Gwendolen Petti, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Welcome! I am a marriage and family therapist with a private practice in New Haven, CT. I specialize in deep, relational work with couples to help them break free from stale, disconnected patterns and re-ignite the innate compassion and intimacy they may feel has been missing. My style is warm, direct, and intensely focused on assisting my clients to move beyond what they think of as their limitations towards meaningful growth and change. I use Terry Real's highly effective Relational Life Therapy model, RLT, to help couples effectively address both current and long-standing issues. Together, we will focus on communicating with integrity, developing emotional accountability, sitting with vulnerability, and building greater empathy and compassion both internally and for your partner. I take an active role in sessions, initially providing honest feedback and coaching to help you identify and interrupt negative patterns quickly. Next, I help you to uncover and address the deep emotional wounds that often drive these patterns. Lastly, I focus on teaching the relational skills you need to finally heal and experience the joy, intimacy, and connection that is your innate birthright. I will know that you are making progress when you become more loving, accepting, and connected to yourself and to those you love. The clients I prefer to work with are those who are motivated to do the depth of work needed to bring lasting change to their relationships with others and with themselves. I look forward to hearing from you!