Wishnatzky, Tamar PHD

Dr. Tamar Wishnatzky is a licensed psychologist, licensed marriage and family therapist, and certified Gottman Method Couples' Therapist with over 30 years of experience in helping individuals, couples, and families manage a wide range of personal concerns and psychological issues. With compassion and understanding, Dr. Wishnatzky provides support and practical feedback to clients as they journey towards healing and self-discovery.

Dr. Wishnatzky's work is to meet clients right where they are and join them on their journey as a guide and collaborator. She is committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for clients from any background, sexual orientation, race, and socio-economic class.

Counseling Services

Dr. Wishnatzky treats adults, adolescents, children, couples, and families on a wide range of issues. She works with clients to resolve specific and finite issues, such as recovering from an affair, as well as exploring deeper patterns and behaviors that may be hindering their personal growth and relationships.

Some of the issues Dr. Wishnatzky specializes in include addiction and recovery, anxiety, attention deficit disorder (ADD), depression, family therapy, grief and loss, learning disabilities, money management, obesity, food addiction, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), pre-marital counseling, and stress management. She is also trained in financial recovery counseling and can assist couples in exploring their relationship with money.

Couples Counseling - Gottman Therapist

Relationships today are complex and challenging. Dr. Wishnatzky is a certified Gottman Method Couples' Therapist and her approach is based on the latest marital research and methods of Dr. John Gottman and the Gottman Institute. This positive practical approach to working with couples provides you with the tools and skills that will get results.

Gottman Method couples therapy is a structured, goal-oriented, scientifically-based therapy. It is designed to help couples increase respect, affection, and closeness, deepen the friendship foundation of their relationship, rebuild trust after an affair, break through and resolve conflict, generate greater understanding, and create shared meaning.

The therapy usually consists of two or three sessions of assessment and subsequent treatment sessions, typically on a weekly basis. Dr. Wishnatzky will provide you with a thorough assessment, a focused treatment plan, and feedback based on Gottman's Sound Relationship House. She will help you and your partner focus on your friendship, how you approach conflict, and how you create shared meaning in your relationship.

Through research-based exercises, Dr. Wishnatzky, as a Gottman Method Therapist, will help you and your partner break through barriers to achieve greater understanding, connection, and intimacy. Together, you will learn how to keep conflict discussions calm, maintain improvements in your relationship, and develop and strengthen the qualities of a positive, healthy relationship.