About the Director

Andrea J. Medaris, Psy.D. is the Director of the Center for Relationships and a licensed psychologist specializing in couple therapy, attachment, and Emotionally Focused Therapy. Her work is grounded in the belief that relationships are not just places where people struggle, but places where people can grow, repair, and become more fully themselves.

At the Center for Relationships, Dr. Medaris leads a program focused on high-quality couple therapy, rigorous clinical training, and accessible relationship education. She created the Center to offer couples thoughtful, evidence-informed care while also providing residents, fellows, and therapists with a strong foundation in working relationally. The Center’s work is guided by attachment science, emotional responsiveness, and the understanding that distress in relationships is rarely about one person being “the problem.” More often, couples are caught in patterns that make sense once we understand the longing, fear, protection, and vulnerability underneath them.

As a therapist, supervisor, and teacher, Dr. Medaris is especially interested in helping clinicians see beneath the surface of conflict to the emotional logic of the relationship. Her leadership of the Center reflects a commitment to both warmth and rigor: therapy should feel deeply human, but it should also be grounded in a clear map of change. For couples, this means care that is compassionate, structured, and attentive to the particular story of their relationship. For trainees and therapists, it means learning to work with complexity without losing sight of connection.

Dr. Medaris is also the president of EFT Maine and is involved in building community, consultation, and training opportunities for therapists interested in Emotionally Focused Therapy.