“We all experience challenging and sometimes overwhelming periods in life.  While turning to friends, family, or faith is often helpful in navigating life’s paths, we also benefit from a trained ear that can listen from the outside. Therapy is a space where you can be received. It is a place for exploration; a journey towards healing past and present wounds.” ~Melissa Kester, LMFT, Founder of Madison MFT

About Our Practice

Madison Marriage and Family Therapy, PC provides affordable therapy for individuals, couples and families in Midtown, Manhattan. By looking into past and present relationships, we work to develop new patterns and capacities with our clients to allow them more fulfilling relationships.

We are a community of engaged and thoughtful systemically trained practitioners. At Madison Marriage and Family Therapy we practice indepth psychotherapy that incorporates creative, relational, contemplative and psychodynamic therapy.

Experience Therapy 

The therapy room is seen as your safe space where you can come and release the weight you have been holding. Our practitioners seek to be a receptive and unbiased resource. We are committed to working collaboratively with you toward healing in a thoughtful, present and emotionally focused manner. We pay particular attention to identifying the personal and interpersonal patterns that may prevent you from engaging in life and relationships the way you desire.

We have experience working with..

• depression
• anxiety
• domestic conflict
• perinatal/infertility
• unplanned pregnancy
• abortion
• trauma
• bereavement
• anger
• relationships
• couples counseling
• pre-marital counseling
• separation/divorce
• infidelity
• interfaith relationships
• parenting skills
• career transitions
• chronic illness