Media & Appearances

Rachel A Sussman is a Relationship Expert and Therapist from NYC offering Individual Therapy, Couples Counseling and Breakup/Divorce Counseling

Current Media & Appearances

The Today Show (WNBC-TV) - "A Healthy Divorce","Why Men Should Date Women Their Own Age",“The Three Year Itch”, "Living With an Ex: Practical or Toxic","Deposits in 'love bank' can strengthen your marriage"
CBS This Morning (WCBS-TV) - “Will Tiger Woods and Lindsay Von Last?”, “More Older Married Couples Splitting”, “Couples in Business Together”
Good Morning America (WABC-TV) - “How to Instantly Diffuse an Argument”
Katie’s Take with Katie Couric - “Is Your Marriage in Trouble?”, “How to Instantly Diffuse an Argument”
CNBC - 'Forget Sexy Abs, How Hot is Your Credit Score"
AOL.com - Monday's with Marlo Thomas - Rachel Interviews with Marlo Thomas on Relationship Tips
CNN Headline News - “Secret Sex Fantasies of Working Mothers”
NBC News - (WNBC-TV) - “Women Who Accept Their Cheating Husbands “, “Married Yet Living Apart”
ABC News - (WABC-TV) - “Why Women Take Back Men Who Are Unfaithful”, “Starter Marriages”, “Are There Certain Times of the Year that Couples Breakup?” “Why Women are Drawn to Successful Men?”, “Do Opposites Really Attract?”, “Is Divorce the New Single?”
CBS News– (WCBS-TV) - “Do Relationships Work When Couples Breakup and Get Back Together?”, “How to Get Busy Working Moms to Take More Time for Themselves”, “Does a Deep Voice on a Man Make Him More Apt To Cheat?”, “Marriages Actually Do Better When Fathers Do Less”, “When Should Women Walk Away from Unhealthy Relationships?” “Married People Living Longer Than Singles”, “How Fantasy Football Effects Relationships”, “Men are Happiest When Their Wives are Happy”, “Baby Boomers Divorcing After Many Years of Marriage Becoming Growing Trend”, "'Financial Bullies' Dominate the Money in Some Relationships"
Eye on New York - (WCBS-TV) - “How to Get Busy Working Moms to Take More Time for Themselves”
WPIX Morning News - “How to Recover After a Breakup or Divorce”
Martha Stewart Living Radio (Sirius) - “Competitive Mothering”, “How to Keep a Long Term Marriage Going Strong”, “Dealing with Relatives at the Holidays”, Interview about The Breakup Bible
Martha Stewart Weddings.com - "How to Deal with a Toxic Mother of the Bride"
National Public Radio (WNYC) - “Artistic Collaboration Between Couples”
The New York Times - “Whatever Goes Wrong, Heat is Taking the Blame”, “Love You! Now, the Difficult Stuff….”"Breaking Up Is Hard for Renters", "Why Did So Many Famous Couples Break Up This Summer?","Dear Google, Is There a Shrink for That?","The Divorce Diet? Losing a Spouse and Some Pounds, Too","Tips for Handling a Toxic Co-Worker (and How to Avoid Becoming One)", "Should You Invite Your Ex To The Wedding", "Why Were the Royal Exes at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Wedding"
The Washington Post - “Social Pressures Push Some into Sexless Marriages”, “Is it Time to Breakup with Your Mom?”,"The extramarital bank account: tales of financial infidelity"
The Wall Street Journal - “Can Ex Lovers Work at the Same Company?”, “Saying ‘I Do’ in Public”
The Chicago Tribune and The Seattle Times - “A Breakup Book For the Heart Left Behind”
The Chicago Tribune - “Love Lessons from the Boomers”,"How Unemployment Can Affect Marriage"
The New York Post - “The Best and Worst Way to Breakup”, “When Reuniting Feels So Good and Hurts So Bad”, “How To Spend a Weekend After a Breakup”, "Couples Who Game Together, Stay Together", "Surprise! You Just Walked into MY Wedding", "Can You Spot A Gold Digger", "Sex Lists Aren't Just for Lilo - New Yorkers are Keeping Them Too", "3 Cringe-Worthy Tales About Losing Your V-card on Prom Night","2015 is Officially the Summer of Divorce","The Divorce Trend You Won't Believe", "Can two cheaters make a relationship work?", "Going to a Wedding Alone Doesn't Have to Suck", "This Club for Divorcees is Better than Therapy", "This is What Divorce Looks Like After 50 Years of Marriage","Guy Wants to Ask Girlfirend to Lose Weight, Internet Destroys Him", "The Bachelor's New Engagement Isn't Doomed to Fail"
New York Daily News - “What Constitutes an Affair?” “Matching Tattoos - One Bad Idea”, “After an Affair - Focus on the Family is Number One”, “Can Couples Reunite After an Affair?”,"Christmas is often NOT the most wonderful time of the year for relationships","Office romances like Gwen Stafani and Blake Shelton can work, experts say","Couples Costumes are the Worst Part of Halloween"
The Pittsburgh Tribune - "Tweet and post limits work their way into prenups""
New York Magazine - “Divorce in NYC”, “Dating Trends in 2011", "Is His Boyfriend Muscle Out of Shape?" "Is the First Date Too Early for Couples Therapy?", "Dating a Perfectionist is Terrible for Your Sex Life", "3 Relationship Counselors on What Big Little Lies Tells Us About Domestic Violence", "I Want Everyone to Stop Following This Terrible Dating Advice", "The Underrated Beauty of the Micro-Romance", "Why I Don't Acknowledge My Relationships on Social Media"
Cosmopolitan Magazine - Relationship Specialist. “The Dirty Sex Rule Happy Couples Swear By”, “How to Teach Your Man Not to Gossip”, “When Good Things Come From Arguing” “Good Reasons to Date a Mama’s Boy’” “Is He a Better Boyfriend if He has Sisters?” “Is Using Cute Nicknames Good for Your Relationship?”, “The Female and Male Sexual Response Cycle” “Is it Ever OK to Be Jealous?”, “10 Things You Must Do After a Breakup”, “7 Ways to Stay Safe on a First Date”,"Why You Still Want to Hookup With the Popular Kids When Your Home For the Holidays", "Is "Once a Cheater, Always a Cheater" Really True?"
TIME Magazine - "Should You Stay Friends With an Ex? Here's What Experts Say", "Expert Weighs in on Celebrity Engagements","Gwyneth Paltrow Doesn't Always Live with her Husband. A Relationship Expert Says There Can Be Benefits to That"
Vogue - "Moving In Together? Discuss These 7 Things First", "Stress and Sexpectations: How to Survive Your First-Ever Vacation as a Couple"
In Style - "How to Deal with Pressure from Family and Friends to Get Married","Here's How to Survive the First Year of Marriage, According to a Relationship Expert", "Why You Should Invite Your Ex to Your Wedding", "No One is Out of Your League"
Newsweek - "Is it Possible to Have Sex With a Ghost? British Woman Does It and is Loving It"
Consumer Reports - Video - "How to Survive the Family Road Trip"]
Dating Advice.com - "NYC Therapist Rachel Sussman Offers a Positive Support System for Singles and Couples"
Dating News.com - "Psychotherpist Rachel Sussman, LCSW, Offers Private Counseling to Singles and Couples Around the World"
Fortune Magazine - "A Relationship Coach on How to Fight Effectively"
Dow Jones Moneyish - "Here's How the Single and/or Heartbroken Can Survive February 14, According to Experts", "When to Introduce Your Significant Other to Your Parents and Friends"
Prevention - "4 Little White Lies It's Ok to Tell Your Partner - And 4 That Aren't"
John Tesh.com - "Surviving Breakups: Designate Times for Sadness"
Refinery29.com - "THIS is How You Win A Breakup","Can You Ever Really Let Someone Down Easily", "It's OK to Pause Your Dating Life During the Holidays", "Feeling Jealous? Here's What it Might Mean"
Business Insider - "This One Conversation Can Prevent Infidelity in Your Marriage", "ACouples Therapist Shares Her Best Piece of Marriage Advice", "A Relationship Therapist Breaks Down the 10 Most Common Fights Couples Have", "The Single Most Common Problem Couples Have in Bed, According to a Relationship Therapist", "A Relationship Therapist Breaks Down the 5 Most Common Problems Couples Have In Bed", "A Relationship Therapist Says Too Many Couples Ma"ke a Mistake Early On That Can Lead To Major Conflict Down The Road", "One of the Biggest Worries Couples Have About Their Sex Lives is Completely Normal", "Meghan Markle's whirlwind romance is the opposite of Kate Middleton's 10-year courtship — and it shows how different their marriages will be", "Steve Mnuchin's Wife - 'We are Fire and Ice'", "Having Kids Can Turn Every Relationship Issue Into a Fight - and Renovating a Home Might Be Just as Bad", "Meghan Markle's Whirlwind Romance is the Opposite of Kate Middleton's 10 Year Courtship - and it Shows How Different Their Marriages Will Be", "The 3 Most Common Sex and Relationship Problems According to a Relationship Expert"
Market Watch - "Why We Have Trouble Kissing Bad Relationships and Bad Investments Goodbye"
Brit.co - "How To Date Someone Who Has a Very Different Lifestyle Than Yours"
Buzzfeed - "23 Dating Mistakes People are Making According to Therapists"
Good Housekeeping - "15 Sneaky Signs a Marriage May End in Divorce", "12 Bad Habits That Are Killing Your Sex Life","10 Signs Your Marriage May be Doomed"
Cosmo Radio - Interview about The Breakup Bible:The Smart Woman’s Guide to Healing from a Break up or Divorce
PBS News Hour - "Why More Religious Singles are Searching For Love Online"
USA Today - "Is it a Date? Or hanging out? Survey reflects confusion"
L’Oreal Paris & Cosmopolitan Magazine - Consultant on “Rev Up Your Romance” Promotion
Reader's Digest - "9 Social Media Mistakes that Can DAmage Your Relationships","17 Signs You're Actually the Toxic One in the Relationship", "This Is How Long the Average Couple Dates Before Getting Married", "13 Therapist-Approved Tips For Finding a Therapist Y iou Can Trust", "The 15 Relationship Questions Marriage Counselors Get Asked the Most"
The Daily Beast - "What Turns a Love Affair into a Relationship That Actually Lasts", "The Perils of a Famous Family Member"
JDate & Christian Mingle - Relationship Consultant
Destination Maternity - Relationship Consultant
Reuters - "Bullying -- It Doesn't Just Effect Children; 'Financial Bullying' Leaves American Adults Feeling Victimized, According to Credit Karma"
Glamour Magazine - “Is it Ever OK to Lie to Your Lover?”, “The Breakup Bill of Rights”, “Glee Vorce”
Marie Claire - “The Science of Snooping”
Elle Magazine - "3 Would-Be Brides on Why They Bailed on Their Weddings"
Redbook - “Things that Make the Experts Say ‘Uh-Oh’”, “Would You Facebook Stalk Your Own Husband?”,"13 Ways to Support Your Partner When They're Unemployed", "I Hate My Husband, Now What"
Self - “Help For What Stresses You Out”,"How I Learned to Stop Being a Control Freak and Let My Husband Take Over for Once","Here's What to do if Spending the Holidays with Family Stresses You Out"
Brides Magazine -"Holiday Hosting: How to Prepare For Your In-Laws' Visit", "How to Have Hot Ssex Tonight (and Forever) as a Married Couple", "7 Questions Premarital Counselors Always Ask"
DuJour Magazine - "High Infidelity in the Information Age"
GQ Magazine - "How to Move In Together Without Ruining Everything"
Fit Pregnancy - "Love, Actually"
Parents Magazine - “Keeping Your Marriage Baby Proof”
Everyday with Rachael Ray - “Couples Connecting in the Kitchen”
Working Mother Magazine - Consulting Editor
Details Magazine - “Are You a Mama’s Boy?”
Esquire Magazine - “The Laws of Attraction”,"Sleeping Together:How to Choose a Bed with Your Partner"
Woman’s Day - “10 Things He Doesn’t See When He Sees You”,"10 Surprising Things Every Wife Must Know About Her Husband", "10 Surprising Things Women Miss About Being Single", "10 Things Never to Do After a Fight", "8 Steps That Can Save Your Marriage from Divorce"
More Magazine – “The Gray Divorce”, “Why We Love Who We Love”
Real Simple Magazine - "The Family Guide - Courting Anxiety"
Paramount Pictures - Relationship Specialist for the film “She’s Out of My League”
Women’s Health Magazine – “How to Deal With an Ex”, “Office Romances”, "The 4 Biggest Breakup Mistakes","3 Signs You Should be Single - For Now", "5 Questions You Must Ask Yourself If Your Family Doesn't Like Your Significant Other", "What is Conscious Uncoupling?", "Nine Signs He'll Be An Amazing Dad", "How Your Relationship Can Survive an Affair", "8 Signs It's Definitely Time to Break Up","The Best Way to Break Up With Someone", "7 Reasons You Shouldn't Be Afraid to Break Up Over the Holidays", "How To Handle Being Ghosted", "6 Unexpected Ways You're Ruining Your Relationship", "Here’s Why Many Single Women Have a Thing for Married Men",November, 2015 Paper Issue - "The Breakup Divide", January, 2015 Issue - "That Single Life", "Why You're Bored with Your Relationship and How to Turn Things Around", "5 Fights that are Totally Normal for Happy Couples to Have", "Do You Really Need To Go To Pre-Marriage Counseling Before Tying the Knot?", "Is the First Year of Marriage Really the Hardest?"
Men’s Health Magazine - “The Dos and Don’ts of Expressing Sexual Fantasies to Your Partner”, “Does Social Networking Effect Your Relationship?”, "Six Questions to Ask About Her Ex", "The 5 Women You Should Never Hit On", "16 Reasons You Deserve to Be Dumped","6 Times Divorce is the Answer","8 Signs It's Time To Break Up", "5 Types of Fights That All Couples Have"
Prevention Magazine / Prevention.com - “Are Relationships Well Portrayed on Realty TV?”,"Six Relationships That Are Ruining Your Marriage","9 Secrets Every Sex Therapist Knows (And You Should, Too)","6 Times Divorce is the Answer", "5 Fights That Are Totally Normal For Happy Couples to Have", "If You Answer 'Yes' to Any of These Questions, It's Time to See a Couples Therapist", "6 Relationships That Are Ruining Your Marriage", "9 Things You Can Do Before Sex to Make It More Amazing". "The Beginners Guide to Divorce, From Someone Who's Been Through One"
ABCnews.com - "Hot Date or Just Hanging Out? Many Americans Don't Know Anymore"
Foxnews.com - “My sexy valentine: 6 amazingly romantic getaways”, “6 Unexpected Reasons to Go to Couples Therapy”, “We Need Help: When to Contact a Marriage Counselor”
Fox News Magazine - Contributor -“One Way To Stop Fighting? Define Roles In Marriage”,“How to Fight Right and Win”, “Six Unexpected Reasons to go to Couples Therapy”, “How to Choose a Marriage Counselor”, “Does Flirting Lead to Cheating?”,“ “Is Your Future Spouse in the Cubicle Next to You?”, “Why You Should Consider a Stay-Cation”
Yahoo Parenting - "Praise for Heather Locklear's Co-Parenting Vacation With Ex Richie Sambora", "Woman Lets Dad Set Her Up on Tinder and Learns a Few Lessons"
AOL News - “Can Counseling Help Couples Get Back Together After a Breakup?”, “You’ve Got Rachel Sussman”
The Huffington Post - Divorce Blogger and Relationship Expert, "The 2016 Election is Still Straining Relationships"
HuffPost Live - “The 30 Year Old Itch“, “Dating the Divorced”,
Shape Magazine - Love, Sex & Relationships Project, "How to Overcome Life's Toughest Situations", "5 Relationship Tips From Divorce Experts", "This 7-Day Detox Will Spring Clean All the Relationships in Your Life", "Is It Normal to Have a Crush on Your Personal Trainer?"
Men’s Fitness Magazine - Love, Sex & Relationships Project
Entrepreneur Magazine - “How to Prevent Your Business From Ruining Your Personal Life”, “Is Your Generosity Hurting Your Bottom Line?”
Shine From Yahoo - “Can Divorce Make You Sick?”, “Spice Up Your Sex Life”, “Money Discussion Every Couple Should Have”
Glo-MSN - Review of The Breakup Bible: The Smart Woman’s Guide to Healing from a Breakup or Divorce Betty Confidential.com - “Summer Wedding Crisis: What To Do When Your Ex Attends”
Dr. Mehmet Oz’s YouBeauty.com – Relationship Expert. “Will Men Ever Take Birth Control Pills?” “Are You Sexually Satisfied?” “Is a Breast Feeding Doll Healthy for Children?” “Dispelling Dating Myths”, “Sex and the Brain”, “Are You Stuck in a Dating Rut” “Put Your Breakup Behind You”, “How to Tell if You’re Dating a Monster”, “Are You Dating a Plate Spinner”, “Dating Advice Books: The Truth About What Works”, “Five Proven Tips for Meeting the Man of Your Dreams”, Brace Yourself - It’s Breakup Season”, “How to be Lucky in Love”, “Swinging Happens”,“ “Should You Marry Him?”, "Ghosting: How To Deal When A Guy Pulls a Disappearing Act", "9 Signs You're in the Right Relationship","Is Sleeping in Separate Beds the Key to Happiness?"
The New York Observer - “Virtual Dating - Healthy or Not?”
Health Magazine - “How to Foster Better Relationships with Everyone in Your Life”
Everyday Health.com - “The Truth About Open Marriages”
The Daily - “How Romance Novels Impact Relationships”
The Knot - “Does Having ‘Couple Friends’ Enhance Your Couple?”
AM New York - “Advice For Couples Who Are Seriously Committed, Yet Live Apart”, “Who Keeps the Pets After Breakup”, “Should Couples Make Sex Videos?” “Do Relationships Work When Couples Breakup and Get Back Together?”
Jezebel -“ “How to Get Your Stuff Back After a Breakup”
Web MD - “How to Handle Bad Sex”
Health.com - “Smart Choices, Healthier You”
Crain’s New York Business - “Can Ex-Spouses Be Friends?”

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