We’re glad you’re here. Taking this first step takes courage — and we want you to know that from this moment forward, you are in a space built entirely around your wellbeing and the health of your relationship.

Before your first session with Marina Edelman, LMFT, please take a few minutes to complete this form. Marina’s work is deeply personalized — she does not offer a generic protocol or a one-size-fits-all approach to couples therapy. Every couple she works with brings a unique history, a unique set of patterns, and a unique vision for what they want their relationship to look like. The more she understands about you and your partner going in, the more purposeful, direct, and effective your very first session will be.

Marina specializes in couples therapy, relationship counseling, affair recovery, pre-marital counseling, and conflict resolution — drawing from the Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and her own Active Feedback methodology to help couples move from crisis or disconnection toward a secure, honest, and deeply connected partnership. Whether you are navigating infidelity, communication breakdown, emotional distance, or simply a relationship that has drifted from where you want it to be, this form is the beginning of a process designed to get you there — together.

Please answer as honestly as you are comfortable. There are no right or wrong responses. What you share here stays here, protected by the full confidentiality of the therapeutic relationship and HIPAA regulations. Marina will review your responses personally before your session so that your time together begins somewhere real.