Imago Therapy in Westchester, NY
Heal Your Relationship by Understanding the Wounds Beneath the Conflict
Looking for a couples therapist near me? Ortal Weinberg offers trauma-informed Imago Therapy in Westchester, NY to help you and your partner move beyond conflict and reconnect. She specializes in helping couples improve communication, rebuild trust, create intimacy, and feel emotionally safe again. Book a free consultation today.
What Is Imago Relationship Therapy?
​​Relationships can bring out the best and the worst in us. One moment you're deeply connected, and the next you're stuck in the same fight you’ve had a hundred times.
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Imago Therapy is a powerful approach to couples counseling that helps you understand the deeper reasons behind recurring conflicts — and teaches you how to truly hear, heal, and reconnect with your partner, as well as how to reconnect with yourself.
This approach to couples counseling is rooted in the idea that the way we relate to our partners is shaped by our earlier attachment experiences. Imago helps you and your partner move beyond surface-level arguments and into deeper, more meaningful connection.
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If you're looking for the best couples therapist near you in Westchester, NY, the Imago Therapy approach offers the structure and compassion to transform your relationship from the inside out.
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Reach out to us to learn more and schedule a free 15-minute consultation with our expert Imago Therapist in New York, Ortal Weinberg.
Why Imago Therapy Works for Couples in Conflict
Imago Therapy is especially powerful for couples who feel stuck in repeating patterns. It teaches you how to slow things down, listen differently, and speak from a place of vulnerability — not defensiveness.
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Learning how to be vulnerable is difficult for most people nowadays. Imago Therapy creates a safe, structured space where vulnerability doesn’t feel risky - it feels healing. Instead of pushing you to open up before you’re ready, it helps you and your partner build trust slowly, so real connection can grow without fear or judgment.
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Whether you're navigating resentment, betrayal, disconnection, or just feel like roommates, Imago Therapy helps you identify what you're really fighting about underneath the logistics, chores, or parenting decisions.
Most arguments aren’t really about dishes or text messages. Imago helps you slow down, uncover the deeper wounds being activated — so you can respond with compassion and connection instead of reactivity.
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With Imago Therapy for couples, you’ll understand each other, and your individual selves, in a whole new way.
What Makes Our Approach to Imago Therapy Different
At Peaceful Living, we believe every couple deserves a space where both partners feel heard, understood, and supported. We don’t take sides, and we don’t hand out blame.
Our approach to Imago is different because:
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We specialize in the trauma-informed approach to therapy. We understand how early experiences shape your triggers — and how those triggers show up in your relationship.
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We meet you with compassion and curiosity, not judgment. You won’t be shamed and blamed here, nor is it about picking sides. It's about identifying patterns and triggers and giving your relationship the tools it needs to thrive.
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We integrate other evidence-based methods like EMDR Therapy and attachment-focused care, so you achieve lasting results.
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We believe relationships are where the deepest healing can happen. Especially when both people are willing to show up, get curious, and grow.
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We don't want you to be in therapy forever! Our goal is establish realistic goals, help you achieve them, and let you and your partner go on to enjoy each other.​
Meet Ortal Weinberg: Imago Therapist at Peaceful Living
Ortal Weinberg is a therapist who knows that relationships are complicated — and healing them isn’t about picking sides or assigning blame. It’s about helping both partners feel seen, heard, and safe enough to do the work.
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Trained in Imago Relationship Therapy, Ortal creates a calm, grounded space where couples can slow down, drop the armor, and actually talk to each other — not just at each other. She helps partners get underneath the fight and reconnect in a way that feels honest, emotionally safe, and transformative.
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Whether you're just starting therapy or rebuilding after years of hurt, Ortal is the kind of therapist who listens deeply, challenges gently, and holds space for real growth.
Book a free consultation with Ortal today.
How Imago Therapy Can Help Your Relationship
Imago Relationship Therapy can help couples who are:
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Stuck in the same arguments on repeat
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Feeling emotionally disconnected or distant
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Recovering from infidelity or breaches of trust
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Struggling to communicate without getting triggered by one another
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Navigating parenting conflicts or life transitions, such as having a baby, getting married, moving homes, etc.
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Wanting to deepen intimacy and grow closer again
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Instead of managing symptoms or assigning blame, Imago helps you co-create a relationship that’s safe, connected, and honest.
How Imago Therapy Works
Imago Therapy is an approach to couples counseling that focuses on transforming conflict into connection by helping couples:
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Understand their “Imago” — the unconscious image of love shaped by childhood experiences
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Use the Imago Dialogue — a structured conversation technique that creates safety and connection
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Identify and heal old relational wounds that are being triggered in current arguments
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Build empathy, trust, and a deeper sense of safety in the relationship
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This process doesn’t just change how you talk — it changes how you experience each other and promotes deeper connection and intimacy.
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Want to feel like a team again? Contact us today or self schedule your free-consultation on our easy-to-use client portal.
You don't have to figure this out alone.
If you're ready to stop repeating the same arguments and start building something better together, schedule your free consultation with Ortal today.
A healthier relationship with each other and with yourself is possible — and it starts here.
