Boris Herzberg
Couples & Relationship Therapist
Contact me for a free 20-minute online diagnostic session to discuss your situation
Full confidentiality guaranteed.
I provide online consulting to couples and individuals who:
- Struggle with cultural differences in the relationship or in a new country
- Have come to a communication dead-end
- Feel lonely and are physically or emotionally disconnected
- Are emotionally overwhelmed or suppress feelings due to miscommunication or thwarted expectations
- Are dealing with relocation stress or expat life challenges
- Have lost closeness and sexual intimacy
- Are considering separation but want to be sure they've tried everything
About me
My name is Boris Herzberg and I am a psychoanalytic therapist and couples counselor working online.
My approach
For more than a decade, I’ve been working with and around relationships as a consultant, coach, and therapist.
Personally – not just professionally – I put utmost importance on the value of relationships, being married myself and having raised three kids (well, and two cats, though they’ve grown pretty independently).
I am trained in the psychoanalytic psychodynamic paradigm with couples specialization, as well as coaching, which means I will encourage honest dialogue between you without pushing or forcing you, generally adhering to the principles of psychoanalytic psychodynamic therapy: following the subjects you raise, analyzing your here-and-now, focusing on emotions, and discussing what is important to you, both in your present and your past.
I see each person as a unique being and thus work in a holistic way – with people, not with problems, so you can expect an empathetic, accommodating, non-judgmental, calm and patient approach.
My experience
14 years of counselling and coaching focusing on the topic of relationships
Worked with 1700+ clients in individual, couple, group sessions (+500 in educational courses)
Contributing author for Psychology Today. Author of the book “The Path to Yourself. Practical Guide to Self-development” (published in Russian).
My education
Psychoanalytic therapist (East-European Institute for Psychoanalysis, Saint-Peterburg). Graduated in 2022
Psychological counselor (Moscow Institute of Group Therapy and Supervision). Graduated in 2020
Life-coach (MCI ICF – Master Coach, Israel). Certified in 2014
Additional courses:
Therapy for couples and families in crisis
Psychoanalytic Therapy for Couples
-Traumatic and Normative Crises in Family and Marriage
-Dependent Behavior and the Phenomenon of Codependency in the Family
-Love Triangles
-Children’s Fears
-Family and Adolescent Crisis
-Adolescent Self-Destructive Behavior
-Child in Divorce Situation: Loyalty Conflict
(East-European Institute for Psychoanalysis)
On a personal side:
I was born in 1980 in the former USSR (Moldova), moved and lived in Isrаel, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and in different countries across Europe. As you can see, my personal experience is in line with my professional practice, making it easier for me to understand couples from different places and backgrounds, including international families, long-distance couples and expats, as well as people affected by war.
I speak and conduct sessions in English, Russian and Hebrew.
In our work we'll explore and discover together -
- What doesn't work out between you and how you can break free from destructive cycles
- What keeps you connected and how to nurture it
- What your realistic expectations from one another can be
- What you agree on and is the basis of your relationship to reinforce the common ground
- How you can respectfully disagree with one another while maintaining understanding and communication
I am an expert writing about relationship challenges for Psychology Today
You can get a sense of how I work through my Psychology Today blog, where I share useful insights about couples’ psychology and emotional regulation. Alternatively, you can read it directly on my website (more articles).
Contact me for a free 20-minute online diagnostic session to discuss your situation
My standard rates are:
Couples sessions cost:125 € (140 $) / 55 min
Individual sessions cost: 100 € (110$) / 50 min
Full confidentiality guaranteed.