Serving Rumson, NJ
Couples Therapy, Betrayal Trauma Support & Intensive Sessions for Rumson Couples
Private-pay therapy for high-achieving adults and couples navigating infidelity,
disconnection, or a season that needs more than just a weekly 50-minute session.
Available virtually anywhere in New Jersey, or in-person at my Montclair office.
Virtual Statewide & In-Person in Montclair
Montclair, NJ — About 1 Hour from Rumson
Private Pay · Superbills & Mentaya
Free 15-Minute Call
The Weight You're Carrying
Sound Familiar?
- You've built a life that looks effortless from the outside — this is the one thing that doesn't feel that way.
- The conversation keeps circling back to the same unresolved moment.
- You've quietly started living more like roommates than partners.
- A local therapist feels too close to home — you'd rather work with someone outside your immediate circle.
- You're ready for real movement, not another season of maintenance.
Some Things Deserve to Stay Outside Your Zip Code
A small town has a way of making privacy feel complicated. Working with someone based
an hour away, entirely by video if you'd like, means this stays exactly as private as
you need it to.
No waiting room run-ins. No mutual friends. Just the work.
- You want real distance between your therapist and your social circle
- Infidelity, trust repair, or a relationship decision you're not ready to make public
- You've tried therapy before and want something that actually moves
- Virtual sessions that fit around your life, not the other way around
- You're ready to invest properly in getting this handled
How I Can Help
Three Ways We Work Together
Betrayal Trauma & Relationship Therapy
Structured support for processing betrayal and deciding what comes next — without pretending it's simple.
Learn more →Couples Therapy
Direct couples work aimed at real change, not just a weekly place to vent.
Learn more →Therapy Intensives
A single concentrated block of time to get further than months of standard sessions typically allow.
Learn more →Why an Intensive Outperforms a Year of Weekly Sessions
A standard session gives you 50 minutes, most of which disappears just getting back to where you left off. An intensive removes that entirely — a half-day or full-day block, done virtually if you prefer, to actually work through something start to finish.
Rumson clients tend to reach for an intensive either as a fast, focused launch point, or as dedicated space to resolve one specific thing — an affair, a repeated conflict, a decision that's been unresolved for 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 — most Rumson clients choose virtual sessions given the distance to Montclair, and it works just as well for this kind of work. In-person is also available at the Montclair office for anyone who prefers it.
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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 1 hour from Rumson — many clients choose virtual instead
Getting Here from Rumson
- Take the Garden State Parkway North to I-280 West.
- Exit toward Bloomfield Ave, then continue 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
Privacy and Progress Aren't a Tradeoff
Rumson clients see me virtually or in-person in Montclair, on whatever schedule actually works — with as much distance from your daily life as you need.