and payment options page.
What If You Don't Have Insurance or Prefer to Pay Privately?
Insurance is not the only option for receiving therapy.
RBM Marriage and Family Therapy also offers self-pay appointments for clients who prefer private payment or do not have applicable insurance coverage.
Reduced-fee therapy may be available through supervised interns. Sliding-scale arrangements may also be discussed depending on circumstances and availability.
If the cost of therapy has kept you from reaching out, contact our practice to ask about the options currently available.
The goal is to help you understand your choices before beginning treatment.
How Does Online Therapy Work?
Our therapy services are provided virtually rather than through in-person office appointments.
Clients attend sessions using secure online video technology from home or another appropriate private setting.
To receive online therapy through our practice, clients must be located in New York or Connecticut at the time of their session.
Virtual therapy can be especially useful for:
Working professionals balancing demanding schedules.
Parents and caregivers who have difficulty traveling to appointments.
Couples coordinating time together for counseling.
People managing chronic illness or mobility challenges.
Adults who prefer the privacy and convenience of meeting remotely.
Online counseling also expands access beyond the immediate area surrounding a therapist's physical office.
Whether you live in New York City, another part of New York State, or a community in Connecticut, virtual sessions can make consistent therapy more manageable.
A reliable internet connection and a private place to participate are important parts of making online therapy work well.
What Makes Our Approach to Therapy Different?
At RBM Marriage and Family Therapy, we believe counseling should provide more than a place to discuss problems.
Therapy should help people recognize patterns, understand emotional responses, develop practical coping skills, and make meaningful changes outside their appointments.
Our practice is led by Rachel Chernyavskiy, MA, LMFT, and our team draws from established therapeutic approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), the Gottman Method, psychodynamic therapy, and person-centered therapy.
Different clients require different approaches. Treatment is tailored to individual concerns, relationship challenges, and personal goals rather than following a single formula.
We also believe therapy does not need to continue indefinitely.
The aim is to equip individuals and couples with greater understanding and practical skills they can continue using in everyday life.
Frequently Asked Questions About Online Therapy in New York and Connecticut
Where can I find online therapy for anxiety or depression in New York?
RBM Marriage and Family Therapy provides online individual counseling for adults located in New York. Our therapists support clients experiencing anxiety, depression, chronic stress, burnout, grief, and related emotional concerns. Sessions are available virtually throughout the state.
Are there online couples therapists in Connecticut?
Yes. RBM Marriage and Family Therapy offers online couples counseling and marriage therapy throughout Connecticut. Services include support for communication difficulties, trust issues, repeated arguments, infidelity, intimacy concerns, and other relationship challenges.
Can I use Aetna, Cigna, Optum, or UnitedHealthcare for online therapy?
RBM Marriage and Family Therapy lists these insurers among its accepted insurance networks. Coverage and out-of-pocket costs depend on your individual policy. Contact your insurance provider directly to verify your benefits and whether your intended therapy service is covered.
Do both partners need to be married to attend couples therapy?
No. Couples counseling is available for people in committed relationships, including engaged couples, married partners, and other long-term relationships.
Can online therapy help with anger management?
Yes. Our individual therapy services include anger management support for adults who experience frequent frustration, emotional reactivity, difficulty controlling outbursts, or conflict associated with anger.
Is there a lower-cost option for therapy in New York or Connecticut?
Potentially. Alongside insurance and self-pay services, RBM Marriage and Family Therapy may offer discounted sessions with supervised interns and discuss sliding-scale arrangements when available.
How do I begin online individual or couples therapy?
Start by contacting RBM Marriage and Family Therapy to schedule a consultation. You can describe the challenges you want help with, ask about therapist availability, and discuss whether individual therapy or couples counseling is an appropriate starting point.
Start Online Therapy in New York or Connecticut
You do not need to wait until anxiety feels unmanageable, stress becomes overwhelming, or relationship problems reach a breaking point before seeking support.
Whether you are looking for individual counseling, online couples therapy, marriage counseling, or help navigating a difficult life transition, professional support can provide a clearer path forward.
RBM Marriage and Family Therapy PLLC provides online therapy for adults and couples across New York and Connecticut, with accepted insurance networks, self-pay options, and potentially reduced-fee services.
Our goal is to help you better understand what you're experiencing, build useful skills, and move toward healthier emotional and relationship patterns.
Learn more at www.rbmmft.com.
