Gottman Referral Network

About

You excel in demanding areas of life. Complex problems, high-stakes decisions, unrelenting pressure. You know how to push through and succeed. Yet the patterns in your relationship refuse to respond to the same logic or effort. The harder you work, the more entrenched things become. You may be exhausted, lonely even when you are together, and quietly wondering whether this is simply how it is going to be.
It does not have to be.
I'm Travis Atkinson, LCSW, LICSW. I specialize in couples caught in recurring conflict, emotional distance, or cycles of hurt that feel unsustainable. These are thoughtful, high-functioning people. The issue is rarely motivation or intelligence. Relationships operate by different rules.
I've been practicing since 1995. I became a Certified Gottman Method Couples Therapist in 2006, a Certified Schema Therapist in 2008, and a Certified Emotionally Focused Therapist in 2010. Eight years at The Gottman Institute. Trained directly with Jeffrey Young and Sue Johnson.
We start with the Gottman Connect assessment, then go deeper with individual sessions and tools that identify lifelong patterns most therapists never uncover. By our Feedback and Goal Setting session, there is a clear picture of what is happening between you and why. From there, we build goals that target the source, not just the symptoms. Nothing cookie-cutter. Change that lasts.
I co-developed Schema Therapy for Couples with Jeffrey Young and have trained therapists internationally for over two decades. Many couples I work with have tried therapy before without lasting change. Couples often describe feeling hopeful again in the first few sessions. Not because I offer false reassurance, but because they finally feel seen and have a clear path forward.
I also specialize in neurodiverse couples (ADHD, ASD, OCPD), where standard approaches often miss what is really happening.
All sessions online. Schedule your first session at: https://newyorktherapy.as.me/travis-couples

Special populations

High-distress; last-chance; affair recovery; intercultural couples; neurodiverse (ADHD, ASD, OCPD)