Serving Ridgewood, NJ
Therapy Intensives, Couples Counseling & Support After Infidelity for Ridgewood 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 30 minutes from Ridgewood — or virtual, statewide.
Montclair, NJ — About 30 Min from Ridgewood
In-Person & Virtual Statewide
Private Pay · Superbills & Mentaya
Free 15-Minute Call
The Weight You're Carrying
Sound Familiar?
- You've Googled "marriage counseling near me" more than once and closed the tab.
- You're exhausted from managing everyone's needs but your own relationship's.
- Trust broke somewhere along the way, and neither of you has said so out loud.
- You'd rather not run into your therapist at the next PTA meeting.
- You want a therapist who moves as fast as you do — not a year of "let's see."
You've Had This Tab Open for a While
Searching "therapist near me" and then closing the tab is its own kind of exhausting.
At some point the searching becomes the avoidance.
This is what happens after you stop closing the tab.
- You've researched this more than once and still haven't booked anything
- Infidelity, disconnection, or a relationship decision that keeps getting postponed
- You want a therapist who moves as fast as you're finally ready to
- You'd rather keep this outside your immediate community
- You're done waiting for the "right time" to start
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
Weekly therapy asks you to be patient. An intensive doesn't ask that of you — a half-day or full-day block gives us the room to actually get somewhere in one sitting.
Ridgewood clients typically use an intensive either as a strong first step before ongoing weekly work, or as focused time to work through one specific thing — an affair, a repeated fight, a decision you've been sitting with 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 30 minutes from Ridgewood. Many Ridgewood 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 30 minutes from Ridgewood
Getting Here from Ridgewood
- Head south via Route 17 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
Close the Tab By Actually Booking Something
Ridgewood clients see me in-person in Montclair or virtually — pick whichever one actually gets you to follow through this time.