In-person Sessions
Meet together in a calm, private setting where you can slow down, improve communication, and work through relationship challenges with the guidance of a therapist.
Virtual Sessions
Connect with your therapist from home or another comfortable space. Online couples therapy offers the same thoughtful support while providing flexibility for busy schedules.
In couples therapy, you and your partner will have a supportive space to talk openly about the challenges you are facing in your relationship. Sessions focus on breaking the cycle of painful relational patterns, a deeper understanding of each partner’s point of view, identifying unmet emotional needs, decreasing conflict, and increasing intimacy and connection.
Your therapist will help guide conversations so both partners feel heard and understood. Together, you will explore healthier ways to communicate, navigate conflict, rebuild trust, and strengthen your relationship. Over time, many couples develop a deeper understanding of one another, improved communication, and a stronger sense of partnership.
Couples therapy is not limited to romantic and sexual partners. We provide couples therapy for business partners, creative partners, and writing partners, and relationship therapy for poly partners.
Couples therapy provides a supportive space for partners to better understand each other and work through challenges together. With the guidance of a therapist, couples can explore communication patterns, resolve ongoing conflicts, and learn healthier ways to express their needs and emotions.
Over time, many couples develop stronger communication skills, greater empathy, and a deeper understanding of each other’s experiences. Couples therapy can also help rebuild trust, strengthen emotional connection, and create a more stable and supportive relationship.
For many partners, therapy offers an opportunity to slow down, listen more openly, and move forward with greater clarity about how they want to grow together.
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Couples therapy can help if you and your partner feel stuck in recurring conflicts, communication breakdowns, or emotional distance. It is also helpful for couples who want to strengthen their relationship, navigate life transitions, or rebuild trust after a difficult period.
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During sessions, both partners have the opportunity to share their experiences and concerns in a supportive environment. The therapist helps guide the conversation, identify patterns in communication and behavior, and introduce tools that support healthier ways of interacting and resolving conflict.
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In most cases, both partners attend sessions together. Occasionally, a therapist may suggest an individual session to better understand each partner’s perspective and attachment history, but the primary focus remains on the relationship.
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Yes. Many couples begin therapy because arguments feel frequent or unproductive. Therapy helps partners slow down conversations, understand the emotions underneath conflict, and develop more constructive ways to communicate and resolve disagreements.
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Couples therapy can support partners in addressing the impact of betrayal, rebuilding communication, and understanding what is needed to repair the relationship. The process focuses on honesty, accountability, and creating conditions that allow trust to grow again over time.
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It is common for one partner to feel unsure about starting therapy. Many people become more comfortable after learning what sessions involve and how the process can support both partners. A consultation can also help answer questions before committing.
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The length of therapy varies depending on the couple’s goals and the issues being addressed. Some couples attend for a few months to work through a specific challenge, while others choose longer term therapy to deepen communication and connection.
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Yes. Rae Therapy Group provides affirming care for LGBTQ couples and welcomes diverse relationship structures. Therapy focuses on supporting communication, respect, and emotional safety within each unique partnership.
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Yes. Secure virtual sessions are available and can be helpful for couples with busy schedules or different locations. Online therapy offers the same guidance and support while allowing partners to meet from their own space.
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Yes. Couples therapy is confidential in almost all situations. Your therapist will explain the legal and ethical limits to confidentiality so both partners understand how privacy is protected.
You do not have to navigate relationship challenges on your own. Couples therapy offers a supportive space to improve communication, rebuild trust, and reconnect with each other.
