Serving Franklin Lakes, NJ
Therapy Intensives, Couples Counseling & Support After Infidelity for Franklin Lakes Couples
Private-pay therapy for high-achieving adults and couples recovering from infidelity,
disconnection, or a season that needs more than just a weekly 50-minute session.
In-person in Montclair, about 35 minutes from Franklin Lakes
— or virtual, statewide.
Montclair, NJ — About 35 Min from Franklin Lakes
In-Person & Virtual Statewide
Private Pay · Superbills & Mentaya
Free 15-Minute Call
The Weight You're Carrying
Sound Familiar?
- You've built an impressive life together, and this is the one part that isn't following the plan.
- You keep having the same fight in different clothes.
- Something shifted after the betrayal, and you still haven't figured out how to talk about it.
- You'd rather not run into your therapist at the next neighborhood event.
- You're ready to actually move forward, not just manage things quietly.
You Move Fast Everywhere Else. Therapy Shouldn't Be the Exception.
You don't tolerate slow progress in the rest of your life — why accept it here?
Weekly maintenance therapy has its place, but it's not built for people who want
real movement.
This is built for people who want to actually get somewhere.
- You want results, not just a standing weekly appointment
- Infidelity, trust repair, or a relationship decision that needs real momentum
- You've done therapy before and it moved too slowly for what you needed
- Discretion matters — you'd rather keep this outside your immediate circle
- You're ready to treat this with the same seriousness you bring to everything else
How I Can Help
Three Ways We Work Together
Therapy Intensives
A single concentrated block of time to get further than months of standard sessions typically allow.
Learn more →Couples Therapy
Direct couples work aimed at real change, not just a weekly place to vent.
Learn more →Infidelity & Betrayal Trauma Therapy
Structured support for processing betrayal and deciding what comes next — without pretending it's simple.
Learn more →Why an Intensive Outperforms a Year of Weekly Sessions
A weekly session gives you 50 minutes and a week-long gap before the next one. An intensive removes the gap — a half-day or full-day block to actually work through something instead of scheduling it in installments.
Franklin Lakes clients typically use an intensive either as a concentrated launch point before ongoing weekly work, or as dedicated time to resolve one specific thing — an affair, a repeated fight, a decision that's been stalled too long.
Where clinically appropriate, intensives can also include Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP), delivered in partnership with Journey Clinical — a combination not every practice in the area offers.
"We honestly didn't realize how much of a difference having extra time would make. We'd been seeing Alexandria for weekly therapy and making progress, but our intensive completely changed the pace of our work. Instead of stopping right when we were getting somewhere, we had the time to keep going, uncover what was really happening underneath our arguments, and actually practice communicating differently. It felt like months of therapy condensed into a single day. We both walked away feeling more connected, more hopeful, and with tools we're still using. If you're on the fence about an intensive, do it. It was one of the best investments we've made in our relationship."
— Therapy Intensive Client, names withheld for privacy
Frequently Asked Questions
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Individual sessions are $250 for 45 minutes or $350 for an extended 60-minute session. Couples and family sessions are $300 for 45 minutes or $350 for 60 minutes. This is a private-pay practice — see below for how out-of-network reimbursement works.
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Individual intensives range from $500 for 90 minutes up to $1,800 for a full 6-hour intensive, which can be split across two consecutive days. Couples and family intensives range from $600 to $2,400 for the same time blocks. EMDR and art-therapy-integrated intensives follow the same structure and include preparation and integration planning.
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Intensives are available in 90-minute, 2-hour, 3-hour, or full 6-hour blocks, so you can choose the depth that matches what you need — a focused single topic in 90 minutes, or a full day of work in 6 hours, which can also be split across two consecutive days.
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Betrayal trauma often shows up as intrusive thoughts about the betrayal, hypervigilance or checking behaviors, trouble sleeping, emotional numbness, and a shaken sense of trust in your own judgment. These are trauma responses, not a sign that something is wrong with you — and they're very treatable.
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Many relationships not only survive infidelity but become more honest and connected than before — when both partners are willing to do the work. Recovery isn't guaranteed, and it isn't quick, but it's more possible than most people believe going in.
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It varies. Some couples notice a shift in communication within 6 to 10 sessions of focused work. Longer-standing patterns, like rebuilding trust after a betrayal, often benefit from an intensive to jump-start the work, followed by ongoing weekly sessions.
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Yes. Ketamine is legal when prescribed off-label by a licensed medical provider and administered under medical supervision — which is how it's delivered here, through a partnership with Journey Clinical. It's not self-administered or recreational use.
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No — this practice is private-pay only. Sessions are eligible for out-of-network reimbursement, and Mentaya is available to handle the superbill submission and insurance follow-up for you, so you're not stuck doing the paperwork yourself.
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Yes. Sessions are available virtually anywhere in New Jersey, as well as in person at the Montclair office, about 35 minutes from Franklin Lakes. Many Franklin Lakes clients choose a mix of both.
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A free 15-minute call to talk through what's going on, answer your questions about fit and format, and figure out next steps together — no pressure to book afterward.
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Most local practices offer weekly talk therapy alone. Here, couples and individuals also have access to therapy intensives — extended, concentrated sessions — and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy through a partnership with Journey Clinical, for clients who want to move faster or go deeper than standard weekly sessions allow.
Visit In-Person
Jaded Hearts – Center for Healing
28 Valley Rd, Suite 1, Montclair, NJ 07042
(973) 969-3990
About 35 minutes from Franklin Lakes
Getting Here from Franklin Lakes
- Head south via Route 208 or the Garden State Parkway toward Route 3.
- Continue toward Bloomfield Ave, then onto Valley Road — the office is a short distance in, at Suite 1.
- On-site and nearby street parking is available. Use the Get Directions button above for live, turn-by-turn navigation.
Ready When You Are
Momentum Is the Whole Point
Franklin Lakes clients see me in-person in Montclair or virtually — start with whatever format actually keeps things moving.