One of the main focuses is helping couples improve how they communicate with each other. Often, couples struggle with miscommunication, poor listening, or emotional withdrawal. Therapy can teach couples to express their feelings more openly, listen actively, and address issues in a more constructive way.

Therapy helps couples identify the root causes of conflicts, such as differing values, unmet needs, or recurring patterns of disagreement. The therapist works to mediate and guide the couple toward finding mutually acceptable solutions.

Couples therapy can address a variety of concerns, including:

Exploring intimacy and emotional connection in which helping partners reconnect emotionally and physically, navigating problems like infidelity, dishonesty, or other breaches of trust. Learning how to navigate disagreements about parenting styles or family responsibilities and supporting couples through major life changes, like marriage, moving, having children, or retirement.

Often, couples fall into repetitive, unhealthy patterns of behavior or communication. The therapist helps them recognize these patterns and work toward healthier ways of relating.

Couples therapy isn't just for resolving problems—it can also be a proactive way to strengthen the relationship, build deeper emotional intimacy, and enhance overall satisfaction.

Therapists may use different modalities, including Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for couples, Gottman Method, or Imago Relationship Therapy, depending on the needs of the couple and the therapist’s expertise.