In-depth conversation about how your life as a spouse, partner, parent or caregiver might change when your children leave home.

Lisa Gordon, Ph.D.
• September 07, 2022

While some parents eagerly await the day they become "empty-nesters", the experience can be more difficult for others. Lisa Gordon, Ph.D., and Samantha Arroyo, M.S., LCPC discuss how your life might change when your children leave home. This conversation addresses: 

  • How your relationship with your partner changes
  • How your identity with yourself changes
  • How your role as a parent changes
  • Tips to ease into being an empty nester
couples therapist Lisa Gordon

Lisa Gordon, Ph.D.

Director, Postdoctoral Fellowship
Coordinator, Psychiatry Residents Program
Staff Therapist

Dr. Lisa Gordon is a seasoned clinician who specializes in treating anxiety and mood disorders, couple distress and the bidirectional relationships among these entities. Working within a cognitive-behavioral therapy framework, she strives to understand how automatic thoughts and harsh self-talk underlie individual and couple pain and dysfunction.