Couples Therapy: Reconnecting and Strengthening your Relationship
Couples Therapy provides a safe and supportive space for partners to improve communication, rebuild trust, and strengthen their emotional connection. Whether you’re facing ongoing conflict, life transitions, or simply want to deepen your relationship, couples counseling helps you understand one another’s needs and patterns in healthier ways.
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Our therapists use evidence-based approaches, such as SYMBIS, to guide you in identifying unhelpful cycles, resolving conflict effectively, and fostering empathy and intimacy. Each session is tailored to your unique relationship goals, helping both partners feel heard, valued, and supported.
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Couples Therapy Can Help With:
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Improving communication and emotional understanding
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Rebuilding trust after conflict or betrayal
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Managing stress, life transitions, or parenting challenges
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Enhancing emotional and physical intimacy
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Strengthening connection and long-term relationship satisfaction
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What to Expect:
Your therapist will create a safe, nonjudgmental space for both partners to share openly and work collaboratively toward a stronger, more fulfilling relationship.
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Types of Couples Therapy:
Couples therapy offers support for partners in every stage of their relationship, whether you’re dating, engaged, married, separated, or rebuilding after a breakup or divorce. Therapy can help deepen understanding, improve communication, and strengthen connection. No matter your relationship status, all couples can benefit from learning healthier ways to relate and grow together.
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1. Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
EFT helps couples understand and repair emotional bonds that may have been damaged by conflict, distance, or hurt. It focuses on identifying negative interaction patterns and creating new ways to communicate needs and emotions. EFT is widely recognized for helping couples build trust and closeness.
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Developed by Drs. John and Julie Gottman, this evidence-based approach teaches couples practical skills to improve communication, manage conflict, and enhance friendship and intimacy. The method is based on decades of research and helps partners strengthen their relationship’s “foundation” by focusing on respect, appreciation, and shared meaning.
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3. Cognitive Behavioral Couples Therapy (CBCT)
This structured, goal-oriented approach helps partners identify unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors that contribute to tension. CBCT emphasizes problem-solving, communication skills, and practical strategies to promote healthier, more balanced interactions.
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4. SYMBIS (Save Your Marriage Before It Starts)
The SYMBIS assessment is designed for engaged or seriously dating couples who want to build a strong foundation before marriage. It helps partners explore communication styles, conflict patterns, finances, expectations, and shared values. The insights gained through SYMBIS can help couples grow closer and enter marriage with confidence and clarity.
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5. Integrative or Holistic Couples Therapy
Many therapists draw from multiple approaches, such as EFT, Gottman, or mindfulness-based methods, to tailor sessions to each couple’s unique needs. This integrative style provides flexibility and ensures therapy remains relevant and effective for every relationship.
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Available Couples Counselors:
Johnetta Howard, LGPC & SYMBIS certified facilitator