Couples Counseling

Every couple fights once in a while. It’s a normal, and even healthy, part of most relationships. However, when the frequency and seriousness of your fights start affecting your health and well-being, it may be time to speak with a professional. A therapist specializing in couples counseling is trained to help you and your partner(s) develop tools to better communicate (and fight constructively), help you achieve goals together, or move past a specific event or cause of conflict (such as infidelity, sex, or household duties). In addition to helping those in a relationship have a healthier partnership, couples counseling can also be helpful if you and your partner are considering a breakup or a divorce – having a professional guide you can aide the both of you in making an informed decision. Think it might be time to give couples counseling a try? Reach out to one of TherapyDen’s couples counseling experts today.

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I'm an expert in couples counseling (Ph.D., University of Florida), helping couples to communicate more effectively, build trust and understanding, and create healthier relationships. I have years of experience working with couples to find practical solutions to their relationship issues and create a stronger foundation for a more fulfilling and lasting connection. I aim to help you and your partner find the tools to foster a meaningful and satisfying relationship.

— Dr. Tom Murray, Sex and Relationship Therapist, Sex Therapist in Greensboro, NC

I use my training in the Gottman approach, Brief Emotion-Focused couples counseling and the family systems model to help clients strengthen their relationships while navigating some of the most difficult times in their lives.

— Alicia Ferris, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in Olympia, WA
 

I provide counseling to couples (and larger poly systems) needing a supportive and neutral voice to assist in communication, injury healing, and unhealthy dynamics

— Ami Lynch, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Vienna, VA

If you and your partner are struggling with conflict, I know how frustrating that can be. I also know how hard it is to change and how helpless that feels. Couples counseling can help you make the lasting changes you need to stop fighting and start repairing your relationship. Unlike many therapists, I specialize in working with couples. That means I have the training, tools, and expertise to help you work through the complicated issues in your relationship and repair your bond.

— Valery Krieg, Clinical Social Worker in Evergreen, CO
 

I will work with you to bring hopefulness, emotional connection, healthy communication, and spark back into your life. We will work together to develop a plan to build your strongest relationship. Family counseling may include 2 or more family members to help heal relationships, open lines of communication, and learn new coping strategies.

— Alexandra (Sasha) Goodman, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Westlake, OH
 

Being a couples therapist I provide couples counseling to couples who struggle with navigating their relationship. I also provide martial and pre marital counseling along with help navigating sex and intimacy issues in relationships.

— Kristina Damiano, Mental Health Counselor in New York, NY

I specialize in working with all couples. I have a direct, impartial approach. Using research based methods I have had great success in mending relationships.

— Andrew Carini, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Tarpon Springs, FL
 

Is your relationship not what you thought it'd be? Do you want to reconnect with your spouse or partner? You don't have to be in the midst of a crisis to seek out help. Couples therapy helps with addressing old resentments, improving communication, rebuild trust. Are you ready for your relationship 2.0? Contact me for a 15-minute phone consultation.

— Ania Scanlan, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Shoreview, MN

Things may seem "fine," yet you may be questioning whether your partnership at present is living up to the promise you originally found in it, whether it's helping you live the life you really want. I focus on helping couples with basically solid relationships find deeper joy and connection by helping them attune more deeply to themselves and one another.

— Maria Orr, Marriage & Family Therapist in Corvallis, OR
 

I specialize in working with couples. My approach in couples therapy is fair, kind and collaborative. Often couples that come to me for help have found themselves locked in a pattern of relating that leads again and again to the problems they are hoping to address in couples therapy. I help couples identify and alter these patterns, often with insight into how they developed in the first place. We might also explore the connection between these patterns and each partner’s experience of early formative relationships.

— Bear Korngold, Clinical Psychologist in San Francisco, CA

Committing to being real with each other, to explore our own expectations and assumptions, to uncover our unconscious motives and patterns, to talk about what we want, to admit our faults, accept each other's limitations, learn and practice healthy communication, get out of our own way so we can be a lot happier in this relationship and with each other so we can go the distance and enjoy our relationship. I favor Relational Life Therapy (RLT) and mix in EFT and Gottman.

— Nancy Johnson, Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Wellesley Hills, MA
 

I have spent the last several years focusing intently on this area and learning as much as I can. I have studied various techniques and employed them with clients. Couples work has been so rewarding for me as a professional that I continue to be motivated to learn as much as I can! I have spent countless hours with couples and feel my skill set is a great fit in this area!

— Rachel Stapleton, Clinical Social Worker in Issaquah, WA

I described my work with couples in an earlier segment. But again, the best work I do with couples has to do with uncovering themes of vulnerability. I use the book Wired for Love in our sessions, and I make use of Brené Brown's writing and presentation.

— Wendy S Kaiser, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York, NY
 

Couple's Counseling is extremely difficult from the therapist's perspective. I have to help two people who have two completely different points of view, about the same situation, find some way to come to an agreement while remaining neutral and empathic to both points of view. I also have to teach you how to do something you have been doing your entire life and only seem to not do it correctly when you're with your person. Long story short, there is a lot of humor involved.

— Derrick Hoard, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in , WA

I have training and experience using couples counseling in treatment when working with people struggling with difficulties in their relationships including those who practice consensual nonmonogamy.

— Alicia McDonald, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor in Columbus, OH
 

Couples counseling is my jam. I like seeing the whole relationship in the room whether your relationship is just beginning or perhaps ending -- talking together is the style that I see working best. I think, and research shows, that when more people are in the room, the conversations are more productive. For non-monogamous or poly couples including others or a wider polycule in therapy is an effective way to create positive change.

— David Lieberman, Marriage and Family Therapist Associate in Boulder, CO