André Anthony Moore, LMFT

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (New York State License: 001435)

Ketamine and Psychedelic Assisted Therapist certified by The Integrative Psychiatry Institute

Practitioner of Eye Movement, Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Use Nonverbal Sensorimotor Techniques to deepen Emotionally Focused Therapy

Free 15 Minute Telephone Consultation | Call: 212 673 4618

How Couples Can Build Their Bond

Building a bond with your partner means establishing a strong connection. In order to build a lasting bond, you will need to share more than common interests and physical chemistry. Couples with the strongest bonds are often the greatest of friends as well as lovers.

Developing a Friendship with Your Partner in Couples Counseling

Marriage Counseling in New York

Building a bond that lasts is a great way to solidify your relationship

The passion that you have for one another is certainly a powerful force, but you will need to become friends in order to fully appreciate the bond that you have with each other. Becoming a good and trusted friend to your partner will help you navigate the difficult times that you experience in your relationship much easier. There will always be obstacles to overcome in any relationship, and when you take the time to develop your relationship outside of the passionate love affair, you truly connect on a deeper level. As a friend, you should be able to confide in your partner, talk about anything that may be happening in your life, and find a much-needed shoulder to cry on.

Learning to Think of Your Partner as a Friend and a Lover in Couples Counseling

It is difficult to think of your lover as a friend because you share so much more than friendship with one another. You are often more patient and giving with your partner than you are with your friends, but you should still try to develop the friendship with your partner in order to establish a long-lasting bond. Couples counseling can help solidify the bond that you have and learn how to build a stronger bond with each other through your passion, love, and friendship.

Couples Counseling can Help You Understand Your Expectations

Our counselors can help you work through any challenges that you currently face in your relationship

Our counselors at Marriage and Couples Counseling in New York will help you understand how to develop your relationship more fully by building your friendship and establishing a lasting bond. Our counselors can also help you work through any challenges that you currently face in your relationship so that you can overcome them and move in a positive direction with your partner.

Couples counseling is intended to help you solidify your relationship and your commitment to one another. Gaining a new perspective on how to communicate better and understand each other will make it much easier for you to compromise and mutually agree when you face difficulties. Couples counseling can also help you build up the strongest parts of your relationship so that they continue to flourish and so that you can appreciate your relationship and the role that you play in each other’s lives.