Online Relationship Therapy in NYC
Therapy for the relationships that shape your life.
The ones you’re trying to save. The ones you’re trying to leave. The ones you wish were different. And the ones you’re actively grieving.
At Nina Lauren Psychotherapy, we specialize in relationships. We help adults navigate romantic relationships and difficult family dynamics through individual, family, and couples counseling. We are honest and active collaborators, not just passive listeners, and we support the process of improving connections, resolving conflicts, and navigating endings.
Virtual therapy available throughout New York, Arizona, Oregon
“I started this practice because I wanted to do therapy a bit differently. I’m not going to sit across from you and just incessantly validate and paraphrase what you’re saying — although there is a place for that. Above all, I believe my job is to be a real thinking partner and a meaningful collaborator. Someone who notices what you’re not saying, asks the uncomfortable questions, and pragmatically strategizes with you on what’s important for your progress. My goal is always to make sessions feel worth your time, and for you to feel like something is actually happening vs just a vent.”
Nina Rapaport, LMHC, Practice Owner
You Might Be Functioning Just Fine, But Quietly — You’re Heartbroken
You’re going to work. You’re handling your responsibilities. From the outside, you may look completely fine.
But a relationship dynamic in your personal life hurts, and the people around you aren’t necessarily the people you can process it with.
That’s where therapy can be different.
We offer an objective space outside of your everyday life where you can say what you’re actually thinking, understand your experience more deeply, and figure out what you really need.
We won’t just sit back and listen.
Therapy here is a real collaboration.
We’ll ask questions. We’ll offer perspective. We’ll challenge you when it’s useful.
And when there isn’t something to fix, because sometimes grief simply hurts, we’ll make space for that too.
Honest conversations. Thoughtful support. Real collaboration.
What We Specialize In
Relationships are at the center of our work. Romantic relationships, family relationships, relationships that are evolving or ending, and relationships you’re still trying to make sense of long after something has been over.
Maybe you’re questioning whether to stay in your relationship. Going through a divorce or difficult breakup. Struggling with a parent, child, sibling, or complicated family dynamic. You may keep finding yourself in the same conflicts, or you may simply be grieving a relationship you wanted, lost, or wish could have been different.
We also work with experiences that deeply affect our relationships and the lives we imagined for ourselves, including infertility, grief and loss, and parenting a child with a disability.
You don’t have to be in crisis to come to therapy. Sometimes you need an objective space outside of the relationships that are already in your life to understand what you’re experiencing, feel supported in it, and decide what comes next.
Treatment Modalities
Our expert therapists provide cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectic behavioral therapy (DBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT.)
Individual Therapy For Adults & Adolescents
We focus on mental health services offering individual therapy sessions as they’re best suited to our Telehealth based practice.
Mindfulness & Life Management
We help you experience the present as an important part of processing and accepting normal human emotions.
A Framework Built Around Actual Change
We believe meaningful therapy starts with understanding why you feel the way you do—not simply trying to make the feeling go away.
Anxiety, sadness, or anger may be what brings you to therapy. But sometimes the emotion isn’t the whole story. What you’re feeling may be closely connected to a relationship, a loss, a difficult circumstance, or something in your life that no longer feels right.
Rather than focusing only on the symptom, we look at what may be underneath it. What is happening? Why is it affecting you this way? What can change—and what may need to be understood or accepted?
Therapy here is collaborative. We’ll ask questions, offer perspective, and give honest feedback when it’s useful. Sometimes we’ll challenge you or help you recognize something that may be difficult to see when you’re in the middle of it. Other times, particularly with grief or circumstances that cannot be changed, the work is less about finding a solution and more about having the right support while you move through it.
You may already know some of the answers. What you may not have is an honest space to think through them with someone who is objective and actively engaged in the process.
The goal isn’t simply to feel better for a week. It’s to understand yourself and what you’re experiencing more clearly, determine what you need, and feel better equipped for what comes next.
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Identify your WHAT
We start by listening – closely. Your history, your narratives, the recurring themes in how you relate to yourself and others. This is where we connect the dots
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Understand your WHY
Why do you do what you do, the way you do it? This is where we get honest about the root – not just the symptoms
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Build the HOW
This is where transformation happens. We establish practical tools, strategies, and a new relationship with yourself and the challenges in front of you. Grounded in who you actually want to be and how you want to live your life
Meet Our Therapists
Every therapist at this practice chose therapy as a second career – after working in business, law, healthcare, or other demanding fields.
That’s not a coincidence. It’s a requirement.
Because when you’re a high-achieving adult in the middle of a hard season, you don’t want someone who only knows textbooks. You want someone who has actually lived a life – navigated real pressure, real loss, real complexity – and then dedicated themselves to helping others through it.
That’s who you’ll work with here.
Here’s What Our Clients Have To Say
Nina hi!!! You have helped me grow, laugh, cry, work, and everything in between for almost three years (in a few days actually!) and I have cherished every single moment. You’ve seen my ups and downs for a really long time and you’ve caught every curveball I’ve thrown at you. I always looked forward to speaking with you because you always keep it real, and we get along so well. I really feel heartbroken but at the same time I will OBVIOUSLY keep you updated as I know you’re never far ❤️
Jen
You are such a good therapist and have helped me SO much during these difficult times- I appreciate you. i appreciate all of your help. i am definitely a mentally healthier human being because of you <3
Justine
Thank you so much for all that you helped me through. I truly felt so much growth since talking to you and I’m so grateful for that. Had we met differently I’m sure we most certainly would have been friends. You pulled so much out of me and helped me more than you know. Thank you!!
Kate A.
Working with Nina has been the biggest blessing to my anxiety and irrational thoughts. She is incredibly considerate, compassionate, helpful in positively reframing thoughts, and very honest in helping you come to a more realistic conclusion than anxious thoughts allow. I am and will always be eternally grateful for her help.
Anonymous
Nina you changed my life, and I’m not saying that lightly, you really did, and I wouldn’t be in the place, emotionally if it wasn’t for you❤️…also, I wouldn’t be able to deal with life and it’s craziness in the same way as I do now. My boss better get me good insurance!!! And I will definitely keep you posted about the bar❤️
Kathy K.
You have helped me so much, through one of the most- if not *the* most- major mental health crises of my life, and I feel so much gratitude for you and all the ways your guidance and support helped alleviate the acute emotional pain I was in.
Katie L.
thank you for helping me get this smile back. hugs!
Jane
I am incredibly thankful for the time I spent working with Nina. Thanks to Nina’s guidance I feel so much more capable of regulating my emotions. She helped me deal with difficult life changes like a family member becoming terminally ill, the isolation of COVID, and my estrangement from a parent. Her guidance gave me confidence and allowed me to start seeing myself in a positive light after years of self-doubt. After hearing about my conversations with Nina, my sister jokes all the time that she should just hire her too!
Kaitlyn R.
I have been working with Nina for almost 2 years now. Starting therapy for the very first time, I had no idea what to expect or how it would help me. I have heard from friends that sometimes it takes a while to find the right therapist, some going through a handful before finding the RIGHT one. At our consultation, I immediately felt comfort in Nina’s voice, her tone. I knew that this could be MY therapist. She is extremely knowledgeable and intelligent. She has helped me tremendously and I look forward to being the best me, mentally, because of her.
Ashley K.
From the start of our therapeutic journey, Nina has always provided a safe place to share my thoughts, fears, and feelings. Her insight has helped me grow into the best version of myself. I am truly grateful for her expertise and empathetic outlook.
Kiara R.
How can I possibly start a review about a therapist who is a cut above the rest? I was Blessed beyond measure to have Nina as my therapist and wasn’t aware of the impact she would have on my life. If you want to know what therapy is all about and you are ready for changes in your life Nina is your woman. How can you describe excellence in 10 sentences or less? Well, you can’t. She is truly in her purpose, and I can attest to the fact she helped save my life. She has assisted me a great deal in helping me to get where I needed to be mentally, she helped me discover things about myself that I had forgotten, and she helped light the path back up when I was truly lost and completely shattered. I mean this when I say seeing Nina was a game changer. Words can’t express how extremely grateful and appreciative of her professionalism, her ability to encourage, her fierce work ethic, and her absolute talent to help people. She is exactly what the world needs right now, and she sets the bar high for other therapists. Her skill set is so fantastic that we came to the point in time when it was time to say goodbye. Nina is a magnanimous force and I would book her immediately if she even has availability.
Jen F
“My therapy sessions with Margaret were so transformational. She is the perfect combination of insightful, gentle, and discerning. I had tried therapy before, and I struggled to feel like the therapist was helping me shift my perspective and feel agency in my situation. I felt like they listened and validated me, but I never left the sessions feeling like anything had changed. Margaret was perfect for me because her mindfulness-based approach helped me process and feel my emotions rather than intellectualize them, and she always centered agency and being proactive. I would leave every session feeling validated and supported, but most importantly to me, I felt empowered to DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! That, in my opinion, is where real change happens.”
MC