AisleTalk Couples Therapy

Couples Therapy for staying connected through conflict & change

Support for growing through what you go through–together, instead of apart.

Our couples therapy or coaching services are designed to help you both feel supported and understood as you work together to create your dream wedding. This is a time for both of you to develop deeper emotional intimacy and strengthen your connection.

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How we work with Couples Therapy

Getting Serious

Newlyweds

Life Partners

Interfaith

A Warm Welcome

We begin with a 15-minute introduction call to meet and share general information. Then, after getting a sense of how we can work together, our first session can be a relaxed space where both of you can share your thoughts, concerns, and hopes for the journey ahead. Whether you're feeling the strain of wedding-related stress, finding it difficult to balance family opinions, or simply want to strengthen your bond before the big day, we’re here to listen. This session is all about creating a space where both partners feel understood and valued.

Building Shared Goals

Together, we’ll explore what a successful partnership looks like for you. Do you want to improve how you communicate, reduce stress during planning, or create better boundaries with friends and family? We’ll help you clarify what’s important to each of you and set shared goals that will bring more harmony to your relationship during this significant time.

Growing Together

Our therapy is designed to bring you closer, not just as partners planning a wedding, but as two people building a life together. Through meaningful conversations and evidence-based strategies, we’ll help you both develop stronger communication skills, manage external pressures, and work through any challenges as a team. Whether it’s tackling decision-making difficulties or managing expectations from both sides of the family, we’re here to guide you with empathy, insight, and a forward-thinking approach.

Creating Connection

As you progress through therapy, we’ll ensure you’re both feeling more connected, confident, and excited about your future together. We’ll revisit your goals, reflect on how far you’ve come, and make any adjustments needed to keep your partnership strong as the big day approaches. Our sessions are all about helping you both feel supported and ready to face whatever challenges arise with love and understanding.

A word from our founder

” AisleTalk was born from a simple but powerful observation: the moments that look the happiest on the outside are often the most complicated on the inside.

New relationships. Engagement. Marriage. Becoming a parent. Blending families. Career shifts. 

Public milestones; private reckonings.

AisleTalk is uniquely poised to support the tender and often invisible intersection between identity shifts, life transitions, and the disconnect between internal experience and external perception.

We specialize in working with individuals and couples navigating relational milestones and high-stakes transitions. While many practices focus on crisis, we focus on the in-between — the subtle stress, the unspoken expectations, the family-of-origin dynamics, the performance pressure, and the quiet fears that can surface during meaningful change. “

F A Q

  • What is the cost to work with you?

    Our services range from $50 to $250+, depending on the therapist you work with and the services you require. During a consultation call, we can provide clarity on our fee structure and help you understand the costs associated with our support. We aim to accommodate brides and grooms at all income levels, and we also offer sliding scale options and scholarships for clients in financial need.

  • Do you take insurance?

    AisleTalk is not currently in-network with any insurance providers. However, most of our clinicians can provide a superbill that you can submit for out-of-network reimbursement. We’re happy to walk you through how that works during your consultation call.
    If you don’t have insurance or out-of-network benefits, we also offer reduced-fee sessions with our intern therapists, as well as scholarship options (subject to availability)

  • Can you work with me if I live in…?

    If you’re seeking coaching, we can work with you almost anywhere. For therapy, we currently serve clients in Florida, New York, and Georgia, with plans to expand to New Jersey and Pennsylvania soon.

  • What is wedding therapy?

    Wedding therapy is support during a major life transition that often brings up stress, conflict, and overwhelm. It’s a space—individually or with loved ones—to process emotions, navigate tricky dynamics, and gain clarity around decisions. With a neutral therapist, you’ll build tools to manage challenges during planning and use the experience to strengthen your relationship moving forward. Read more about what wedding therapy is and how it can help →

  • How does couples therapy work?

    Couples therapy offers a safe space to untangle recurring conflicts, improve communication, and shift out of autopilot disagreement cycles. With a skilled therapist, you’ll slow down reactive patterns, explore unmet needs, and develop healthier ways to connect and relate. It’s about breaking stuck dynamics and building tools for a stronger, more intentional partnership.

    Learn more about couples therapy
  • What’s the difference between coaching and therapy?

    Coaching is similar to therapy but is more structured and time-limited, with the understanding that the relationship will conclude after your wedding. Coaches adopt a more hands-on approach, allowing for increased session frequency and remote check-ins via phone or video call. The choice between coaching and therapy is entirely up to you, and our practitioners can help guide you in that decision.

  • Is telehealth available?

    Yes, we are exclusively a telehealth practice, providing the flexibility to connect with you wherever you are.

  • I just got married; can I work with you?

    Absolutely! Weddings can stir a whirlwind of emotions. If you find yourself reflecting on your experience after the big day, we’re here to help you process those feelings and navigate this new chapter.

  • What about Your interns?

    We run a competitive clinical internship program for second-year master’s students. These interns are not just running errands; they are actively involved in client therapy. Each intern is supervised by licensed therapists who meet with them regularly for feedback and consultation. By working with an intern, you benefit from flexible scheduling and reduced fees while receiving care from professionals trained in the most up-to-date research.

Find Your Therapist

Molly Stern, MA, MFT

associate therapist
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Molly approaches therapy with the belief that clients are the experts of their own lives. Her role is to help create a space where insight, curiosity, and growth can naturally unfold, without judgment or pressure to “have it all figured out.” Clients often experience her as calm, grounded, and deeply attentive; someone who listens closely and supports them in making sense of complex thoughts, emotions, and relational patterns.
Her therapeutic style is gentle, strengths-based, and collaborative. Molly integrates multiple therapeutic modalities to support deeper exploration and meaningful change, tailoring her approach to each client’s needs, goals, and lived experience. She works with individuals, couples, families, and significant others who are motivated to better understand themselves, strengthen their relationships, and build lives that feel more connected and fulfilling. She is trained in the Gottman Method Level One and enjoys supporting couples and relational systems through periods of growth, transition, and repair.
Molly is especially passionate about working with clients navigating life transitions, relationship and family challenges, grief and loss, and anxiety. She is committed to providing affirming, inclusive care and warmly welcomes clients of all gender identities, sexual orientations, races, religions, and cultural backgrounds. She is a dedicated ally to the LGBTQIA+ community and prioritizes creating a therapeutic space where all parts of a client’s identity are respected and valued.
In addition to her individual and relational work, Molly has a deep appreciation for the power of group therapy and shared connection. She believes healing doesn’t have to happen in isolation and is passionate about fostering collective growth and community-based support. She serves as the Director of Membership for the Atlanta Group Psychotherapy Society (AGPS) and is a member of the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA).

Clinical Focus

  • Grief & Loss
  • Body Image & Disordered Eating
  • Teens, Families, Young Adults
  • Premarital Counseling
  • Couples Therapy
  • Groups

Life Stages & Transitions

  • Relationship and Life Transitions
  • Grief & Life After Loss
  • Navigating Uncertainty
  • Emerging Adulthood
  • Family Transitions
  • Wedding Planning

Therapeutic Approach

  • Psychodynamic-Informed
  • Strengths-Based & Client-Centered
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Gottman Method (Level I Trained)
  • Certified PREPARE/ENRICH Premarital Counselor
  • Gentle and collaborative
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Taylor-Lee

Taylor Lee, MHC-LP

associate therapist
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Taylor first joined AisleTalk as a clinical intern and was thrilled to continue her work with the practice as an associate therapist. She brings a warm, curious, and nonjudgmental style to therapy, helping clients explore their experiences, challenges, and aspirations with honesty and self-compassion. Her approach centers collaboration—she believes clients are the experts of their own lives, and her role is to help illuminate patterns, build resilience, and support meaningful emotional growth.

Rooted in a strong multicultural and anti-oppressive lens, Taylor is committed to providing culturally responsive care. As an Asian American woman, she brings a nuanced understanding of how cultural identity, family expectations, and community narratives shape the way clients move through the world. She strives to create a safe, inclusive space for people of all backgrounds, particularly those from marginalized identities who may not have always felt seen or understood.

With a special passion for working with Gen Z, Taylor supports clients navigating anxiety, identity development, relationship stress, perfectionism, school and career transitions, and the pressure to “figure it all out.” She uses an integrative approach, drawing from evidence-based modalities to tailor therapy to each client’s needs. Together, she and her clients explore recurring patterns, strengthen self-awareness, and build the tools needed to move through life and relationships with greater ease and confidence.

Taylor is an associate therapist at AisleTalk and a recent graduate of the Mental Health Counseling program at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she earned her Master of Education in Mental Health Counseling.

Clinical Focus

  • Gen Z Issues & Identity Development
  • Anxiety & Life Stress
  • Relationship & Interpersonal Challenges
  • Identity & Self-Esteem
  • Cultural Identity Exploration
  • First-Generation Experiences

Life Stages & Transitions

  • Quarter-Life Transitions
  • Emerging Adulthood
  • Wedding Planning & Relationship Growth
  • Therapy for Women of Color

Therapeutic Approach

  • Strengths-Based & Client-Centered
  • Integrative & Insight-Oriented
  • Trauma-Informed Foundations
  • Culturally Affirming Care
  • Certified PREPARE/ENRICH Premarital Counselor
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Andrea Lamendola, MHC-I

clinical intern
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Andrea approaches therapy with warmth, honesty, and a deep appreciation for the complexity of her clients’ lives. With decades of experience across corporate, nonprofit, academic, and community settings—as well as her own lived experience as a parent, partner, and career changer—she brings a grounded, compassionate lens to the emotional and practical challenges people face every day. Her background gives her unique insight into work-related stress, major life transitions, relationship dynamics, burnout, perfectionism, and the quiet pressure to “hold it all together” while showing up for others.

In therapy, Andrea blends clinical training with real-world wisdom to help clients slow down, reflect, and understand the patterns shaping their lives. She takes an integrative, humanistic, and psychodynamic approach, creating a collaborative and culturally responsive space where clients can explore their emotions, build self-awareness, and move toward meaningful change. Clients appreciate her steady presence, genuine curiosity, and ability to make even overwhelming challenges feel more navigable.

Andrea is particularly passionate about supporting adults navigating identity shifts, relationship stress, caregiving responsibilities, career transitions, or periods of feeling stuck. She helps clients clarify their goals, strengthen their emotional insight, and reconnect with parts of themselves that may have been overlooked or stretched thin. Above all, she is committed to helping clients build lives that feel authentic, intentional, and aligned with their values.

Andrea is a clinical intern pursuing a Master of Science in Education in Mental Health Counseling at Fordham University’s Graduate School of Education.

Clinical Focus

  • Attachment & Family Dynamics
  • Career Counseling
  • Intergenerational Issues
  • Interpersonal Stress
  • Socioeconomic Barriers (SDOH)
  • Trauma-Informed Therapy

Life Stages & Transitions

  • Early, Middle & Late Adulthood
  • Marital and Parenting Life Transitions
  • Wedding Planning & Relationship Growth
  • Multigenerational Caregiving (Sandwich Generation)

Therapeutic Approach

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Integrative & Insight-Oriented
  • LGBTQ+ Affirming
  • Multicultural Counseling
  • Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT/SFBT)
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